Human Interest | New York Post https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:04:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 ‘Significant’ sun and star observatory discovered that dates back to 6th century BC: scientists https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/lifestyle/significant-sun-and-star-observatory-discovered-that-dates-back-to-6th-century-bc-scientists/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:03:58 -0400 2024-08-26T15:04:09-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/lifestyle/significant-sun-and-star-observatory-discovered-that-dates-back-to-6th-century-bc-scientists/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33176690 0 An ancient Egyptian stargazing tower was recently discovered. Ancient carvings and sun dial like items were discovered. The astronomy wing was part of a larger temple complex. Ancient items were recovered at an Egyptian temple from centuries ago. Treasures, tools, and statues like the god Osiris (middle) were also found. We met on the NYC subway and now we’re getting married — our morning commute turned into a meet-cute https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/lifestyle/nyc-gen-z-singles-are-finding-love-on-the-subway/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:48:17 -0400 2024-08-26T13:48:31-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/lifestyle/nyc-gen-z-singles-are-finding-love-on-the-subway/ Asia Grace https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33143568 0 NYC’s subway system often gets a bum rap for its rats, roaches and robberies. But for Upper East Sider Anastasia Gregory and her fiancé Spencer, 27, the train is a locomotive of love. The Gen Z sweeties locked eyes during a Friday morning rush hour commute on the A train in March 2022. And now, they’re getting married on November 2. Anastasia Gregory and Spencer Seabaugh, 27, on the train. Anastasia Gregory and Spencer Seabaugh kissing on the train. Anastasia Gregory and Spencer Seabaugh holding hands. Anastasia Gregory and Spencer Seabaugh on the train. Allie and Gary Vider on their wedding day in September 2015. Record-breaking 102-year-old skydiver shares secrets to longevity: ‘Don’t forget to party’ https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/lifestyle/record-breaking-102-year-old-skydiver-shares-secrets-to-longevity/#respond Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:07:56 -0400 2024-08-25T13:08:08-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/lifestyle/record-breaking-102-year-old-skydiver-shares-secrets-to-longevity/ Hannah Sparks https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33170751 0 BLU_A97695528 Manette Baillie in skydiving plane before jump Manette Baillie as she jumps from plane Manette Baillie midair during skydive Manette Baillie midair overlooking UK farmlands Manette Baillie sitting in the grass after her jump What is the smartest state? And no, it isn’t NY https://nypost.com/2024/08/24/lifestyle/what-is-the-smartest-state-and-no-it-isnt-ny/#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:08:05 -0400 2024-08-24T16:43:47-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/24/lifestyle/what-is-the-smartest-state-and-no-it-isnt-ny/ Lauren Elkies Schram https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33167018 0 city skyline NYC skyline. A map of the United States highlighting the average IQ in each state, with New York's 100.7 average highlighted. Asteroid debris from NASA crash could bring a ‘beautiful, luminous’ light show over Earth https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/lifestyle/asteroid-debris-from-nasa-crash-could-bring-a-beautiful-luminous-light-show-over-earth/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:47:13 -0400 2024-08-23T15:53:20-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/lifestyle/asteroid-debris-from-nasa-crash-could-bring-a-beautiful-luminous-light-show-over-earth/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33161007 0 A NASA mission may have created an meteor shower that will pass by Earth. The asteroid Dimorphos was captured by NASA's DART mission just two seconds before the spacecraft struck its surface on Sept. 26, 2022. A planetary defense mission may have created a new meteor shower to pass by both Mars and the Earth. Bride forced to scrounge for a gown when dress store closed 2 weeks before wedding: ‘Like I was in the Twilight Zone’ https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/lifestyle/bride-left-dress-less-as-gown-shop-closes-2-weeks-before-wedding/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:50:01 -0400 2024-08-22T15:52:38-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/lifestyle/bride-left-dress-less-as-gown-shop-closes-2-weeks-before-wedding/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33151248 0 Bride-to-be 'in shock' when dress store closes 2 weeks before wedding: 'I felt like I was in the twilight zone' This is