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New Year’s Eve ball unveiled with whopping 2,688 new sparkling crystals

The last sparkling crystal triangles that will make up Times Square's New Year's Eve ball were installed Friday, revealing the new facade of the iconic geometric dome that will ring in 2025. Rapper Pitbull carefully moved the final triangle into place at the unveiling ceremony. This is the first time in 10 years that all […]

Team USA Unveils Sparkling U.S. Gymnastics Olympics Leotards

The U.S. Olympic gymnastics team has unveiled a line of leotards that will be worn by men and women at this year’s Olympics in Paris. The design debut NBC today The show kicks off on Wednesday morning and is said to feature thousands of tiny Swarovski crystals in a nod to the City of Light. […]

North Fork winery Sparkling Pointe celebrates 20th anniversary

When French winemaker Gilles Martin moved to New York in 1997 to support his wife, a linguistics professor at Rutgers University, he wasn’t sure what he would do. His specialty was sparkling winemaking: coming from such prestigious wineries as Roederer Estate in Mendocino, California, and Duras Frères in France’s Rhône Valley, New York wineries simply […]

TV tonight: Sheila Hancock is on sparkling form in a brilliant interview | Television

Amol Rajan interview 7pm, BBC Two Sheila Hancock, who spends her life confounding expectations and ignoring gender boundaries to speak of Rajan as her “darling,” is consistently an excellent companion. Her highlights include wartime reminiscences, a belated reappraisal of her television comedy work, and a fall alarm bracelet that malfunctioned during her interview. jack seal […]