Posts by Liam Redmond
IOC sells out of 1936 Berlin Olympics T-shirt despite Nazi backlash
Adolf Hitler’s Olympic showcase is stirring controversy nearly 90 years later. The Olympics’ official online shop has sold out of a T-shirt featuring artwork from the 1936 Berlin Games, which Hitler used to promote Nazi Germany and its ideology of Aryan supremacy. The shirt, part of the IOC’s “Heritage Collection,” reproduces the original 1936 poster…
Read MorePreventive Health Isn’t Paranoia It’s Discipline
I lost my dad to colon cancer because he never got a colonoscopy. That loss changed how I see health. It made me decide to be proactive, not passive. My view is simple: prevention is a choice, and delay is a gamble. We live in a time where many people can track their health at…
Read MoreVladimir Putin’s finally starting to sweat — so it’s time for Trump to turn up the heat
With Vladimir Putin’s war machine sputtering, it’s time to push the Kremlin even harder to force an end to his war on Ukraine. President Donald Trump’s moves such as seizing “shadow fleet” tankers and piling on new tariffs on importers of Moscow’s oil are plainly hitting hard: You can tell because Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…
Read MoreBill Maher compares Taylor Swift’s exes to Travis Kelce in blunt ‘Real Time’ monologue
Bill Maher zeroed in on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during Friday night’s episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, using the couple as a punchline-heavy case study while riffing on modern dating and masculinity. Earlier in the show during his opening monologue, Maher also weighed in on the backlash to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl…
Read MoreIlia Malinin has hot-mic moment after disappointing Olympics showing
Ilia Malinin wished he could go back four years. The 21-year-old star Team USA ice skater had a rough showing Friday, with the “Quad God” shockingly finishing eighth and not medaling in the men’s free skate in an Olympic stunner. In a hot-mic moment, Malinin reportedly lamented not having any prior Olympic experience. Ilia Malinin…
Read MoreTed McGinley says working with Michael J. Fox on ‘Shrinking’ was “incredibly special”
Ted McGinley is opening up about one of the most meaningful moments of his time on Shrinking — sharing the screen with Michael J. Fox. During a recent appearance on TODAY, McGinley pointed to Fox’s involvement as a clear highlight, describing the experience as “incredibly special” and emphasizing the deep respect the cast felt having…
Read MoreExclusive | Wild NYFW robo-dress by tech wiz turned designer blooms when you shake someone’s hand
Maia Hirsch’s affinity for fashion design doesn’t STEM from a lifelong love of luxe labels like Chanel, Hermès and Dior. While admittedly an appreciator of haute finery, Hirsch, 24, a mechanical engineer from upstate Ithaca, is more fascinated with scientific systems and robotics than imported silks and lambskin leather. But when the pandemic erupted in 2020,…
Read MoreAI tool Claude helped capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in US military raid operation: report
The US military used Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool Claude during the operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to a report. Last month, US special operations forces captured Maduro and his wife, who were brought to the US to face sweeping narcotics charges. Claude was deployed through Anthropic’s partnership with data company Palantir Technologies, whose tools are widely used by…
Read MoreJason Aldean’s brutal 7-word takedown of Zach Bryan after ‘cringe’ TPUSA halftime insult
Jason Aldean had a simple response to Zach Bryan’s continued criticism after the Turning Point USA alternative halftime show. Bryan took aim at Aldean and Brantley Gilbert, who performed “Dirt Road Anthem” at the Feb. 8 show. The “Something in the Orange” singer posted a video of himself and Harley Carmichael singing a parody of Gilbert’s…
Read MoreDear Abby: My disabled friend is on the brink of homelessness while dealing with an alcoholic sister
DEAR ABBY: A good friend of mine, “Louis,” has big problems. He is in his 60s, and although he’s 50% disabled, he can still work custodial jobs. His sister, “Gayle,” who lives 500 miles away, asked him to move in with her and her husband, saying they would help take care of him. Louis moved,…
Read MoreWhite House unveils cheeky Valentine’s Day cards featuring Maduro, Rubio and the shutdown sombrero: ‘You captured my heart’
The White House released a series of irreverent Valentine’s Day cards on social media Friday featuring some of the most meme’d images of President Trump’s second term. “You captured my heart,” reads the first card, which includes an image of deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro being flown out of Venezuela shackled and blindfolded after Operation Absolute…
Read MoreMichigan woman faces jail after pleading guilty to throwing hot coffee at McDonald’s staff
A woman has pleaded guilty after throwing a “semi-warm” coffee on a McDonald’s staff member she had been arguing with. Casharra Brown, 49, was at a McDonald’s in Michigan, where she claimed she waited over an hour for her food and coffee on November 4, 2025. Brown had ordered food on the McDonald’s app, according…
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