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When an Anchorage man died recently, he left behind an in-home aviary with an estimated 300 cockatiels, according to a local bird club that has been scrambling to find new homes for them. “There’s just so many birds,” said Chelsea Farner, the adopt-a-bird director with the Alaska Bird Club, an all-volunteer organization. Farner said she first heard about the situation when a member of the man’s family left her a voicemail about needing help finding new homes for birds. She had no idea the magnitude of the request until she called back and asked how many. “The woman said, ‘There’s about 300,’” Farner said. “That was not what I was expecting. I thought she was going to say three or four.” The bird club is often asked to help find new homes for birds an owner can’t take care of anymore, Farner said. But the maximum anyone had encountered at once was 12. “This is the biggest number anyone at the bird club has been involved with,” she said. “By far.” Not much is publicly known about the mystery owner of the 300 cockatiels. The family wants to keep the identity of the deceased owner private, Farner said. “It’s a very sensitive situation,” she said. It appears the cockatiels lived in a specially constructed aviary room in the man’s house, with branches and nesting boxes. “He clearly took a lot of pride in these birds,” Farner said. The birds seem to be healthy. “The birds’ feathers seem shiny and nice. They have nice perches, to fly around and be free,” Farner said. “The nesting boxes are away and separate from the perches.” Still, 300 birds is a lot. “I don’t condone having that many birds,” Farner said. “It’s not meant for the typical person. But it seems like the way he did it was the right way.” Farner and Amber Morris, president of the bird club, got permission to visit the man’s house on Monday night. They discovered a bunch of baby cockatiels, which they decided to hand feed. They decided to return with dish towels and nets to capture the adult cockatiels. They anticipate making more than a few trips to move the birds out of the man’s house. “It’s going to be a gradual process,” Morris said. The next challenge will be to find the birds new homes. For now, the plan is to take groups of the birds to two Petco locations, where they will be offered for adoption. Other birds will be taken to Anchorage Animal Care and Control, where they will be eligible for adoption after a period of quarantine time, Morris said. The two will be posting on the Alaska Bird Club’s Facebook page about adoption opportunities, Farner said. Prospective new owners should be aware that it’s not clear whether the owner handled the birds much, so they may not be “hand tamed,” or used to being held by people, she said. “We think he may have just been enjoying them, watching them fly around,” she said. Cockatiels are among the most popular birds to be kept as pets. Native to Australia, they are known for a distinct mohawk-like head crest. In captivity, a cockatiel can live 20 years or more. It’s not unusual for the city’s animal control authorities to end up with a large menagerie of animals someone can’t care for anymore, said Laura Atwood, a spokeswoman for Anchorage Animal Care and Control. Usually, it’s cats. “We’ll get a call for an animal welfare check and find out somebody had 30 or 40 cats,” Atwood said. Large numbers of exotic animals have also ended up with Animal Care and Control — a few years ago, someone dropped off 22 bearded dragons — but this situation is unique. Never before has Atwood heard of an apparently devoted animal owner dying and leaving hundreds of animals. “Nothing even close,” she said. It’s not illegal to have 300 cockatiels in Anchorage. In fact, it’s not illegal to have any number of birds in a private home in Anchorage — as long as they are being cared for in a humane manner, said Atwood. The city’s animal licensing laws allow a household to keep up to four dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets or horses, or a combination of up to seven of those animals, without a special permit. But birds, reptiles and other kinds of legal small pets aren’t on that list, Atwood said. “A person could have as many as they could care for,” she said.

