Perhaps old age has softened the Stones. After more than two decades, Rolling Stones frontmen Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have finally relinquished their rights over The Verve’s legacy, their singular hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony,” which has been part of a legendary copyright dispute since the song’s release in 1997. “This remarkable and life-affirming turn … Continue reading "Rolling Stones give ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ song rights back to The Verve"

Welcome to the Twilight Zone of real estate, where everything and nothing is for sale all at once. When Manhattan’s ritziest new mansions in the sky hit the market at 220 Central Park South, there was no fanfare. There were no lavish broker parties or full-page ads in the New York Times. In fact, nobody … Continue reading "The richest New Yorkers buy and sell their homes in secret"

It’s going to be Cameron Crowe vs. Alanis Morissette at the Tonys next year. Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” begins previews in the fall at the Broadhurst Theatre. But it could be upstaged in the spring by Crowe’s adaptation of his terrific movie “Almost Famous.” Crowe put on a couple of staged readings of his show … Continue reading "‘Almost Famous’ musical is almost ready to rock Broadway"

Mayor Bill de Blasio has been running for (giggle) president of the United States for awhile now, flitting about America, hoovering up humiliations that would crush a lesser ego. He’s been the regular butt of vicious late-night humor — and how many progressive Democrats have to suffer that? He managed to get himself shouted down … Continue reading "De Blasio’s 2020 run is a just one vast fit of self-indulgence"

Snapchat employees have been using internal tools — which offer them privileged access to user data — to spy on people’s pages, a report says. Two workers who are no longer with the app’s parent company, Snap, spoke to Motherboard about the alleged abuse of power– which included breaches of location info and and other … Continue reading "Snapchat employees abused data access, spied on users: report"

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage took effect. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last week in a legislative vote on a cause that the island’s LGBT rights activists have championed for … Continue reading "Same-sex couples start registering marriages in Taiwan"

New York: Brooks Koepka has cemented his status as the most dominant golfer at the majors since Tiger Woods in his pomp, even if his second US PGA Championship win was tighter than expected. Koepka's final round at windy, difficult Bethpage Black was filled with late bogeys but the powerful American held on to secure his … Continue reading "'Unbelievable dominance': Koepka wins PGA despite final-round meltdown"

Adam Scott believes Brooks Koepka is transforming golf at the major championship level after the big-hitting American secured the largest 54-hole lead in US PGA Championship history. Australian Scott was among those left in defending PGA champion Koepka's wake on day three as he maintained his seven-shot cushion atop the leaderboard at New York's Bethpage … Continue reading "Scott slides, Koepka takes record PGA lead"

Adam Scott produced one of the best putting rounds of his US golf career, and the round of the day, but it was still not enough to keep US PGA Championship leader Brooks Koepka within arm’s length. Scott is tied for second after two rounds at New York’s Bethpage Black but faces a seven-shot deficit … Continue reading "Scott produces round of the day but can't get near Koepka"

New York City: Adam Scott produced one of the best putting rounds of his US golf career, and the round of the day, but it was still not enough to keep US PGA Championship leader Brooks Koepka within arm's length. Scott is tied for second after two rounds at New York's Bethpage Black but faces … Continue reading "Scott shares second at US PGA but Koepka is streets ahead"