the wedding dress that bride to be Akila Mwongozi was never given when a bridal store she bought it from suddenly shut down. This is the empty storefront of Bellisima Couture that suddenly shut down without reportedly fulfilling customer orders. Akila Mwongozi is seen in the wedding dress she spent $1,000 and was never given after a bridal shop shut down on hardly any notice. I quit my stressful job as an NYC teacher — now I make $1K in 2 days as a Hooters girl https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/lifestyle/i-quit-my-nyc-teacher-job-now-i-make-1k-at-hooters-in-2-days/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:20:40 -0400 2024-08-22T14:46:55-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/lifestyle/i-quit-my-nyc-teacher-job-now-i-make-1k-at-hooters-in-2-days/ Asia Grace https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33140116 0 Chavez, a single mom and former educator, tells The Post she earns more as a Hooters waitress than she did as a teacher. Allinson Chavez posing outside of Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez posing inside Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez posing outside of Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez, 32, from Queens, in a bikini. Allinson Chavez posing outside of Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez posing outside of Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez posing inside Hooters in her uniform Allinson Chavez posing outside of Hooters in her uniform How inspirational ‘King of Chemo’ turned terminal brain cancer and a year left to live into 15 finished marathons https://nypost.com/2024/08/21/lifestyle/iain-ward-has-terminal-cancer-and-hes-running-the-nyc-marathon/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:46:30 -0400 2024-08-21T15:42:50-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/21/lifestyle/iain-ward-has-terminal-cancer-and-hes-running-the-nyc-marathon/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33072630 0 newspress-collage-p15wwz8tl-1724254607834 Iain Ward, a 35-year-old fitness trainer, worked a lifetime to keep trim and healthy, but received a shock diagnosis of terminal brain cancer in 2019. Ward’s friends began calling him the "King of Chemo" and through that moniker, he’s grown his online following to about 5.5 million. Company will freeze your dead body until it’s ‘reanimated’ years later — but it comes with a hefty price https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/lifestyle/company-will-freeze-your-dead-body-until-can-be-reanimated-years-later-for-a-hefty-price/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:18:57 -0400 2024-08-20T18:19:07-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/lifestyle/company-will-freeze-your-dead-body-until-can-be-reanimated-years-later-for-a-hefty-price/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33134139 0 life-cryogenics-freezing-body-10 The company Tomorrow Bio company is allowing people to freeze their dead bodies in hopes that they one day may be medically revived. Tomorrow Bio uses high end technology to preserve bodies in hopes they may one day be revived. Shown is a Tomorrow Bio facility that would keep bodies frozen until their potential revival. Tomorrow Bio is a company that, for its clients who have paid thousands, send an ambulance to retrieve their body and begin cryogenic procedures. NYC seniors are skydiving, hiking the Alps and traveling the world — all while warding off dementia — with VR https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/lifestyle/nyc-seniors-are-embracing-vr-to-combat-loneliness-dementia/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:07:50 -0400 2024-08-21T09:18:18-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/lifestyle/nyc-seniors-are-embracing-vr-to-combat-loneliness-dementia/ Ben Cost https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33037719 0 Mynd. A Mynd VR user. A senior tests a Mynd VR experience during the tech's launch at the New Jewish Home in New York City. Lorrie James. Rendever trustees. A Rendever user. A skydiving simulation courtesy of Mynd Immersive. Student uncovers ‘rare’ Viking treasures with metal detector https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/lifestyle/student-uncovers-rare-viking-treasures-with-metal-detector/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:47:45 -0400 2024-08-19T13:47:57-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/lifestyle/student-uncovers-rare-viking-treasures-with-metal-detector/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33122425 0 Some "rare" Viking are silver armbands were recently discovered by a student in Denmark. Student Gustav Bruunsgaard found seven Viking treasures with a metal detector earlier this year. The silver pieces were found in the city of Aarhus. While metal detecting, student Gustav Bruunsgaard recently discovered seven silver armbands significant to Viking history. Travel