Netflix and Shondaland have acquired the rights to the viral New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler. “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes is attached to write the series adaptation — the first project to be announced under the blockbuster overall deal she inked at Netflix last August, leaving her longtime home, ABC Studios. It also would mark the first series Rhimes has created since “Scandal.” The last few series from Shondaland, the company Rhimes runs with Betsy Beers, have come from other creators. Since coming out on May 28, Pressler’s story has become an instant hot commodity, with about a dozen producers pursuing it for a screen adaptation, both in TV and features. Deadline hears that Netflix stepped up in a big way, and Rhimes’ commitment to do the adaptation as her first series for the streaming platform further tipped the scales. The article chronicles the incredible rise and fall of now-infamous Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin) who, through web of lies, scammed her way into becoming an “It” girl on the New York social scene and nearly launched a Soho House–type club. She had an unwitting partner in crime, luring former 11 Howard concierge Neffatari “Neff” Davis into her schemes. Last October, Sorokin, who had claimed to be a wealthy German heiress, was accused of instead being a con artist who had scammed money from banks, businesses and friends. She was charged with multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services and is being held without bond on Rikers Island. She has pleaded not guilty. Since moving to Netflix last August, Rhimes had been quietly acquiring IP, meeting with writers and developing ideas for potential series. She is in the first year of a five-year deal that, in success, could bring her $300 million or more. Pressler was repped in the deal by Gersh. Rhimes is repped by ICM Partners and attorney Michael Gendler. Judge rips fake heiress, says she’s too focused on movie deal Her story impressed Netflix execs — but not a Manhattan judge. A fake socialite who swindled thousands of dollars from banks, businesses and wealthy pals — and earned herself a Netflix series for it — was ripped in court Tuesday for her lack of regret. “I see no remorse,” Justice Diane Kiesel told Anna Sorokin, 27, who sauntered into court wearing black-rimmed glasses, a makeshift white headband and a prison-issue sweatsuit. “She seems more concerned about who is going to play her in the movie than what she’s done to the people she allegedly took advantage of,” said Kiesel in Manhattan Supreme Court. Sorokin, who goes by the alias Anna Delvey, pursed her lips in court as photographers snapped her picture. The judge refused to come down from the prosecutor’s offer of three to nine years in prison, calling the defense lawyer’s request for one to three years “a mere slap on the wrist for a crime this serious.” Attorney Todd Spodek filed a lengthy memorandum arguing for leniency. Netflix just inked a deal to acquire the rights to Sorokin’s story that was featured in New York magazine’s article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People.” Sorokin’s arrest was first reported by The Post. “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes has been tapped to write the series. Sorokin allegedly posed as a German heiress with a $60 million fortune, scamming her way into the New York social scene and bilking $270,000 from a string of victims. She invited a pal on an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech and used a debit card she knew would be declined. She then asked the friend to pay the $62,000 bill for the luxury villa — which included a personal butler and a private pool — and allegedly promised to reimburse her. She didn’t. The blue-eyed German national also allegedly failed to pay for a private plane she chartered to Omaha, Neb., for a Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. In yet another scheme, Sorokin is accused of trying to obtain a $22 million loan from two banks to open a private nightclub. While she was busy trying to realize her business venture, she stayed at swanky Manhattan hotels and allegedly skipped out on the bills. It turns out the social grifter, whose father is a truck driver, doesn’t have a cent to her name, according to prosecutor Catherine McCaw. Sorokin, who’s charged with grand larceny, theft of services and other raps, faces up to 15 years in prison. Fake heiress even ripped off law firms for over $250K: court docs The socialite grifter who posed as a German heiress to scam banks and friends out of thousands of dollars also ripped off several white-shoe law firms, court papers say. Anna Sorokin, whose alias is Anna Delvey, isn’t charged over the $250,000 in unpaid legal fees she allegedly owes Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLC, Perkins Coie LLC and Lowenstein Sandler LLC. But prosecutors had asked a judge to allow into evidence the unpaid legal tab to show motive and intent in her scamster case. In the end, though, Sorokin’s lawyer, Todd Spodek, successfully argued that his client’s legal bills were too prejudicial, leading Judge Diane Kiesel to recently bar the testimony from trial. In a filing, Assistant DA Catherine McCaw had said Sorokin racked up $160,000 in fees at Perkins Coie in connection with her attempt to rent 281 Park Avenue South, where she planned to open an arts club. The deal for the commercial space fell through after Sorokin, 28, allegedly sent the real-estate agent a suspicious-looking screenshot showing a $20 million bank balance. McCaw said the account was closed months earlier and actually had a negative $2,000 balance. Sorokin also failed to pay Gibson Dunn $65,000 after a partner represented her in a failed $22 million bank-loan application, billing her $1,000 an hour, documents say. She is charged for filing fraudulent paperwork to try to obtain the loan. She racked up another $30,000 at Lowenstein Sandler LLC. Jurors will hear that Sorokin allegedly Googled the phrases “faking bank statements,” “generate fake credit score report” and “faking bank statements [sic] penalties,” according to the judge’s ruling. Jury selection began Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan Supreme Court in the case against the faux heiress, who allegedly tricked New York’s elite out of cash and goods. The Post reported that she even allegedly scammed the ultimate con man, Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland. The Russia-born Sorokin, whose father is a truck driver, is facing charges of grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and theft of services. She has pleaded not guilty. Both Netflix and HBO have shows in the works on Sorokin’s life story.

