Today is Friday, January 3, 2025.
It is the 3rd day of the year.
362 days remain.
WHAT’S ON TAP
A report on the world’s most on-time airlines and 2024’s toughest Wordle. Details in HIT LIST.
BILLIE EILISH’s hit is the most-streamed and JUSTIN BIEBER drools over wife HAILEY BIEBER. More in SHOWBIZ.
“Frasier” (might) be getting a Season 3 and DAVID LETTERMAN enjoys life in Indiana. Details in CASTING CALL.
MEGHAN MARKLE’s new Netflix show arrives in two weeks. Details in ROYALS.
If you’re in the market for a sailboat, Allan Askar from Florida has a deal for you: he’ll sell you his for just $1.
THE CATCH: It’s beached, and getting it afloat again will cost north of $20,000.
Askar sailed from St. Augustine to the Dominican Republic in late December, but rough seas kept him working and on edge for nearly 16 hours. He went to sleep exhausted, and when he woke up, the sailboat had washed ashore, where it’s been stuck since December 22.
He’s now selling the ship on Craigslist, and says he’ll pitch in to cover the costs of getting it unstuck. If he doesn’t get it moved within thirty days of being beached, he faces fines and even jail time. Askar says the ship is in fine condition, but he sounds ready to move on. [via WESH]
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Do you Wordle?
Wordsmiths solved more than 5.3 BILLION Wordle puzzles 2024, but one proved to be the toughest for the majority of people. On October 15, the word “corer” stumped millions of players -- ending 5.6 million streaks.
Meanwhile, April 23 marked the world puzzle’s most-played game of the year. The word that day was “rover.” [via TODAY]
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Since leaving “Late Night” in 2015, DAVID LETTERMAN has taken some time to reflect on his time in Hollywood.
“I find that I pretended to be someone I’m truly not,” he told GQ.
When asked if he felt showbusiness made him a “worse person,” Letterman quickly replied with a “yes” before adding that he now feels he has “greater humanity” than he did while on TV.
These days, the 77-year-old says he is a much “happier” person living in his home state of Indiana. [via GQ]
A home once owned by ROBERT KARDASHIAN SR., where OJ SIMPSON famously hid while on the run, has hit the market.
The Encino, California pad, currently owned by comedian RUSSELL PETERS, has a listing price of nearly $6 million. Recent renovations have totally transformed the property, which now includes 6 beds and 9 baths across 8,000 square feet of living space. [via TMZ]
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JUSTIN BIEBER is hoping his New Year’s Eve Instagram post will quiet all rumors that he and wife HAILEY BIEBER are heading for divorce.
“Um…going anywhere with u bb. Happy New Year,” he captioned a snapshot of Mrs. Bieber wearing lingerie under a fur coat.
She meanwhile, posted an adorable picture of son Jack’s feet, captioning it “HNY.” [via Page Six]
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UP NEXT: An 11th hour win for most-streamed song of the year on Spotify, a Carvana controversy, New Music Friday, MEGHAN MARKLE’s new show, and the latest on COLIN JOST and PETE DAVIDSON’s boat project.
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