Swifties now have an opportunity to check out festive, fall masterpieces inspired by the pop star Taylor Swift. Two farms in Maryland and Ohio are going viral after photos of detailed Swift-themed corn mazes began to circulate online. The mazes appear to have people trying to figure out how the intricate designs are laid out,...
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Labor Day quiz: How well do you know the national holiday? Test yourself
Mobile app users: Click here to get the quiz! Labor Day this year is Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 — and millions of Americans are celebrating the national holiday. How well do you know the facts about the popular holiday? Try the Labor Day quiz above — and see how well you do! For more...
3 Labor Day cookout side dishes to add pizzazz to your party
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, so the holiday weekend is usually a time for families and friends to gather for one last warm-weather hurrah. For anyone throwing an end-of-summer party, it’s fun to mix things up with some variations on classic side dishes. These three dishes will go great with hamburgers, hot...
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on holidays, hallowed sites and contests on the high seas
APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz is highlighted by holidays, hallowed sites and competitions on the high seas — plus a...
Honey Deuce, US Open's signature cocktail, owes its origin to honeydew melon balls
The Honey Deuce cocktail, which made its debut at the U.S. Open in 2006, is arguably as popular today as the tennis tournament itself. Case in point: An awkward moment occurred during a broadcast this week when a man returning to his seat with two of the cocktails — one of which was presumably for...
Bride wears $20K dream wedding dress that brother spent 120 hours making from scratch
A bride has her crafty brother to thank for making her dream wedding dress come to life. Brooke Evans, 30, was in the process of planning her wedding when the subject of her wedding dress came up among the family. Her brother, Reagen Varross, is a couture fashion designer who offered to step up and...
Bride walks herself down wedding aisle after mom runs late to ceremony: ‘Invitation said 2pm'
A bride recently walked herself down the aisle after her mother failed to be there on time. The newlywed woman sought advice on Reddit after her wedding day turned into a fiasco thanks to a few tardy family members. “The day of the wedding started out as they normally do. I [the bride] was inside...
Giant panda celebrates her 20th birthday in Taiwan: 'Funny and cute'
Visitors in Taiwan have gathered at the Taipei Zoo to help celebrate a giant panda’s birthday, with politics set aside. The panda, Yuanyaun, has turned 20 years old. It first arrived at the zoo in 2008 from China, according to the Associated Press. Zookeepers gave the female panda a birthday cake in the shape of...
Reddit user berates wedding couple's 'bizarre' plan to save money on reception: 'Incredibly stupid idea'
A Reddit user berated a couple getting married for their bizarre plan to host their wedding reception at a nightclub. User “OPMom21” vented about it on the website’s wedding shaming forum page. “My husband has a friend who is getting married next year,” OPMom21 wrote. “He and his fiancée have booked a fancy mansion in...
Bride calls off engagement, attends wedding days later with her friends and family
The show must go on. A bride recently attended her own wedding without a husband after calling off the engagement just days beforehand. Lindsay Slater, 31, had been planning her Aug. 17, 2024, wedding for the last four years. CALIFORNIA BRIDE DONATES NONREFUNDABLE $15K RECEPTION AFTER CALLING OFF HER WEDDING Just days before the big...









