Wealthy car enthusiasts on Long Island's South Fork are pouring tens of thousands of dollars, and sometimes seven figures, into bespoke garages built less for parking than for living, entertaining, and showing off prized collections. Arthur Aidala, a New York trial attorney who started collecting cars when he bought a 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider for […] The post Hamptons car collectors spend big on luxury garages that double as private retreats appeared first on American Almanac .
Wealthy car enthusiasts on Long Island's South Fork are pouring tens of thousands of dollars, and sometimes seven figures, into bespoke garages built less for parking than for living, entertaining, and showing off prized collections. Arthur Aidala, a New York trial attorney who started collecting cars when he bought a 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider for just over $3,000 at age 25, now keeps a rotating stable of six vehicles in a 500-square-foot garage at his Quogue home. The other nine cars in his 15-vehicle collection sit in off-site storage. He estimates he has spent roughly $25,000 turning that modest garage into something closer to a private lounge, designer flooring, a flat-screen television, a refrigerator, and a cigar station, the New York…Open
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the […] The post Hedge fund billionaire quietly bankrolling Harry and Meghan's return to Britain appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the world's largest hedge fund firms, is helping pay for the couple's transatlantic relocation, two sources told Page Six . Wace, whose estimated net worth sits around $1.2 billion, has deep personal ties to both Harry and Meghan that stretch back years. His representatives declined to comment. Reps for the Sussexes did not respond to requests for comment. The financial arrangement, whose…Open
A 35-year-old father collapsed and died just feet from a New Jersey emergency room after a nurse allegedly told officers he "pretends to be sick", and his family later collected a $15 million settlement kept secret for years. Jerome White walked into Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, on the night of June 3, […] The post New Jersey father died outside ER after nurse allegedly dismissed his breathing crisis as faking appeared first on American Almanac .
A 35-year-old father collapsed and died just feet from a New Jersey emergency room after a nurse allegedly told officers he "pretends to be sick", and his family later collected a $15 million settlement kept secret for years. Jerome White walked into Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, on the night of June 3, 2020, struggling to breathe. Staff treated him, then sent him out. He never made it home. White collapsed on the pavement outside the emergency room doors, his lips turned blue, and his body went limp. Sixteen days later, he was dead. A police incident report obtained by NJ.com lays out what happened in the minutes before White stopped breathing. Camden County sheriff's officers on the scene watched White deteriorate…Open
Ina Garten, the cookbook author who built a culinary empire on Food Network, is leaving traditional television behind and launching a YouTube video podcast called Happy Hour, a move that says as much about the collapse of cable as it does about her next chapter. Garten will film the show at her New York City […] The post Ina Garten trades cable TV for YouTube with new video podcast appeared first on American Almanac .
Ina Garten, the cookbook author who built a culinary empire on Food Network, is leaving traditional television behind and launching a YouTube video podcast called Happy Hour, a move that says as much about the collapse of cable as it does about her next chapter. Garten will film the show at her New York City apartment, hosting guests from the worlds of food, culture, art, entertainment, and sports over cocktails and home-cooked dishes. Vox Media will handle sales, marketing, and distribution for the series, The Hollywood Reporter reported . The format marks a clean break from Garten's decades on cable. She hosted the long-running Barefoot Contessa on Food Network and most recently fronted Be My Guest for Food Network and Discovery+,…Open
A glacier collapse in the Himalayas triggered catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, killing nearly 600 people and leaving roughly 2,500 missing, including about 90 Americans, as rescuers struggle to reach survivors buried under walls of mud and debris. Nepal's disaster-management authority put the death toll at 579 by Friday, while Nepali police offered […] The post Nepal-China border flood death toll climbs past 580 as rescuers pull mud-caked survivors from Himalayan wreckage appeared first on American Almanac .
A glacier collapse in the Himalayas triggered catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, killing nearly 600 people and leaving roughly 2,500 missing, including about 90 Americans, as rescuers struggle to reach survivors buried under walls of mud and debris. Nepal's disaster-management authority put the death toll at 579 by Friday, while Nepali police offered a lower count of 553. China reported seven dead on its side of the border. The gap between the two Nepali figures remained unexplained, but the scale of the disaster was not in dispute: nearly 2,500 people were unaccounted for across both countries, and more than 100 remained trapped inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal's hardest-hit Rasuwa district. The disaster began…Open
More than three decades after The Sandlot became a staple of American childhood, the film's cast has reunited for a nine-episode comedy series on YouTube, with NBA all-star Chris Paul signing on as executive producer. Patrick Renna, who played the unforgettable Ham Porter in the 1993 film, co-created the short-form series Dugout Dads with Kyle […] The post 'Sandlot' cast reunites for 'Dugout Dads' YouTube comedy, with Chris Paul backing the project appeared first on American Almanac .
More than three decades after The Sandlot became a staple of American childhood, the film's cast has reunited for a nine-episode comedy series on YouTube, with NBA all-star Chris Paul signing on as executive producer. Patrick Renna, who played the unforgettable Ham Porter in the 1993 film, co-created the short-form series Dugout Dads with Kyle Howard through their production company, Hambino Media. The show dropped on YouTube this week with all nine episodes available to stream. Renna stars as an idealistic father who coaches a Little League team, a premise he drew from his own life, meeting other dads at his kids' games. The reunion brings back a deep bench of the original cast: Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin…Open
The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for a mostly mild winter across much of the United States, but a strengthening El Niño and an unpredictable polar vortex could still deliver nasty surprises. The almanac released its full winter weather forecast ahead of its print edition hitting shelves September 1, predicting near-normal temperatures and largely unremarkable […] The post Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a mild 2026–2027 winter as El Niño looms appeared first on American Almanac .
The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for a mostly mild winter across much of the United States, but a strengthening El Niño and an unpredictable polar vortex could still deliver nasty surprises. The almanac released its full winter weather forecast ahead of its print edition hitting shelves September 1, predicting near-normal temperatures and largely unremarkable conditions for most of the country. The outlook, USA TODAY reported , calls for a wetter-than-normal season across much of the West, parts of the South, the Midwest, and Florida, with drier conditions expected in parts of the East, the Plains, and the Desert Southwest. That forecast comes after a brutal prior winter. A massive January storm battered more than 30 states and…Open
Charles Barkley used a sit-down interview with Smerconish to tear into CNN's partisan programming format and a political system he says has left Americans "brainwashed", a critique that landed harder because he works for the network. The former NBA star and current sports personality didn't hold back. Barkley, who has previously voiced support for Democrats […] The post Charles Barkley rips CNN and the two-party system in blunt on-air rebuke appeared first on American Almanac .
Charles Barkley used a sit-down interview with Smerconish to tear into CNN's partisan programming format and a political system he says has left Americans "brainwashed", a critique that landed harder because he works for the network. The former NBA star and current sports personality didn't hold back. Barkley, who has previously voiced support for Democrats and whom CNN recently trusted to lead a primetime talk show, turned his frustration on the very network signing his checks, and on a political culture he says forces Americans to pick a side whether it makes sense or not. His core complaint: the entire system is rigged to benefit the people already at the top, while ordinary Americans get sorted into partisan teams that serve no one's…Open
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed joins Katy Tur to share why he believes he can unite Michiganders if he were to win his race against Mike Rogers and his criticism of President Trump's policies.
The Bulwark is reporting that at least one of Pete Hegseth's most prominent online defenders is actually being paid by the Pentagon. Jacob Soboroff – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Will Sommer, who authored this reporting, and Miles Taylor for analysis on Deadline White House.
