Lifestyle
Getting heated Inside the great meatball debate that has Italians boiling with rage: Fried or raw?
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Food & Drink
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Leftovers can be perfect for easy-to-plan lunches, afternoon snacks, late-night bites — or all of the above.
Weird But True
Passenger clings to outside of speeding bullet train for 20 miles, police say: ‘Life-threatening nonsense’
He caught a speeding “bullet” with his bare hands.
Shopping
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BRB, I’m eating my kids’ leftovers.
Sex & Relationships
No expiration date Age-appropriate love is 2025’s hottest trend — I’m looking at you, Hugh Jackman and Keanu Reeves
It’s time to retire the outdated notion that beauty has an expiration date. Cheers to middle-aged magic — let’s make it a trend.
Fashion & Beauty
Sexy shopping Add some spice to your underwear drawer with the 12 best lingerie brands
Goodbye sweats, hello lingerie.
Travel
Economy passengers are scoring free booze from first class with this shameless trick: ‘Stop trying to scam’
No first class ticket, no problem.
Parenting
Food fight Parents have mixed feelings about FDA’s red dye ban: We’re tired of being ‘label detectives’
For parents around the city, there’s a feeling of optimism about the ban on cherry-red dye as well as some disappointment that this ban won’t take effect until 2027 for food products and 2028 for ingested drugs.
Astrology
Aquarius celebrities: 25 famous people born under the water bearer sign
Break the mold and step out into the world like a rebel: it’s Aquarius season! The Sun dances through the skies of Aquarius from Jan. 20 until Feb. 18.
Viral Trends
Pinterest reveals the 5 hottest palette colors ‘setting the tone’ for 2025
This year’s crop of trending colors is borrowed from another kind of “palate.”
REAL ESTATE
Third Ave. is unlikely investor hotspot as Manhattan’s core leases up
Third Avenue was never a first for tenants. But as Class A office towers along Fifth, Sixth, Madison and Park avenues lease to capacity, Third is becoming a respectable finish. “All of a sudden there’s a new focus on Third…
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