A Texas family says their beloved pooch saved their lives when he attacked a gunman who opened fire at a 13-year-old’s birthday party. Laura Martinez was hosting the bash for her youngest daughter at her Houston home on March 9 when a teen boy who was known to the family burst in with a gun. The shooter fired eight shots, hitting Martinez in the leg, her son, Taylor Hollier, in the foot, and her stepdaughter, Valerie Pace, near her spine and in her thigh, according to a GoFundMe. The family dog, a Great Pyrenees named Zero, was shot three times after he attacked the gunman — once after he bit the shooter in the arm, and twice after Zero knocked him to the ground, the family said. Zero died later from his wounds. The family believes Zero saved their lives by forcing the shooter’s arm lower as he fired. “He jumped up to protect us and never showed any fear, even when he was struck,” Pace told ABC 13. “I’m gonna miss him a lot,” Martinez added. Harris County police identified the alleged shooter as Javian Castenada. The family said Castenada broke into their home the night before the party and stole some things. As of late last week, police were still on the hunt for Castenada, who they said was “armed and dangerous.” He is wanted on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, has penned a candid essay about parenting with the incurable disease. “When I learned I was pregnant with my first son, Beau, six years ago, I was terrified,” Sigler wrote on Shondaland.com. “All of a sudden, I had to think about how my MS would affect someone else. (I say this, because my husband has made me feel since day one that this disease had no negative effect on us as a couple.) But with my son, his safety depended on me!” Sigler and her husband Cutter Dykstra are parents to Beau, 5, and Jack, 14 months. The 37-year-old actress, who has a slight limp and can’t move as quickly as she used to, worried she wouldn’t be able to adequately take care of and protect her child. “I even, sadly, had to have the talk with my husband about what we’d do in the worst of circumstances, where I thought out loud: If there ever was a mass shooting, you have to take the kids and run, and trust I will do my best to stay safe,” she wrote. “Just thinking about this still makes me tear up.” Despite the challenges Sigler faces, the “Sopranos” star is dedicated to powering through. “MS — any chronic illness, really — becomes your whole family’s disease, not just your own. It affects our daily choices, and while sometimes I resent that, it has also made me see how strong I am,” she said. “I am there for [my kids] each and every day.” She continued, “I walk Jack every day in his stroller, around the block, no matter how long it takes me. I take Beau to hockey and karate and baseball, and sit on my chair and cheer him on. I am definitely participating in life the way I always dreamed, but it’s not without challenges.” Despite dealing with pain, Sigler is confident she is being the mom she always wanted to be. “My two little boys give me all the love and reassurance I’ll ever need,” she said. “They have shown me that I don’t need anything, good or bad, working or not, disease or no disease, to be deserving of love.”

