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Ethos’ “Wagyu Beef Sloppy Joe”. Photo: Instagram / @ethos_atx

On the Menu | Diners eat at restaurants for the meal, not the spiel

Farm-to-table this, locally sourced that. Virtuous monologues stick in the throat, especially AI-generated ones, so focus on people.

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Who is Diddy’s baby mama Dana Tran – and is she really supporting him?

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Who is Shawn Mendes’ close friend and collaborator Mike Sabath?

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Who is Erik Menendez’s wife Tammi, who just spoke about his resentencing?

Erik Menendez’s wife Tammi has taken to social media to express her thoughts after LA district attorney George Gascón revisited his and his brother Lyle’s case – and Kim Kardashian is happy too.

31 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Erik Menendez and Tammi Menendez bonded over their trauma – and have been married since 1999. Photo: @therealtammimenendez/Instagram

Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax scores big in US with Talkie chatbot app

Talkie, part of the fast-growing ‘companion AI’ market segment, was the fourth most-downloaded AI app in the US in the first half of 2024.

31 Oct 2024 - 8:00AM

Chinese student in Michigan arrested for trying to vote in US election

State charges unnamed 19-year-old with acting as an unauthorised elector and perjury for making false statement to secure registration.

31 Oct 2024 - 7:21AMvideocam

Who is rapper Fat Joe’s long-time, glamorous wife, Lorena Cartagena?

Vice-president Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump in a recent interview with Fat Joe and Too Short at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards – here’s what we know about Fat Joe’s wife.

31 Oct 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Rapper Fat Joe and Lorena Cartagena have been together since the 90s. Photo: @lolamilan1/Instagram

Who is Ava Louise, the OnlyFans star who flashed her chest at a Donald Trump rally?

An OnlyFans star was escorted out of Donald Trump’s New York rally last month, after she exposed her chest to the former US president – she went viral for licking a toilet bowl seat during Covid-19.

31 Oct 2024 - 4:00AMvideocam

Meet Vice-President Kamala Harris’ proud, verse-wielding in-laws

Kamala Harris was serenaded on her recent 60th birthday by megastar Stevie Wonder – but it was the poetry performance of her in-laws, Mike and Barbara Emhoff, that went viral on social media.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew Stewart, father of her daughter Alexis

Martha Stewart, who married Andrew when she was 19, was the ‘first to divorce’ in her family; Andrew’s current wife called the former couple’s marriage ‘painful and abusive’.

30 Oct 2024 - 5:52PMvideocam

Who is Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew, father of her daughter Alexis? A new Netflix documentary sheds light on the self-made billionaire’s marriage – and affair. Photos: AFP; Shyla Nelson Stewart/Facebook

Facebook parent Meta questions Malaysia’s social media licensing plan

A Meta official on Wednesday called the timeline to apply for a licence ‘exceptionally accelerated’, saying the plan lacked clarity.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:50PM

Malaysia has urged social media firms, including Facebook parent Meta and short video platform TikTok, to step up monitoring. Photo: dpa

Recap | Diddy invites 12-year-old actress Daveigh Chase to party in 2003 clip amid sex trafficking charges

Here are five stories from our recent coverage of the shocking charges faced by rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the people involved in his legal woes.

31 Oct 2024 - 10:38AM

TikTok CEO vows to earn global trust, as app challenges US ban

Chew Shou Zi calls earning local trust around the world “a big challenge” for TikTok at a summit in Riyadh.

30 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

Meet Samantha Bracksieck, the low-key wife of Yankees star Aaron Judge

The private pair avoid social media and have mostly kept their relationship out of the limelight; they’re often spotted at sporting events though and Bracksieck has run the NYC Marathon at least twice.

29 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Meet Samantha Bracksieck, Aaron Judge’s wife: she and the New York Yankees star were high school sweethearts and share a love of sport – she also advised a fellow Wag about the New York City Marathon. Photo: @michaelsimon64/Instagram

Life is Strange: Double Exposure game makers attacked online over story

The latest game in the pro-LGBTQ series Life is Strange has seen developers Deck Nine receive backlash over the choice to bring back Max.

