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Beer-loving ladies are rallying for a woman’s right to brews. A feminist movement is bubbling up in the beer industry, as more women lean in to the bar to buy — and brew — craft beer. “Guys expect me to order a white wine with an ice cube,” says self-described “hop head” Cristina Schreil, 24, from Forest Hills. “I like ...

JOHN TAGGART/JOHN TAGGART FOR NEW YORK DAILY Mike Wolfert has gotten in hot water with the city — first for allegedly bribing a buildings inspector and now for not having proper paperwork for his Long Island City climbing gym, Cliffs. Here, Wolfert tests out his bungee. One of the country’s largest indoor climbing gyms isn’t on the up and up. ...

The Girl on Fire is back — in style. Katniss Everdeen returns to the screen in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and after emerging from the trilogy’s first film victorious, she’s decked out in dark, glamorous garb. The winner of a brutal death match against other youths chosen by lottery, she’s now rich, her family is safe, and she’s moved ...

JOE KOHEN/AP Pro-smoking messages urge college kids to light up, a new study shows. Seeing just one cigarette advertisement immediately increases someone’s desire to smoke by 22%, a new study reveals. And that urge to light up won’t go away for 7 days. RELATED: E-CIGARETTE STUDY HINTS AT QUIT-AID POTENTIAL “The supposed effects of these pro-smoking messages, they seem to ...

Susan Watts/New York Daily News Patrick Melville, owner of Patrick Melville Salon in Rockefeller Center, sports a ‘man bun.’ This hair style is giving new meaning to the phrase “man up.” The man bun, an updo for dudes, has turned Hollywood on its head — but male top knots aren’t always topnotch. Once reserved for samurais and men working in ...

Anja Hild/Getty Images/Vetta New data revealed that nearly half of men aged 25-34 still lived at home with their mothers. Italian men are well-known for their love of mama. But just how much has been revealed by official Italian figures, which show that more than half of all Italian men still live with their moms. Figures show that 52% of ...

A balcony in the spa at the Keystone Lodge & Spa could become the setting for your next getaway. CRAZY FOR COLORADO Steal: Enjoy rates from $ 150 per night when booking ski holidays now through Dec. 19 at the Keystone Lodge & Spa in Keystone, Colo. Experience: Ski or ride 3,148 acres of terrain across 135 trails. The adventurous ...

@LenkaTuohy via Twitter A Michigan man bought the house next door to his ex-wife, then put up this rude sculpture. He has been identified as Alan Markovitz, a local legend who owns three Detroit strip clubs. He obviously still has feelings for his ex-wife. And they’re not good. Detroit legend Alan Markovitz, who owns three area strip clubs, bought the ...

Julia Xanthos/New York Daily News Community Board 14 District Manager Jonathan Gaska sees shopping center as focus of revitalization. Construction crews are hard at work at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center, marking the first major rehabilitation of the aging retail strip in decades. The Mott Ave. center — marked by the fading yet iconic blue sign — has sat mostly ...

Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Imagine the heavens from the moment you were born. The word “horoscope” means “view of the hour.” Imagine a photograph of the heavens taken by someone standing right next to your mother when you were born.  The sign of the zodiac that was coming up over the Eastern horizon when you were born is your rising ...