A California man who was forced to shorten his fence over a neighbor’s complaints got the perfect revenge — by setting up a garden party of nude mannequins that is now in full view of the next-door home. Jason Windus of Santa Rosa said he built the tall fence to keep his dogs in his yard, but after a neighbor complained, the city forced him to reduce the height or face a fine, KTVU FOX 2 reported. Windus chopped it to the maximum 36 inches, and then set up five naked mannequins — with some standing and others seated on chairs in his yard. “I don’t know who it is and I’m sure they’re not going to come forward,” Windus told the news outlet of the protesting neighbor. “And even if they do, this is just a statement for them — maybe mind your own business a little bit.” Windus, the owner of a moving company, had amassed the mannequins after he cleaned out a clothing store. “I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away. I was going to use them for target practice,” Windus said of the mannequins, according to ABC 7. Windus set up the in-the-buff, life-size dolls around a table with a mannequin’s severed head on it in the yard and put up a sign that reads: “Reserved seat for the nosey neighbor that complained about my fence to the city.” “I guess the average person would get angry and cop resentment? I throw a naked party in my yard,” Windus said. He told KTVU that his display is “all fun and games” and that he’s “trying to be light with what’s going on.” Some of Windus’ other neighbors got a kick out of the mannequin set-up. “Makes the place more interesting,” one told ABC 7. Owner of famed ‘Flintstone’ house sued over how ugly it is Yabba dabba don’t — be so tacky! The wealthy owner of a “Flintstones”-style home in California is being sued by her neighbors, who say the sprawling abode is a hideous nuisance. Residents living near the cavelike $3 million Bay Area pad — which was inspired by the cartoon — say they aren’t having “a gay old time” because new additions to the property have made it extra-ugly, according to a lawsuit, cited by the San Francisco Chronicle. “[it] creates a highly visible eyesore and is out of keeping with community standards,” the suit claims, according to the Chronicle. The abode, in the affluent town of Hillsborough, is owned by businesswoman and former newspaper publisher Florence Fang — who neighbors say outfitted the property with several tacky renovations, such as metal dinosaurs and a sign that declares, “Yabba Dabba Doo.” Those property changes created “safety hazards that required immediate correction to protect visitors to the property,” the lawsuit notes, according to the paper. Fang has already received three stop orders from the Hillsborough Building Department in past years and has been fined for her “landscaping” additions, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal. She didn’t return requests for comment. But her grandson, Sean Fang, said in a statement that she “will fight to save the Flintstone House.” “I think the dinosaurs are beautiful,” he said. “They make everyone smile and should stay.” The home was designed in the 1970s by architect William Nicholson by spraying concrete onto a mesh frame.

One of the strangest campaigns in the crowded Democratic primary field just got a little stranger A few months ago, Andrew Yang was the longest of long shots to land the Democratic nomination. Now, he’s polling as a fringe contender, thanks in part to some outside-the-box policy proposals that have gained traction in certain corners of the Internet. In a recent interview with the Daily Beast, Yang became the first, and likely only, 2020 candidate to take a stand against circumcision. “I’m highly aligned with the intactivists,” he said. “History will prove them even more correct.” Not only does Yang, 44, align himself with intactivists, a name for those who oppose circumcision, he wants to incorporate the position into public policy. “From what I’ve seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky,” added Yang, who has no plans to ban circumcision, only to “inform parents that it is entirely up to them whether their infant gets circumcised, and that there are costs and benefits either way.” “The more choice we give parents, and the more we diminish the possible preconceptions or misinformation various parents are receiving, then the better off we’ll be as a society,” he said. Circumcision has been found to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections in infants and sexually transmitted diseases in men. The practice has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But UTIs in infants are rare and treatable, and intactivists believe there are better ways to reduce the risk of STDs than performing surgery on an infant’s genitals. “I think there’s nothing more inhumane than tying down a baby or a child and amputating a healthy, normal part of his body,” Intact America founder Georganne Chapin told the Daily Beast, adding that she thinks Yang’s campaign slogan, “Humanity First,” is “awesome.” Yang’s candidacy initially drew attention because of his proposal to institute a universal basic income — or “Freedom Dividend” — of $1,000 per month, largely in an effort to offset the effects of the job loss that will result from automation. “If you’re dealing with an economic shift this historic, then you need to bring real solutions to bear that are going to help people manage the transition,” he told Rolling Stone in January. “And the most efficient way to do that is a universal basic income.” A month after speaking with Rolling Stone, Yang appeared on the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He started to develop a cult following. “Everything is up and to the right since the Joe Rogan podcast,” campaign manager Zach Graumann told the Daily Beast earlier this month. “That was the key. That was the moment.” Yang’s unexpected rise was nurtured in corners of the Internet like Reddit and 4chan, and often with the help of the #MAGA sect, which took to Yang’s proposal to give every American adult $1,000 per month, no strings attached. Memes abounded. The #YangGang was born. According to a report from Axios published Tuesday morning, Yang has received more mentions on 4chan and 8chan than any other Democratic candidate. But as his candidacy has taken root in far-right hotbeds, it’s unclear how much of the support is sincere, and how much is part of a tongue-in-cheek effort to introduce chaos into the Democratic primary and elevate a candidate users believe will increase President Trump’s chances of winning in 2020. Regardless, Yang’s heightened profile has yielded more than a few memes. Last week, his campaign announced it had received contributions from 65,000 unique donors, the threshold necessary to qualify for the first two Democratic debates. Shortly before making the announcement, Yang tweeted that he believed one his donors was Nicolas Cage. Cage’s manager later confirmed to Rolling Stone that the actor did indeed donate to Yang’s campaign and that he supports his candidacy.