blogger ‘totally stranded’ after learning Egyptian hotel he booked actually didn’t exist https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/lifestyle/travel-blogger-totally-stranded-after-learning-egyptian-hotel-he-booked-actually-didnt-exist/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:13:50 -0400 2024-08-18T21:13:53-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/lifestyle/travel-blogger-totally-stranded-after-learning-egyptian-hotel-he-booked-actually-didnt-exist/ SWNS https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33119026 0 Travel blogger Mark Jeavons standing in front of a pyramid in Egypt after discovering his hotel booking was a myth Mark Jeavons standing in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, looking dismayed after discovering his hotel booking in Egypt was a myth. Travel blogger Mark Jeavons standing on a rock in front of a pyramid in Giza, Egypt Travel blogger Mark Jeavons taking a selfie in front of the pyramids in Giza, Egypt on his solo adventure. Travel blogger Mark Jeavons standing in front of a pyramid in Egypt after discovering his hotel booking was a myth My dad murdered my mom then killed himself — now I’m turning it into a story about hope https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/lifestyle/my-dad-murdered-my-mom-then-killed-himself-now-im-turning-it-into-a-tiktok-story-about-hope/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-08-18T08:13:07-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/lifestyle/my-dad-murdered-my-mom-then-killed-himself-now-im-turning-it-into-a-tiktok-story-about-hope/ Jeanette Settembre https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33105107 0 kait-granger-content-creator-poet-87825988 Kait Granger, a content creator and poet, sitting on a couch at home in St. Louis, holding a card Bobette Everhart-Boal with blond hair and in a black dress with a pearl neckless. A house with a gazebo and bushes, scene of tragic events involving couple Bobette Everhart-Boal and Michael. House set on fire with cop car and crane. Blonde woman with blue eyes discussing a crime scene from inside a parked car Michael Boal with a black shirt at a table with glasses of beer. A baby Kait Granger held in the arms of her mother, Bobette. A young Kait Granger with her mother, Bobette both are inside a school. Bobette is wearing a black shirt. Kait is wearing a brown cami. Kait Granger, a content creator and poet, standing in her home, using her TikTok platform to help viewers navigate grief and encourage survival Bobette Everhart-Boal and Kaitlyn Granger in a grassy field embracing. Kait Granger, content creator and poet, working from her St. Louis home, creating content for her TikTok series 'Lets Not Rot'. The terrifying reason why you should never run your dishwasher at night: ‘We are devastated’ https://nypost.com/2024/08/17/lifestyle/the-terrifying-reason-why-you-should-never-run-your-dishwasher-at-night-we-are-devastated/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:06:44 -0400 2024-08-17T14:33:52-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/17/lifestyle/the-terrifying-reason-why-you-should-never-run-your-dishwasher-at-night-we-are-devastated/ Brooke Kato https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33113184 0 Simone Anderson with children Devastated family kitchen with a burnt out microwave and oven caused by a dishwasher fire Anderson with her two kids Soot covered walls The Andersons Soot covered kitchen Soot on wall Scrabble adds Gen Z slang ‘yeet’, ‘grammable’ and more to game https://nypost.com/2024/08/15/lifestyle/scrabble-adds-gen-z-slang-yeet-grammable-and-more-to-game/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:52:59 -0400 2024-08-15T12:25:52-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/15/lifestyle/scrabble-adds-gen-z-slang-yeet-grammable-and-more-to-game/ Brooke Kato https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33095604 0 Scrabble Scrabble tiles Scrabble board WWII vet turning 100 gets a birthday surprise from a grateful millennial https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/wwii-vet-turning-100-gets-a-birthday-surprise-from-a-millennial/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:09:03 -0400 2024-08-14T17:09:14-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/wwii-vet-turning-100-gets-a-birthday-surprise-from-a-millennial/ Jeanette Settembre https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33087895 0 world-war-ii-veteran-sgt-87756657 World War II veteran Sgt. Dominick Daniel Santagata at home, wearing a hat. World War II veteran Sgt. Dan Santagata's medals. A stack of cards on a table organized for World War II veteran, Sgt. Dan Santagata, by a history enthusiast World War II veteran Sgt. Dan Santagata in uniform. Veteran Sgt. Dan Santagata from World War II holding a gun. A group of handwritten letters by World War II veteran Sgt. Dominick Daniel Santagata. World War II veteran Sgt. Dan