New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen’s death

New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen’s death

NEW YORK (AP) — The death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park has intensified calls to ban the old-time attraction from one of New York City’s most recognizable destinations. Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after he got off of the four-wheeled carriage as its horse sprinted through the park without the driver. … Read more

Watch Matt Damon Crash ‘Kimmel’ in a Literal Trojan Horse

Watch Matt Damon Crash ‘Kimmel’ in a Literal Trojan Horse

The Odyssey is almost here and its star Matt Damon celebrated by climbing into a Trojan horse to sneak onto the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live. As host Jimmy Kimmel delivered his final monologue before taking his annual summer break he was interrupted by a delivery driver bearing a giant wooden horse and a slightly … Read more

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

A clinic in London, run by a former maker of artisanal ice cream, is treating patients with stage 4 cancer using a method that involves sealing them, naked from the neck down, in a plastic bag while gassing them with the oxidizing industrial bleach chlorine dioxide—a treatment that even the person administering it admits is … Read more

Anne Curtis Leads Mikhail Red’s Manila Paranoia Thriller ‘Remote’

Anne Curtis Leads Mikhail Red’s Manila Paranoia Thriller ‘Remote’

Philippine filmmaker Mikhail Red has set his next feature: “Remote,” a paranoia thriller set in contemporary Manila, with Anne Curtis attached to star. The project is produced by Evolve Studios and Viva Films, with production scheduled to begin later this year. Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked … Read more