Wendy Williams living in sober house: Celebrities tweet their support Celebrities are coming forward to show their support for Wendy Williams after she announced on her talk show Tuesday that she’s been living in a sober house. Former “Today” co-host Tamron Hall, who’s set to launch a talk show of her own in September, tweeted, “Proud of @WendyWilliams for taking this major step! Her journey will inspire so many people in the same situation… using her voice for good.” CNN anchor Don Lemon praised the 54-year-old — who has been open about her past drug abuse — for her bravery in coming forward. “I say bravest woman I know. @WendyWilliams finally speaks her truth about recovery,” Lemon tweeted. “The View” co-host Meghan McCain said what Williams shared was not “for the weak of heart.” “Sending strength and love to you @WendyWilliams – speaking your truth and showing your struggle and darkness on national television is not for the weak of heart,” McCain tweeted. For comedian Whitney Cummings and “Scandal” star Bellamy Young, things got personal. “Addiction has plagued myself and my family for my whole life and I’m just so grateful that she’s sharing her story to help combat the shame of addiction,” Cummings tweeted. “This is a disease that discriminates against nobody.” And Young shared, “I learned a long time ago in #AlAnon that ‘we’re only as sick as our secrets.’ So shine your LIGHT. Let us heal w/you. There are very few lives untouched by addiction: it’s so important that we share how we heal & how we grow. I’m w/you 100%.” Meanwhile, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler — who in January told GQ he’s been sober for nearly a decade (his fourth attempt at staying clean) — spoke about bravery. “YOU KNOW WHATS BRAVE..? ADMITTING YOUR FAILURE…ADMITTING YOUR TRIUMPHS WITHOUT A CARE FOR JUDGEMENT,” he tweeted. “STRENGTH TAKES TIME TO BUILD…BETTER LATE THAN NEVER…CONGRATS TO @WendyWilliams FOR SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH. .” Piers Morgan, known for blasting celebs, took a break from his feuds to compliment Williams. “Love @WendyWilliams – one of the nicest & most genuine people I’ve encountered on US TV,” he wrote. “This was a gutsy thing to admit – wish her all the best.” Howard Stern, who went after Williams and her “mystery illness” after she criticized his book, has yet to address Williams’ announcement. On Tuesday, Williams revealed that she didn’t tell anyone but her husband, Kevin Hunter, that she would be moving into the sober facility. “Only Kevin knows about this. Not my parents, nobody. Nobody knew because I look so glamorous out here,” she shared on her show. “After I finish my appointments … I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in the tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family. … We talk and read and talk and read and then I get bored with them. Doors locked by 10 p.m., lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you. So that is my truth.” Her revelation comes after she took a 2-month hiatus from her eponymous TV show. Upon her return, she revisited her past struggles with drugs but said her absence was because of her Graves’ disease. She didn’t officially say on Tuesday that she relapsed.

