From wood-fired pizzas and spaghetti alla puttanesca to classy cocktails and breezy patios, these joints offer some of the best Italian dining in New York City.
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While Costco certainly sells name-brand items, this retailer doesn’t offer as many as a typical supermarket. There are a few reasons for this.
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Last month, reality star Corey Harrison was hospitalized following a motorcycle crash in Tulum, Mexico.
The accident left Harrison with 11 fractured ribs, a punctured lung, a concussion, and internal bleeding.
Corey was in the hospital for 18 days and was forced to miss the wedding of his father, Pawn Stars patriarch Rick Harrison.
Now, a GoFundMe page has been launched with the goal of helping Corey manage his medical expenses.
“Help Corey ‘Big Hoss’ Harrison Recover from Devastating Motorcycle Accident in Mexico,” the page begins.
“If you’ve watched Pawn Stars, you know Corey — ‘Big Hoss’ — as the quick-witted guy behind the counter who always brings the laughs and tough negotiations,” writes Corey’s friend Aron Chambers.
“Off camera, he’s just Corey: loyal, proud, independent, and someone who’s always there for his friends and family. Right now, though, he needs our help more than ever.
The page goes on to explain that Corey began to feel the financial strain from his injuries before he even left the hospital.
He checked out against the wishes of his doctors and returned to his home in Tulum, where his situation worsened.
“After 14 grueling days in the hospital, the financial pressure became too much, and Corey had no choice but to check himself out against medical advice,” Chambers writes.
“Corey was incredibly hesitant to take heavy pain meds, especially after losing his brother Adam to an overdose just last year, but the agony left him with no other option,” he continues, adding:
“The next day, his oxygen levels plummeted to dangerously low levels. In a heartbreaking moment that shook all of us to our core, Corey looked at us and said, ‘I’m just going to die out here. I don’t have the money to keep paying these people.’”
Chambers explained that the fundraiser is being conducted with Corey’s “full knowledge and blessing.”
Obviously, Corey’s plight is a serious one that’s all too familiar to the millions of Americans dealing with overwhelming medical debt.
But he’s been a star on a wildly popular reality show for 17 years.
His father is a wealthy man who rubs shoulders with some of the biggest moguls in the country.
So it’s not surprising that some folks have taken issue with Corey’s indirect plea for cash.
“Dude, your dad is worth $10M. Maybe ask him and the rest of us the f–k alone,” replied one X user to TMZ’s tweet about the fundraiser.
“Celebrity asks fans to help pay medical bills after his health ordeal. His dad is worth millions of dollars,” another wrote.
“Another shameless celebrity millionaire with a gofundme,” a third chimed in.
The indifference toward Corey’s financial issues might be evident in the fundraiser itself, which has raised just $5,000 toward its goal of $18,000
Corey Harrison GoFundMe Page Prompts Rumors About ‘Pawn Stars’ … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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The tattoos match. The outfits do not.
Farrah Abraham and her daughter, Sophia, took a trip for the latter’s birthday.
They went to Egypt. Farrah’s getting flack for wearing so little while posing at sacred sites.
She and Sophia also opted to get matching tattoos.
‘Headed to the pyramids with my Cleopatra’
Wearing less, perhaps, than is customary for such a trip, Farrah posed on the back of a rearing camel for photos in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Sophia was there, too, though covering up a bit more than her mother with a somewhat goth look in all black.
In the caption, Farrah added some topical context for their trip.
“Headed to the #pyramids with my cleopatra @sophialabraham, right before the USA killed the Iranian leader,” Farrah wrote on Instagram. “And now no American can go to the Middle East.”
She offered vague emotional support to the people of Africa and the Middle East, claiming: “you can always have a home in America.” Unfortunately, that has never been less true.
In a separate Instagram post, Farrah gushed over Sophia’s 17th birthday.
“Blessed to have another full circle year with you,” she wrote.
The Teen Mom alum, who will turn 35 in a couple of months, also made a startling claim.
