Author Archives: Jacqueline Kelley

Kim K on post-baby bod: I have 10 pounds to go

Kim K on post-baby bod: I have 10 pounds to go

Us Weekly Kim Kardashian, who has slammed rumors she lost weight with surgery, shows off her post-baby body on the cover of US Weekly magazine. Kim Kardashian may be her harshest critic. The curvaceous beauty debut her post-baby bikini bod six months after giving birth to daughter North West, but she’s not completely satisfied with the outcome. “It was OK,” ...

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NSA can track you with cookies from Google, iOS, Android – and it might be legal

NSA can track you with cookies from Google, iOS, Android – and it might be legal

It’s difficult to tell just how upset to be about the latest NSA techno-super power uncovered by Washington Post reporters, because it’s unclear just what exactly is going on. A series of Snowden-leaked slides from an NSA meeting entitled “NSA signal-surveillance success stories” has revealed that the agency is collecting location and browsing data through the cookies and geo-tags openly ...

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Old meets new for Boerum Hill artist

Old meets new for Boerum Hill artist

David Zimand Boerum Hill artist Elke Reva Sudin is fresh from her first exhibition during Art Basel in Miami. Blending a complex religious identity in modern painting? Brooklyn resident Elke Reva Sudin has it down to an art. The 26-year-old Boerum Hill artist, a Modern Orthodox Jew, is fresh off of exhibiting her work in Miami as part of the ...

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5 ways to keep your brain sharp as you age

5 ways to keep your brain sharp as you age

Monkey Business Images/shutterstock.com Exercise is among the most critical factors in reducing your risk of dementia, a new study finds. To cut your risk of developing dementia by as much as two thirds, a new study suggests following five healthy lifestyle rules. Most important is getting regular exercise, followed by not smoking, maintaining a low body weight, eating a healthy ...

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Pirates’ McCutchen proposes on ‘Ellen’

Pirates’ McCutchen proposes on ‘Ellen’

Michael Rozman/ Warner Bros The future Mr. and Mrs. McCutchen: Andrew McCutchen and girlfriend Maria Hanslovan. The top hat was a gift from Ellen DeGeneres. Andrew McCutchen wanted an extension on his four-year relationship with girlfriend Maria Hanslovan and that’s just what he got. The Pirates center fielder — and National League MVP — popped the question on the “Ellen” ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Divine additions at Sherman Creek

EXCLUSIVE: Divine additions at Sherman Creek

Courtesy NYRP Brooklyn firm Bade Stageberg Cox won with a proposal for two rusted-steel pavilions looking out over a small cove in the river. Bette Midler is floating another big idea for the Harlem River. The New York Restoration project, founded by the Divine Miss M, has been managing Inwood’s 15-acre Sherman Creek Park for 17 years. Now the nonprofit ...

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Fake deaf interpreter at Mandela memorial identified: reports

Fake deaf interpreter at Mandela memorial identified: reports

Matt Dunham/AP South Africa’s deaf federation said this interpreter (seen here with President Obama after his speech at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela) was a fake. He has reportedly been identified as Thami Jantjie. A fake sign language interpreter who flapped his hands throughout Nelson Mandela’s memorial service will be hearing from authorities soon. The ...

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Colon and Mets agree on two-year, $20M deal

Colon and Mets agree on two-year, $20M deal

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bartolo Colon pitches to an 18-6 record with Oakland last season. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets are trying to make more than a gesture at these winter meetings, they are trying to make a statement. And they made a big one Wednesday. A day after officially adding outfielder Curtis Granderson, the Mets agreed to terms ...

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NASA’s Valkyrie is a ‘superhero’ robot that could lead us to Mars

NASA’s Valkyrie is a ‘superhero’ robot that could lead us to Mars

NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) has finally unveiled Valkyrie, its “superhero robot” entry to the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials, which take place on December 20 in Florida. Valkyrie will compete against fellow humanoid robots, such as Atlas, on a series of eight physical tasks to test the dexterity and autonomy of the robots, with the chance of going forward ...

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