Santagata smiling at home in Stamford, CT. World War II veteran Sgt. Dominick Daniel Santagata at home in Stamford, CT, known for handling explosives and building structures in the Army's 5th Infantry Division. Beloved school crossing guard banned from high-fiving students after parent complaint https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/beloved-school-crossing-guard-banned-from-high-fiving-students-after-parent-complaint/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:42:37 -0400 2024-08-14T13:42:41-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/beloved-school-crossing-guard-banned-from-high-fiving-students-after-parent-complaint/ News.com.au https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33088338 0 Australian school crossing guard John Goulden Goulden was warned against “initiating unnecessary physical contact.” John Goulden Beating cancer made me tough enough to build my own business — now I’m a cookie dough mogul https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/how-loren-castle-beat-cancer-and-built-the-no-1-natural-cookie-dough-brand/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:05:55 -0400 2024-08-14T12:06:10-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/lifestyle/how-loren-castle-beat-cancer-and-built-the-no-1-natural-cookie-dough-brand/ Brooke Steinberg https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33027937 0 sweet-lorens Loren Castle started Sweet Loren's after beating cancer in her 20s. A bag of Sweet Loren's cookies inspired by the desire for a guilt-free snack Loren Castle sweet loren's cookies Loren Brill Castle Loren Brill Castle Meet Molly Chapman, the breakdancer who lost a place at the Olympics to Raygun https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/sports/who-is-molly-chapman-the-breakdancer-that-lost-olympic-spot-to-raygun/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:03:10 -0400 2024-08-14T11:33:55-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/sports/who-is-molly-chapman-the-breakdancer-that-lost-olympic-spot-to-raygun/ Andrew Court https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33086294 0 ideo of Molly Chapman showing off her moves has garnered more than 8.1 million views since it was posted to X on Tuesday. Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn has been widely mocked since her appearance at the Olympics. Rachael "Raygun" Gunn doing a breakdance routine at the Olympics Lemonade stand of the future! Kids are making thousands with their summer side hustles thanks to cashless payments https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/lifestyle/kids-go-high-tech-with-lemonade-stands-cashless-digital-payments/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:56:27 -0400 2024-08-13T16:01:39-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/lifestyle/kids-go-high-tech-with-lemonade-stands-cashless-digital-payments/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33022607 0 lemonade Lemonade stands are turning into a business of sophistication as kids are minting off cashless payments. Many kids are enrolling in programs like Lemonade Day to enhance their sales skills. Kyrei Hartsfield has netted thousands from her lemonade business. Kids like Hartsfield are professionally bottling and branding their lemonade to boost sales and image. Kids are learning all about cashless payments and business modeling at an early age through modern lemonade stands. The non-profit Lemonade Day is showing kids the ropes on how to stand out above the rest. Kids across the nation are taking extra initiative to sell lemonade in cashless settings. Parents say they're making big bucks in the modern age thanks to training programs like Lemonade Day. Kids are enrolling in programs that coaches them to be better salespeople with their lemonade stands. Cashless pay has become a big part of business and is taught by Lemonade Day, which has 55,000 children interested. Kids are taking lemonade stands to the next level with cashless payment options and other smart, modern business tactics. Lemonade Day teaches this in person and through an app. Business savvy kids are designing QR codes to enhance their lemonade stands as customers use less cash. Apps like Lemonade Day are helping them boost business. Hartsfield gives back to the hospital she was treated at with some of her profits from lemonade making. Hartsfield is seen selling her pre-bottled drinks as part of her hit business. Hartsfield named her business Stroke Survivor Lemonade & Co. Hartsfield sells her drinks pre bottled, a level high above the average child's stand. Professional product shots are a big part of Hartsfield's company. Amer Bharti took his lemonade stand to the next level with a savvy business model. Bharti's stand went viral on TikTok. Bharti has an even bigger project for his next stand in the works now. Long Island's Lilly Farber is also jumping into the cashless lemonade business with a hit stand.