Airline bans couple for harassing passengers over ‘absurd’ seat dispute
To support or not to support? Seating etiquette on airplanes has long been the subject of debate, but an argument over reclining seats between three passengers on Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific escalated into xenophobic slurs. A female passenger on a flight from Hong Kong to London in September. 17 shared her experience on Xiaohongshu, […]
Furious couple after airline cancels flight because of ‘microscopic coffee stain’ on passport: ‘Weak-ass paper’
An Australian man has been released on Virgin Australia after a small mark in his partner’s passport prevented them from boarding a flight to Bali. Sean Ferres, a Gold Coast-based DJ and music producer, along with his girlfriend Brooke, were headed to the popular island destination when she was stopped because of a “microscopic coffee […]
Forget weighted blankets: Why swaddling like a baby can help you sleep like one
The key to sleeping like a baby may be wrapping yourself up like one. Adult diaper support involves lying in the fetal position, being wrapped in cloth from head to toe like a baby burrito, and, when possible, being gently rocked by a partner or friend. Adult swaddling provides gentle, even pressure across the body, […]
New mum’s ‘clogged pore’ turns out to be skin cancer: ‘You never think this will happen to you’
A mum mistook cancer on her face for a ‘clogged pore’ – and only went to get tested after seeing a TikTok warning about skin cancer. Lauren Smyth, 29, used sunbeds in her early twenties but hadn’t touched them in years. So she didn’t think much of a small pimple that appeared on the tip […]
I earn 80 thousand dollars as a “nothing” friend for rent for lonely people: “I do it for payment, not friends”
His ability to do nothing is to do something to end loneliness. To combat the “single virus,” a public health crisis wreaking havoc on the mental well-being of friendless people around the world, creatives in the Big Apple and beyond are dreaming up unique ways to meet mates. But Shoji Morimoto is only in the […]
See the wildest faces from the World Gurning Championships – a look inside the wacky competition
Rubber-faced Tommy Mattinson won the World Gurning Championship for a record 19th time — and vowed: “I want to win 30.” Tommy, 52, beat off stiff competition to take the men’s crown, while Claire Lister, 37, won the women’s category for the eighth time in a row. Claire’s daughter Kendal was crowned champion in the […]