Posts by Sophie Clearwater
The Best New L.A. Restaurants Opening in September
3200 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Located adjacent to the Santa Monica Airport, Matilda’s will serve fresh-baked breads, pastries and coffee come mid-to-late September. The all-day cafe is centered around artisan goods, offering locals a new community-focused gathering spot where they can mingle over cappuccinos, croissants and chocolate chip cookies, or simply pop in…
Read MoreRosie O’Donnell says ABC hit pause on skit mocking Trump as it prepared lawsuit against the gov’t
Rosie O’Donnell claimed ABC forced her to pause a skit mocking President Trump during her week-long stint hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” because the network was preparing to sue his administration. O’Donnell – the former daytime talk show host and “A League of Their Own” actor who fled to Ireland after Trump won the 2024 election…
Read MoreElla Langley Reacts to Dethroning Mariah Carey’s Billboard No. 1 Spot With “Choosin’ Texas”
Before Carey’s tune registered, it had been a minute since a Christmas song was also a massive hit. If you count Wham!‘s mournful “Last Christmas” as a holiday staple, we’re talking 1984. If you prefer more pep in your reindeer’s step, Jose Feliciano first wished us “Feliz Navidad” in 1970. John Lennon and Yoko Ono…
Read MoreThe New Status Symbol Is a Yacht That Reaches Antarctica
A funny thing happened on the way to Antarctica last season: the crowds thinned. Visitor numbers fell for the first time since the post-pandemic boom drove them to a record—down nearly three percent, to about 118,000. The easy read is that the appetite for ice has cooled. The truth is closer to a divorce. The…
Read MoreWhy California Just Declared a State of Emergency Due to El Niño
What impacts has California already felt from this year’s El Niño? The governor’s office noted that the state has already experienced coastal flooding attributable to El Niño. The state can expect to see Kelvin waves, slow moving pulses of water that can stretch thousands of miles and raise sea levels along the coastline—increasing the risk…
Read MoreFrances Bean Cobain Makes First Red Carpet Appearance in 8 Years
“Once a day Riley & I look over at each other to say ‘I can’t believe we made him,’” she continued in a Sept. 17 Instagram post alongside adorable pics of their little guy. “I would live through every hard thing 1,000 times again, knowing it all lead to a present, loving life with this kid. Thank…
Read MoreDan Orlovsky rips Giants for Jaxson Dart mistake: ‘I don’t understand’
Don’t expect Joe Schoen to do any more halftime injury updates. The Giants’ general manager is being dunked on in many corners for telling ESPN that quarterback Jaxson Dart was “OK” after taking a vicious blow to his lower half during Monday’s game that led to his exit — only for Dart to actually have…
Read MoreArt Fair Confidential: An Insider’s Look at Staging the Armory Shows of Yesteryear
A dealer prepares artwork before a fair. Theodore Kaye/Getty Images Editor’s note: This article was originally published in September 2023. It was a shock when TEFAF’s fall art and antiques show at the First Battery Armory in New York was permanently canceled, but for years, on one Friday night in late October, an odd jam of…
Read MoreJaxson Dart’s season is in doubt. Aaron Judge’s playoff return is against the clock. What’s next?
Jaxson Dart took seven snaps before he was knocked out of Monday’s 28-6 loss to the Rams with a knee injury. Now, his next snap might not come until 2027. Though Giants head coach John Harbaugh shared post-game optimism that Dart avoided a “devastating outcome,” further testing revealed the injury is more significant than it…
Read MoreAmerica Must Win Back Its Global Standing
“From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land,” President Donald Trump declared in his inaugural address in January 2017. “From this moment on, it’s going to be America First.” An insular, populist nationalism, coupled with an antipathy toward globalist ideas and institutions, became the central theme and the clarion call of both…
Read MoreHow the Jets’ schedule outlook has changed already
We are two weeks into the NFL season, and it has gone just as everyone predicted, right? Everyone had the Raiders at 2-0 and the Chargers at 0-2. Everyone expected the Saints to look good and the Texans to look bad (please don’t look up where I am in The Post’s standings from game predictions).…
Read MoreWhat a Diesel Export Ban Would Mean for U.S. Consumers
Outgoing Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the largest oil-producing state in the U.S., claimed that the ban is a “gimmick.” Cornyn’s colleague, Senator Lisa Murkowski of major oil producer Alaska, cast her doubts on the export ban to the Hill: “We’re talking about global supply, so I worry that we do something in the short-term…
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