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GUESS WHO WAS WAS HANGING OUT IN QUEENS TODAY... Miley Cyrus spotted on Long Island City rooftop filming commercial for Maybelline New York - LIC Post LICPOST.COM April 25, 2025 By Laura Dorgan American singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus was spotted on... Miley Cyrus spotted on LIC rooftop filming ad for Maybelline

You know, they married Ida Slaptim, and they named their first child Ida Slaptemboth.

Or someone. Btw, I'm not totally devastated about this ticket situation for her because I stopped listening to current music so long ago that I have never heard a complete song she has done, even going back to Destiny's Child. But I've seen or heard snippets, which is more than I can say about her hubby. I CAN say that I have heard more snippets of Beyonce in my life than I have of the future Mrs. Travis Kelce.

The actress who played his daughter is the sister of Stephanie (the attic ghost).

Breaking news: Two New York City news anchors are saying goodbye to their Brooklyn pad. Mike Marza and Rhiannon Ally have listed their Park Slope co-op for $1.5 million. The move comes as the broadcast couple continues to cement their careers in New York City’s fast-paced news market at ABC. Marza serves as a weeknight 11 p.m. co-anchor and field reporter for WABC’s Eyewitness News, while Ally anchors for ABC, including a notable role on GMA3, where she filled in for Amy Robach during a widely reported absence tied to Robach’s personal controversy with co-anchor T.J. Holmes. The couple purchased the 1,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, two-bath duplex in 2022 for $1.46 million, property records show. For them, the best feature of all is something much bigger. “Brooklyn is the best of both worlds,” Marza told The Post via email. “You’re in the city, but also have a little room to breathe too. Prospect Park is our backyard. We taught all three kids to ride bikes there. We love the location of this apartment. It’s really a special place, with the views from the incredible rooftop and the world famous restaurants just steps away.” Ally echoed the sentiment, adding they’re not going far at all because of it. “Our family loves Brooklyn because every street feels like home,” she said, also by email. “Each neighborhood has its own personality. Park Slope is the perfect intersection of energy and community —it’s where laughter echoes from every stoop and every building like [ours] has its own unique history. Neighbors look out for each other and start to feel like family. We are thrilled to raise our kids here and aren’t going far. We are moving just a few blocks away.” Situated in a converted industrial building, the co-op blends historic elements with modern design. The listing highlights its soaring double-height ceilings, a distinctive spiral staircase and a multi-level layout that offers flexibility for various living arrangements. The updated kitchen is equipped with stainless steel appliances, a large island with seating and ample storage, the listing notes. The upper level includes three spacious bedrooms, one configured as a home office. A removable wall between two bedrooms allows for the creation of a larger primary suite, while the third bedroom features a loft area adaptable for multiple purposes. Additional features include dimmable lighting, an in-unit washer-dryer, and a virtual doorman system for added convenience and security. Residents have access to a communal roof deck offering panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline. Abigail Palanca, Jennifer Chiu and Crystal Chancey with Serhant hold the listing. Said Palanca, “The architectural style of Park Slope is relatively uniform and this co-op is a contemporary outlier. Owners get access to the picturesque, tree-lined streets and community feel of the beloved neighborhood while having a modern duplex space that can be further customized as they wish.”