A New Hampshire turkey played crossing guard for his feathered friends — halting traffic on a two-lane road while they crossed the street, a new video shows. The traffic-safety-conscious fowl stood in one lane with it tail feathers unfurled, blocking oncoming traffic in Litchfield, New Hampshire, on Thursday. A pack of birds then safely cross the road as traffic remains stopped, the video shows. The crossing guard-bird then scampers across the road after all the other turkeys.

I was in the dentist's chair today getting numbed for a shot when the song came on. No, I didn't start singing. Smooth Criminal & Don't You Want Me also came on.

It's not a part of my cable package, but I tend to watch old sitcoms, so I probably would occasionally if I got it.

Did y’all catch the season premiere of TRADING SPACES last night? TLC also brought back WHILE YOU WERE OUT, but without Andrew Dan Jumbo & Theresa Strasser, who cares?

My former roommate & I visited Russia a few months after communism fell; a tourist company was trying to establish itself & we got a private car & driver. We were on our way to see something outside of Leningrad (they changed the name a week or so later) and our driver got pulled over for speeding. I don't think it was a racial thing, but we were nervous, nevertheless. My father got pulled over in PA when he & my mom were taking my sister to look at colleges. He actually told the cop that there had been police cars at every other underpass to catch speeders, but that they had changed the pattern and that was why he got caught. I got pulled over for doing 57 in a 50 MPH zone on a highway in Maryland. The speed limit had been 55, and then it just changed at a county or city line or something and I didn't see the sign. Unfortunately the cop smelled pot in my car & did a search and...

A group of tenants in a Hell’s Kitchen apartment complex say they are being locked out — by technology. And now they are suing their landlord for the return of their low-tech keys to the front lobby. “It’s ridiculous that everyone is spending all this money to go to court just to get a key,” said Mary Beth McKenzie, 72, an artist who has lived in the West 45th St. building for nearly five decades. “For 45 years I’ve had a key. And now, we can’t get keys.” Instead of keys, the building’s owners have installed a new electronic security system called Latch, which requires a smartphone app to access the building’s lobby, where a newly built elevator and the tenants’ mailboxes are located. McKenzie’s 93-year-old husband has been a virtual shut-in since the new technology was introduced last year because he doesn’t use a cellphone and has difficulty walking up the three flights of stairs to their apartment, she said. Tenants in the complex at 517-525 West 45th St. don’t need to use the lobby to access the stairwells to the buildings, which are between four and five stories each. McKenzie and some of the other rent-regulated tenants who are suing for the return of their keys say Latch also includes a GPS function that allows the building’s owners to monitor their movements and even their social media. The app, which is currently in use in more than 1,000 residential buildings in the city, also comes with an 84-page contract which states that any information collected through the Latch system goes to the building owner, the tenants say. “Once I come into the building using Latch, the landlord is immediately notified,” said Charlotte Pfahl, who lives on the fifth floor and is one of five plaintiffs in the lawsuit in Manhattan civil court. “It’s a form of harassment,” said McKenzie, whose paintings hang in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian. “What happens if your phone dies? I don’t want to be stuck on the street and I don’t want to be surveilled.” Some of the rent-regulated tenants told The Post that they see Latch as part of a pattern of harassment by the owners to push them out of their apartments so they can rent them at market rate. Market rents in the building vary between $2,600 per month for a studio and $4,500 for a two-bedroom, according to recent real-estate listings. The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development had previously slapped the owners of the building with two violations for capping the keyhole on the lock to the lobby door when they introduced the technology. The violations were removed last week following a second HPD inspection. The owners removed the cap from the lobby lock, but still did not issue mechanical keys to those tenants who asked for them, Pfahl told The Post. The owners — a limited liability company controlled by Offir Naim and Shai Bernstein — said they installed Latch to provide tenants greater security following a burglary in August 2018, according to court papers. And the GPS function is optional, they said. “Tenants have the option to disable that function at any time,” Naim said in court filings. The Latch system also allows tenants to buzz someone, such as a courier, into the building without having to be at home, court papers say. But Ron Sharpe, who has lived on the first floor of the building since 2003 and runs an antiques business with his partner, is not impressed. “We just want a key,” he said. “It’s just easier to handle.”