29 Oct 2024 - 1:15PM

Max Caulfield in a still from Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Photo: Instagram/@lifeisstrange

Meet pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who just insulted Puerto Rico

He called Puerto Rico ‘a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean’ before insulting Latinos, and Jewish and Black people – and even the Trump campaign distanced itself from the comments.

29 Oct 2024 - 12:03PM

Who is Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s lesser-known daughter, Mia Tyler?

Mia Tyler is the daughter of Steven Tyler and 70s “It” girl Cyrinda Foxe, but her childhood left her with scars that she’s worked hard to heal – here’s what to know about the 45-year-old

29 Oct 2024 - 4:00AM

Harris challenges Trump to a cognitive test after he called her a ‘very low IQ person’

Trump has called the 60-year-old Democratic vice-president stupid, and attacked her IQ in his pitch to voters.

29 Oct 2024 - 11:08AM

US Vice-President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Monday. Photo: AP

Who is Demi Lovato and Madison De La Garza’s supportive mum, Dianna De La Garza?

Madison De La Garza revealed that she tragically lost their newborn baby after undergoing an emergency procedure – here’s what we know about Madison and Demi Lovato’s mum, Dianna De La Garza.

28 Oct 2024 - 6:21PM

Profile | China gadget maker ‘Useless Edison’ to keep creating despite retirement rumours

Inspired by science fiction and Hong Kong comedy, rural inventor vows to continue making laugh-making creations of little use.

29 Oct 2024 - 6:21AM

India warns social media after airline bomb threats

The warning was made after a series of bomb hoaxes disrupted the operations of Indian airlines in October.

27 Oct 2024 - 1:13PM

Authorities have vowed to get tough on social media platfoms that allow the spread of disinformation which threatens the safety of Indian airlines. File photo: Reuters

Who is Sutton Foster – and is she really dating Hugh Jackman?

The divorced Wolverine actor is rumoured to be dating his former co-star Sutton Foster, just as the Broadway actress files for divorce from her husband Ted Griffin.

26 Oct 2024 - 6:00AM

Broadway star Sutton Foster is rumoured to be dating her former co-star Hugh Jackman. Photos: Getty Images, @suttonlenore/Instagram

Northern Ireland jails man who abused up to 3,500 girls online

One of his catfishing attacks, which occurred on social media platforms, led to the suicide of a 12-year-old US girl.

25 Oct 2024 - 11:39PMvideocam

‘Humiliating’ sexual abuse allegations rock Spain’s ruling coalition

Leftist alliance Sumar, which champions feminism, has already faced a sharp decline in support in regional and European elections.

25 Oct 2024 - 10:15PM

Meet influencer Ayesha Howard – is NBA star Anthony Edwards her baby daddy?

Edwards recently had a daughter with his long-time girlfriend – and is rumoured to have fathered at least two other children; now, he’s filed a suit to establish paternity of Howard’s newborn daughter.

28 Oct 2024 - 10:13AM

Who is Ayesha Howard – and is Anthony Edwards her baby daddy? The 38-year-old, who shares a son with rapper Lil Baby, just had a baby girl of unknown paternity … but all signs point to the NBA star. Photos: Getty Images via AFP; @little.ms.golden/Instagram

Meet Emma Roberts’ mum Kelly Cunningham, who the actor would ‘die without’

Struggling with addiction, Eric abandoned the family when Emma was 7 months old; the mother-daughter duo have stayed close over the years, though Kelly confirmed Emma’s pregnancy before she was ready.

25 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Meet Emma Roberts’ mum Kelly Cunningham, who the American Horror Story star would “die without”: Eric Roberts’ ex overshares about her daughter’s private life on social media but the pair remain close. Photos: @kellygrace1010/Instagram

Nepo babies Sam Nivola and Iris Apatow – Hollywood’s new ‘It’ couple?

The young actors had been hinting at their relationship on social media for months and were recently seen hand in hand at a Burberry event, confirming their couple status.

25 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Who is Barron Trump’s ‘ex-girlfriend’, Maddie, who has a selfie with his dad?

A TikTok user known as ‘Maddie’ is claiming that Barron Trump was her ‘first BF’, as seen in a new video shared by the influencer, whose handle is @maddatitude on the platform.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:00AM

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9 September, 2024