Cassette and VHS tapes once ruled the world of entertainment — but, just a half-century after they came on the scene, they’ve largely gone the way of the dodo. In 2025, digital media is king. Online streaming services have libraries larger than any Blockbuster store, and the latest albums are available instantly on Spotify or Apple Music for a flat monthly fee. But on April 27, physical media will rise once again at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick, where vendors’ tables will be stacked with old and new cassettes tapes, stacks of VHS tapes in their blocky plastic boxes, and more. Co-founder Anthony Morton said he’s always loved physical media, starting when he was a “broke kid” who could only afford a $5 cassette at a concert. “Similarly, with VHS, I wanted to own all my favorite movies, and realizing people were basically throwing VHS [tapes] away allowed me to do that and exposed me to so many new things because of the low financial barrier for entry,” he said. “I think keeping it that way, and maintaining tape as a medium, keeps that low barrier. It’s good for artists, good for consumers, and keeps art available for all.” He still collects tapes, but finding them isn’t easy. His often fruitless shopping trips helped inspire NYC Tape Fair. “I went to a lot of record fairs and there would be one vendor with a box of tapes, not really curated, just kind of stuff they found along the way when they were buying records,” he said. “And I was like, I’d really, selfishly, love for a tape fair to happen. And to get all of these people in one room.” It was a “labor of love” for Morton and co-founder Ricardo Marrero to find all the vendors, he said, but for six hours on Sunday, at least a dozen will gather at Selva, a record store-art gallery-cafe on Willoughby Avenue. “We’re honored to host the NYC Tape Fair for their first event, bringing together individuals with niche interests to celebrate music, art, and underground works that have yet to be discovered,” said Lucas Cabu and Marc Grillo, two of Selva’s owners. Sellers will include stores such as the Captured Record Shop in Greenpoint and the new Night Owl Video in Williamsburg plus independent collectors like Mike Videopunk and Billy Bombs. They’ll be offering rare vintage tapes alongside new ones and collector necessities like hard-to-find tape storage. Morton was particularly excited about the Found Footage Festival, which travels around the country showing off long-lost tapes found in thrift stores and estate sales, and will be showing off some archival footage at NYC Tape Festival on Sunday. “They have essentially the world’s largest collection of obscure and niche things put to VHS,” he said. “They were excited about [the festival] and took the time to take some things from the archive to sell.” While streaming dominates entertainment, Morton thinks more and more people are growing fatigued with logins and subscriptions and are returning to the simplicity of popping in a tape. He may be right. Earlier this month, Night Owl Video opened its doors in Williamsburg, stocked entirely with DVDs, VHS tapes, and movie memorabilia. Recent stats have shown small surges in sales of vinyl records, cassette tapes, and DVDs — likely driven by equal parts nostalgia and practicality. Streaming giants often pull movies and TV shows from their platforms with little warning, leaving fans with no way to watch; and artists have come and gone from Spotify. “I think people have kind of realized that they don’t have a tangible connection, they don’t have a tactile thing they can hold,” Morton said. “And that kind of scares [them], like, what if it all goes away? It definitely has people kind of clamoring to own their favorite things, and to be able to access them at their own speed.” NYC Tape Fair pops up in Brooklyn for one day only on Sunday, April 27, from noon to 6 p.m. at Selva at 1329 Willoughby Avenue in Bushwick.

Lar Park-Lincoln, who played Linda Fairgate in nearly 50 episodes of CBS’ 1979-1993 primetime sudser Knots Landing, died on April 22. She was 63. A cause of death was not immediately made available. Park-Lincoln had battled breast cancer since 2008, and as of 2012 had already gone through nine surgeries.

And that man now identifies as mortified.

It's over already

Despite my innate cynicism about people, I would think somebody who would do this would have some kind of arrangement with the mom.

For various reasons, it made sense for me to order groceries this morning from Walmart. They sent a driver who didn't speak English so after the 8th attempt to unlock the front door of the building with the app on my phone and him saying not open, I asked several times if he was at my address. Answer? First silence, then "No English", then he hung up. Two minutes later I got a text showing that my order had been delivered and left in front of a red door. I guess someone had let him into the building. Only one teensy-weensy little problem... our doors are beige. Tore out my hair out dealing with the AI to get to a person to refund the order. Placed another. EXACT same thing happened, except I eventually got a text saying we couldn't deliver AND found one from the shopper from 15 minutes earlier in Spanish telling me (I think) that his GPS took him to an an address # totally different than mine so I knew where he was... a building on a cross street across from the other end of my block. I had a driver last year who actually spoke English tell me that happened to him but he could understand me when he called, so at least I got that order (minus the stuff that was ruined when half of my gallon of milk leaked out). I guess brand new still-in-development-stage technology like GPS just doesn't work in remote, underdeveloped wildernesses like NYC. No wonder the fees are so high... I have to pay for the R&D that makes this form of grocery shopping so efficient and worth having my blood pressure skyrocket all day and being too annoyed and short-tempered to work on another problem I am trying to get resolved this week with another company (which is one of the reasons I thought it would be worth it to pay for that bargain delivery)... which makes winding up with no food at all at the end of a totally wasted day SOOOOOOOOOOOOO worthwhile. But who needs motorized carts when grocery delivery is such a bargain, right? Actually, when StopnShop had their own delivery fleet they were very good and cheap enough and their customer service was easy to reach and generous with refunds and credits. Alas, they gave it up and now use InstaRipOff.