By all means, ask for a lock, since you have valuables there. It would also be nice to know what kind of homeowner's insurance your landlord has, though he might not like the question so I don't know if I'd ask it. If for some reason he doesn't want you to have a lock, invest in a nanny-cam.

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/i-wouldnt-mind-being-calvin-klein.84855/#post-764895 The male model and one-time boy-toy of Calvin Klein only cared about how his hair looked as he left Manhattan court Friday where he was facing charges for allegedly beating someone with a frying pan, breaking into an apartment and stealing drugs. Nicholas “Nick” Gruber — who dated the much older fashion mogul in 2010 for two years in Klein’s first public gay relationship — replied “How does my hair look?” after a Post photographer jokingly asked if he was ready for a closeup. Gruber was arrested on March 11 for two crimes inside an East 76th Street building. He had previously charged in 2012 for punching a 20-year-old man after a night of partying. This time, prosecutors say Gruber, 29, and co-defendant Brandon Steele repeatedly hit an unnamed person with a frying pan on Sept. 3, 2018 and then refused to let the victim leave the apartment despite his pleas to get out. The beating broke several bones in his back, nearly severed his ear and may adversely affect his vision, the complaint states. Gruber was charged with second-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment for that incident and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted on the top count. On March 5 of this year, prosecutors say in a separate complaint that he broke into an apartment in the same building and stole a bag of methamphetamine along with a newly delivered package of clothing. Gruber claimed he never broke in, as he was subletting it from another woman, but the superintendent of the building told police he didn’t live there, according to the complaint. Gruber is charged with criminal possession of stolen property, drugs possession and trespassing for the second incident and he faces up to a year in jail if convicted on the top count. Back in April 2012, Gruber was accused of bringing a guy home with him to his Greenwich Street apartment after a night of partying and then punching the man. Cops at the time also found cocaine inside Gruber’s pants. He served 20 days community service for that offense. He pleaded guilty to drug charges in August 2012 for that case and eventually landed himself at a posh Arizona rehab. Gruber was slated to write a tell-all book about his relationship with Klein but later changed his mind. He is out on $5,000 bail and is due back in court on April 4. Gruber declined to comment about his cases.

Imagine Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. with English accents and those beloved self-deprecating British senses of humor. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center will present Tenors Un Limited, a trio of crooners also known as “The Rat Pack of Opera,” in Bayside on Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. The group, which is celebrating 15 years together, is touring the United States with the “From Venice to Vegas” show, an eclectic mix of melodies from the opera world, Broadway tunes, and popular music from the 1950s and 1960s. Members also like to tell stories, crack jokes, and ham it up on stage. Thus, attendees can expect to chuckle in their seats between versions of “La Donna è Mobile,” “Volare,” “You’re Too Good to be True,” and Sting’s “Fragile.” They can also expect to hear introductions before the Opera songs with a bit of history and musical theory. Ticket prices are $48, $42, and $35. Each performer — Scott Ciscon, Paul Martin, and Jem Sharples — was enjoying a solo career until 2002, when they got the idea to form a “classical-crossover man band” that did popular songs from a variety of genres with a heavy incorporation of rich harmonies. They love harmonies. Luckily, audiences did, too. They got gigs at hallowed English venues such as Wembley Stadium during the final of a soccer championship and the Royal Festival Hall, while also appearing on television via BBC and Sky Sports. After their popularity grew, they went on tours of other European countries, Australia, and the United States. As the Queensborough Performing Arts Center has been undergoing a renovation over the past few months, this concert will take place at The OLBS Theater at 34-45 202nd St. (the corner of 35th Avenue and 203rd Street) in Bayside. There is free parking in an adjacent lot and on the street.