“I love that everyone thinks we’re sisters and can’t believe that we’re not friends,” Farrah alleged.
Sometimes, mothers and daughters are mistaken for siblings. This sounds more like people feigned the mistake out of politeness.
What do their new tattoos mean?
In her own post (though whether Sophia wrote it is a matter of some debate), the birthday girl shared a look at their new tattoos. Yes, they got mother-daughter matching tats.
“Our tattoos represent eternal life, eternal love, eye of Ra, eye of Horus, and inspired egyptian hieroglyphics as seen in ancient egyptian history!” the Instagram caption reads.
The caption also detailed: “The Arabic writing translates to ‘eternal love.’”
As you can see below, these are large tattoos on the bases of their necks.
Many people wonder if Farrah wrote this for Sophia. If Sophia wrote it, then that would mean that she emulates her mother’s worrisome, often-nonsensical writing style.
We do not read Arabic. But we do know a thing or two about Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Unless the video is reversed, it appears that Farrah has the wedjat-eye of Ra and Sophia has the wedjat-eye of Horus (more properly, Heru). These are symbols of, among other things, divine protection.
The ankh is a sacred symbol of life. We cannot think of any instance of seeing these hieroglyphs combined in this way.
Some may view these as merely historical symbols. But hieroglyphs are, by definition, sacred. Many, especially Kemetics, revere the Egyptian gods and employ these sacred markings.
Admittedly, it is unclear why someone who does not follow this faith would want these explicitly religious symbols. But they could be part of Sophia’s belief system; that is, of course, her business.
What should we make of all of this?
First and foremost, Farrah’s struggle to understand political realities is very unsurprising.
Right now, the same mad king who has launched an illegal war in Iran has also brought about the arrests of thousands of legal immigrants, including asylum seekers.
So, unfortunately, no, those displaced by this senseless war of choice cannot have a home in the US. Not right now.
As for Farrah’s touristy nonsense … we suspect that the Egyptian people have seen worse.
Did someone believe that Farrah and Sophia were sisters? If so, it’s an insult to Sophie.
Farrah Abraham & Sophia Abraham Get Matching Mother-Daughter Tattoos in Egypt was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Not a fan of tartar sauce, but still don’t want a dry fish sandwich? Make sure to shake out a couple drops of this popular Asian sauce on it instead.
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As you’ve probably heard by now, Britney Spears was arrested on DUI charges earlier this week.
The pop icon was reportedly pulled over for driving erratically, and she was then taken to a nearby hospital to have her blood drawn to determine her BAC.
Britney was reportedly under the legal limit, but she may still face DUI charges due to her driving.
And a new report claims that Spears fired her sobriety coaches just weeks before her latest brush with the law.
Yes, despite the huge financial windfall that came with the sale of her music catalog, Britney fired much of her support staff in recent weeks, according to TMZ.
Among those cut from the payroll were the folks who were tasked with keeping Britney sober.
TMZ reports that Britney made the decision to cut ties with several staff members — including security guards who often kept her behavior in check — after returning from a trip to Mexico.
The reasons behind her decision are unclear.
It’s worth noting that Britney was restrained by a conservatorship for years, and the idea of paying people to monitor her behavior might have become repugnant to her.
So the decision to fire her sober coaches might have made perfect sense in that moment.
But much will be made of the fact that Spears cut ties with those particular employees — and then got arrested for DUI so soon after.
For the record, though fans have speculated about Britney being intoxicated in some of her Instagram videos, she has never spoken publicly about battling any sort of substance abuse issues.
Concerns for her mental health have been widespread in recent weeks, and according to TMZ, “Britney mostly just dances around naked all day wherever she is … and our sources say she talks to herself and is in her own world.”
Britney is due back in court in May, at which time she will presumably enter her plea.
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,” Spears’ manager, Cade Hudson, tells TMZ.
“Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.”
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Britney Spears Fired Her Sobriety Coaches Ahead of DUI Arrest was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Say what you will of his overall style, but Anthony Bourdain believed everything he said, and these were the simple qualities he said any great bar must have.
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