For various reasons, it made sense for me to order groceries this morning from Walmart. They sent a driver who didn't speak English so after the 8th attempt to unlock the front door of the building with the app on my phone and him saying not open, I asked several times if he was at my address. Answer? First silence, then "No English", then he hung up. Two minutes later I got a text showing that my order had been delivered and left in front of a red door. I guess someone had let him into the building. Only one teensy-weensy little problem... our doors are tan. Tore out my hair out dealing with the AI to get to a person to refund the order. Placed another. EXACT same thing happened, except I eventually got a text saying we couldn't deliver AND found one from the shopper from 15 minutes earlier in Spanish telling me (I think) that his GPS took him to an an address # totally different than mine so I knew where he was... a building on a cross street across from the other end of my block. I had a driver last year who actually spoke English tell me that happened to him but he could understand me when he called, so at least I got that order (minus the stuff that was ruined when half of my gallon of milk leaked out). I guess brand new still-in-development-stage technology like GPS just doesn't work in remote, underdeveloped wildernesses like NYC. No wonder the fees are so high... I have to pay for the R&D that makes this form of grocery shopping so efficient and worth having my blood pressure skyrocket all day and being too annoyed and short-tempered to work on another problem I am trying to get resolved this week with another company (which is one of the reasons I thought it would be worth it to pay for that bargain delivery)... which makes winding up with no food at all at the end of a totally wasted day SOOOOOOOOOOOOO worthwhile. But grocery delivery is such a bargain, right? Actually, when StopnShop had their own delivery fleet they were very good and cheap enough and their customer service was easy to reach and generous with refunds and credits. Alas, they gave it up and now use InstaRipOff.

I haven't watched any more yet but read this commentary and agree with it a lot: The Conners far exceeded anyone’s expectations — including my own. Having risen from the ashes of the Roseannerevival in 2018, this quasi-spinoff went on to run an astounding seven seasons, falling just two seasons shy of matching its predecessor’s original nine-season run. But along the way, the powers that be began to play fast and loose with continuity. Rather than embrace the franchise’s rich history, they often wrote around it (or worse, forgot about it entirely). Right off the bat, the revival disavowed canon and resurrected Dan Conner. Quite frankly, it was the only way forward. But then they began to rewrite the legacy as they saw fit, suggesting not only that Season 9 was a lie, but that any late-in-run development they had no desire to see through was a figment of Roseanne Conner’s imagination — a part of her unsold manuscript collecting dust in Dan’s garage. First, they did away with all of Jackie’s character development and reimagined Laurie Metcalf’s alter-ego as a spinster. Her ex-husband Fred? Didn’t exist! And Andy? Well, if Fred didn’t exist, neither did their son! Occasionally, Metcalf found ways to make it work — her comedic and dramatic prowess was on full display in the Season 2 classic “Slappy Holidays,” and any scene opposite Estelle Parsons (aka Bev) was pure gold — but more often than not, one of our greatest living actors was left twisting in the wind. Now, just imagine for a second if Andy had existed and was estranged from Jackie. Not only would their eventual reunion have afforded Metcalf a strong showcase, but it would have offered audiences an explanation for why Jackie grew increasingly isolated in her older age, and why it took her so long to feel like she was deserving of love. What if that had been a part of her journey in the lead-up to meeting (and marrying) Neville? Eventually, Dan and Roseanne’s fourth child, Jerry, was also scrubbed from the record books. At first, he was holed up on some fishing boat in Alaska. Three years later? Poof! Gone! Had he never been mentioned, I doubt I would have cared. The revival had a hard enough time figuring out what to do with their other son, DJ, before they ultimately let Michael Fishman go. After the revival planted the seeds for DJ and his father to go into business together repairing motorcycles — a storyline that would’ve harkened back to Dan’s days owning and operating a bike shop — the first season of The Conners hammered home that Darlene and Becky’s younger brother was in therapy, still battling demons from his time in the Army. But just like his wife and daughter, those ideas evaporated into thin air. In truth, though, I’m more disappointed with how they handled the absence of David. There was a way for Johnny Galecki to remain off screen and not make Darlene’s ex-husband a deadbeat dad — a development that never quite meshed with the version of David we knew and loved from the original run of Roseanne. All it would have taken was the occasional line of dialogue to indicate that David, who still lived in Lanford, took an active role in Mark and Harris’ lives; the kids were old enough where it would have been believable if he and Darlene were never in the same room together once their divorce was finalized in Season 2. Despite my qualms, I did, in fact, enjoy a lot of what The Conners accomplished. The writers delivered a masterclass in how to handle the unforeseen death of a central character, then did a superb job navigating not only Dan’s heartbreak, but his conflicted feelings about moving on with Louise. They couldn’t have found a better on-screen partner for John Goodman than Katey Sagal, though the award for best replacement spouse — and the very best revival addition — goes to Jay R. Ferguson’s Ben Olinsky. As a longtime Darlene and David ‘shipper, I never expected to like Darlene with Ben as much as I have, but Ferguson immediately felt like he belonged, and played well off of just about everyone. Last but not least, I’d be remiss if I didn’t applaud Becky’s arc. The character lost her way in the later seasons of Roseanne; for whatever reason, they just never wrote as well for Sarah Chalke as they did for Lecy Goranson. Thankfully, Goranson stayed put after she returned for the revival, and we got to watch Becky confront her vices, become a mom and finish grad school. As the producers put it, Becky became the person she was meant to be all along. The fact that she found a sweet, sensitive boyfriend in Tyler was an added bonus. All told, I’m glad we got another seven years with the Conner clan… even if I would have handled a few things differently The Conners Was a Good Revival — But If They’d Honored Roseanne History, It Could’ve Been Great TVLINE.COM 'Roseanne' and 'The Conners' too often forgot (or simply ignored) their own history, which prevented a...