“One Day at a Time” has been canceled at Netflix after three seasons, Variety has learned. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, producer Sony Pictures Television plans to shop the series elsewhere. The reboot of the classic Norman Lear sitcom was co-created Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, who also serve as co-showrunners. The series followed three generations of a Cuban-American family. A newly-single mom and military veteran (Justina Machado) journeys through the triumphs and tribulations that come with raising two strong-willed, mega-millennial children (Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz), all the while enlisting the “help” of her old-school mother (Rita Moreno) and her building manager-turned-invaluable confidante (Todd Grinnell). The series also starred Stephen Toblowsky. “It’s been a great honor to work with the legendary Norman Lear on ‘One Day at a Time,'” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos in a statement. “I’ve personally spoken with Norman, and co-creators Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce, to express my gratitude to them, all the writers, the dedicated crew and the cast including the brilliant Justina Machado and dazzling Rita Moreno for creating a series with such humor, heart and humanity. This was a very difficult decision and we’re thankful to all the fans who’ve supported the series, our partners at Sony, and all the critics who embraced it. While it’s disappointing that more viewers didn’t discover ‘One Day at a Time,’ I believe the series will stand the test of time.” In addition to Calderon-Kellet and Royce, Lear served as executive producer along with Michael Garcia and Brent Miller. Sony Pictures Television produced for Netflix. According to another individual with knowledge of the decision, the show simply did not garner enough viewership to justify a fourth season, particularly given the fact that it was produced by an outside studio. Nevertheless, “One Day at a Time” has been a critical darling from the beginning. Season 1 averaged a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while both Seasons 2 and 3 are at 100%. Calderon-Kellet and Royce issued a joint statement on Twitter, which read in part, “We had the time of our lives making this show. We worked with the best, most giving and talented cast, writers and crew ever, as well as the incomparable Norman Lear. So while our hearts are very heavy, they are also bursting with appreciation for this amazing experience.” Calderon-Kellett also shared her frustrations in separate Twitter postings. (Read the full statements below.) Lear said he was “heartbroken” over the cancellation. He posed the question via Twitter: “Is there really so little room in business for love and laughter?” (Read the full statement below.) Netflix also said in a tweet thread announcing the cancellation, “And to anyone who felt seen or represented — possibly for the first time — by ODAAT, please don’t take this as an indication your story is not important. The outpouring of love for this show is a firm reminder to us that we must continue finding ways to tell these stories.”

Now shielding my eyes. Thanks for the warning! :rolleyes:

Nearly 21,000 canines competed in the Crufts 2019 dog show — but there was only one Baron Kratu von Bearbum. The Romanian rescue mutt took no trophies or ribbons at England’s annual celebration of man’s best friend. Who needs hardware when you own the spotlight? Kratu furballed his way through the agility course, gleefully refusing to obey his trainer’s every command. Far from a four-legged fiasco, this adorable 5-year-old was the one to watch. Officially billed as a Carpathian-Mioritic mix, Kratu’s rambunctious moves and stealth hiding techniques cracked up the Crufts crowd. Founded by traveling salesman Charles Cruft in 1891, the 128-year-old Kennel Club eventnow attracts more than 150,000 tourists, breeders, traders and, of course, dogs every year. Kratu was one of 3,611 dogs leading what organizers dubbed the “foreign invasion,” which saw 413 entrants from Italy, 389 from France, 327 from the Netherlands and 325 from Germany. The UK-based rescue group Wood Green saved Kratu from an abusive home in 2014, The Dodo reports. He was adopted as a puppy by his owner/trainer, Tessa Eagle Swan. “As a teenager he was incredibly hard to train — he was so stubborn and determined to do what he wanted,” Swan tells the Daily Mail. “He is such a big character who will try to do what he wants rather than what I am asking,” she says. “He is challenging … [but I] believe in all rescue dogs having an education with kind reward-based training and, if needed, behavioral work in order to be able to become happy, balanced dogs.” Well, there’s little question that Kratu made some dog watchers happy. In the end, Crufts supplied 12 solid hours of televised pooch performance art on Channel 4 in the UK. That’s nothing to bark at.