Posted April 10 Oscars to Add Best Stunts Category, Starting With 2028 Ceremony TVLINE.COM Stunt performers are finally getting their day in the sun: The Oscars are adding a category for best stunts... I think the best stunt would be to stay awake throughout the whole Oscar telecast.

At the last remaining video store in Pocatello, Idaho, the curtains have closed after more than 30 years, but owner David Kraning found a way to keep a crucial service going for his most loyal customer. Christina Cavanaugh, who has Down syndrome and is mostly non-verbal, has rented a movie from The Video Stop every day for the past 20 years, often the same titles at the same time each afternoon. “She doesn’t ask for very much, she asks for very little, so when she does express herself, I try and accommodate her,” said Toni Cavanaugh, Christina’s mother. Though Christina’s family owns most of the movies she rents, the routine of visiting the store and checking out films is essential to her well-being. “She’ll only watch them if they’re from the video store,” Toni explained with a laugh. “I think it’s comforting.” When financial realities forced Kraning to close The Video Stop, he faced a dilemma about how to break the news to Christina. “Last year, just looking at the financials, it wasn’t sustainable to try and keep the video store going,” Kraning said. “This was one of my first jobs and I remember back in high school, her bringing her daughter in, getting the movies.” Instead of simply shutting down, Kraning, who also owns the convenience store next door, created “Christina’s Corner” — a special section with shelving and a display of DVDs designed to look like the video store experience she was accustomed to. “That somebody would do something so kind, for her specifically like that — he wasn’t thinking about anything else except her. That’s huge,” said Toni. Christina still arrives around 3:30 p.m. daily, selects a movie from Christina’s Corner, and checks it out herself at the register. Before leaving, she gives a gesture that powerfully communicates her gratitude. Toni says Pocatello has been the ideal community for raising Christina. “The people here treat her like family — especially Dave and his team, who continue to prioritize her needs despite business challenges,” she said.

Alabama’s largest house is for sale, and it can be yours for $5 million WWW.AL.COM The mansion is the 44th largest in the United States. are we to assume this means you're in the market for a pied-a-terre?

Tomato/tomahto Potato/potahto Clamato/clamahto

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck to stop in Flushing for one-day appearance on May 3 The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, a popular mobile pop-up known for its signature pink aesthetic and themed desserts, will make its only New York City appearance in Flushing on Saturday, May 3, as part of its 2025 national tour. The truck will be parked outside The Shops at Skyview, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., near the mall’s main entrance. The Flushing stop is expected to draw Hello Kitty fans from all five boroughs eager to enjoy exclusive merchandise and photo-friendly sweet treats. well, now we know what @pubic_assistance, @nycman, and @BenjaminNicholas will be doing May 3rd...

They got rid of the narrator. To tell you the truth, I missed her more than Hilary.

yes... maybe they just don't like you.

I'm about two episodes behind, but I know what's coming. The recent episode guest-starring Leslie Ann Warren as Bobby's estranged mother, whom everyone had thought was dead, was quite good.

Tom Ellis Lands Lead in FBI/CIA Team-Up Series at CBS

CBS has greenlit the single-camera comedy DMV, which stars Colin From Accounts standout Harriet Dyer. It is a workplace comedy “set at the place everyone dreads going most.” The single-cam hails from executive producer Dana Klein (Friends, Fresh Off the Boat) and boasts an ensemble that includes Dyer, Tim Meadows and Molly Kearney (Saturday Night Live), Alex Tarrant (NCIS: Hawai’i), Tony Cavalero (The Righteous Gemstones) and Gigi Zumbado (The Rookie). (Dyer will also continue to write and star in Colin From Accounts, which was recently renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+.)

Sacre Bleu!

Some of us can't afford such a bargain. After I pay my rent out of my disability check I have a whopping $336/mo for all of my luxuries like food, internet and phone, doctor co-pays, insurance, gas to get to the doctor to pay the co-pays, etc. You know... the fun stuff that makes life worth living.