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New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jade Shenker of Netflix's 'Owning Manhattan' dishes on labiaplasty
A Big Apple realtor famous for wheeling and dealing on Netflix's hit series 'Owning Manhattan' went to Turkey for her boldest renovation to date: labiaplasty. 'The experience was amazing…and I'm already feeling the confidence boost one million percent,' Jade Shenker gushed to The Post less than three weeks after going under the knife. Soon after ending her nearly decade-long relationship last year, Shenker, 29, learned about labiaplasty from a girlfriend who had just undergone the cosmetic genital procedure — also known as 'designer vagina' surgery — and was immediately sold on the idea, she recalled. Advertisement Jade Shenker couldn't be happier with her labiaplasty experience earlier this month, she told The Post. Helayne Seidman 'Even though I like dressing sexy and that makes me feel confident, as far as being intimate, I've always been very shy. Especially being newly single, I was like, why can't I have that same confidence in other areas of my life?' Shenker said. For 'purely cosmetic reasons,' she reached out to Upper East Side plastic surgeons who charge nearly $15,000 for the procedure, but didn't feel inspired by the interiors they designed. Advertisement 'Their before and afters were okay,' Shenker said with a shrug. But all bets were off when she came across Dr. Mehmet Bekir Şen, a plastic surgeon dedicated to the procedure in Istanbul, Turkey. 'I loved the aesthetic of his work versus anyone else's work,' Shenker said, noting that the Euro doc's ooh-la-la vulvas looked 'evenly puffed and less pigmented' than other designer vaginas she'd seen. Advertisement The Upper West Sider signed up for the full package, which included reshaping the vaginal 'lips' by removing excess tissue with a scalpel or laser, cutting the clitoral hood and 'puffing' the labia majora, by using fat from her inner thighs. She originally booked the procedure for July 9, but moved it up to July 4 after an ominous warning from her astrologist. 'There was a full moon on July 10, so she was like, 'Jade, I prefer you not get it done on the 9th because it's too close — we're already in a retrograde and doing it so close to a full moon, it would be more likely that you'll have complications and it will take you long to heal,'' Shenker said. She walked 10,000 steps without a problem just a day after two hour, $5,500 procedure. Advertisement And her new coochie is as couture as the penthouses she hawks. 'This surgery proves that cosmetic stuff is not about other people…it's literally just about how I feel,' Shenker said. 'I wanted and paid for the perfect vagina,' Shenker boasted. 'This surgery proves that cosmetic stuff is not about other people — it's not about the male gaze or the female gaze — it's literally just about how I feel. It's me feeling like I am the person that I want to look at in the mirror every day,' she added.
The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Parliament Monsoon Session Day LIVE: Houses to convene at 11 a.m.
The Upper and Lower Houses on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) are to convene at 11 a.m. after they adjourned on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) without transacting any business, due to the protest by the Opposition. The Sports Governance Bill is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). The bill aims to lighten the load on the beleaguered judiciary by having a Sports Tribunal, headed by a Supreme Court judge, for speedy redressal of disputes. Parliament Monsoon Session:Follow highlights from Day 2 Opposition members stalled the proceedings in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar and Operation Sindoor. Twelve notices under Rule 267 requiring suspension of the business for the day to discuss the subject of the notice were moved on Tuesday by the Opposition MPs. Deputy Chair Harivansh did not admit any of the 12 notices moved under Rule 267. Also Read | Both Houses of Parliament adjourned after Opposition MPs stage protests Follow this live blog for updates:
New York Post
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside Chip and Joanna Gaines' same sex couple scandal – and whether the ‘Fixer Upper' brand will survive it
The Bible Belt is bringing about a reckoning on Chip and Joanna Gaines. The home renovation superstars sparked backlash for featuring a gay couple on their new reality show 'Back to the Frontier.' Conservative Christian leaders like Reverend Franklin Graham – son of late star evangelist Billy Graham – and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey both slammed their decision, with Graham calling the casting 'very disappointing.' Sources told The Post Chip and Joanna have a tough position to negotiate – satisfying the demands of an increasingly diverse audience across the US and growing their network while staying true to their faith and fanbase. 9 Home renovation superstars Chip and Joanna Gaines sparked backlash for featuring a gay couple on their new reality show 'Back to the Frontier.' FilmMagic Graham was clear in his stance, writing: 'His Word is absolute truth. God loves us, and His design for marriage is between one man and one woman.' This prompted Chip to pour gasoline on the controversy by tweeting: 'The way of 'modern American Christian culture' is 'Judge 1st, understand later/never.' ' The remark was seen as a rebuke of conservative Christians, who claim the 'Fixer Upper' duo for their own. A source close to Chip and Joanna – who cast married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons on 'Back to the Frontier' – says they have long been inclusive people. 9 Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs with their sons, who were featured on Magnolia Network's 'Back to the Frontier.' Sources told The Post Chip and Joanna have a tough position to negotiate – satisfying the demands of an increasingly diverse audience across the US and growing their network, but also staying true to their faith and fanbase. 2_dallas_dads/Instagram 9 Conservative Christian leaders like Reverend Franklin Graham (pictured) and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey both slammed Chip and Joanna Gaines for the decision to feature a gay couple on their show. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post 'It's uncomfortable for a super traditional audience to come to terms with … [Chip and Joanna] don't live their life the way a traditional conservative evangelical population does,' the source told The Post. 'They've never been concerned with what people think in that capacity – they believe in what's right. 'They believe in what they believe in, if you're traditional minded and you don't believe in that, then that's your prerogative.' The TV couple – parents to five children ranging between 20 and seven in age – are active members of the traditionally conservative Antioch Community Church of Waco. 9 Graham was clear in his stance, speaking for the evangelical Christians who make up a big part of Chip and Joanne's fanbase. @Franklin_Graham/X 9 Chip poured gasoline on the brewing controversy with his incendiary Tweet. @chipgaines/X A source close to the church says this leads evangelical Christians to feel the couple are 'theirs.' 'It's the bible belt — you have a lot of conservatives, a lot of religious people. They see it as [Chip and Joanna] sold out. [Like] some LA director told them to put this gay couple in and they did it for the money,' the second source, who also once worked with the couple, speculated. However, the source also added Antioch would have no problem with the casting. 'They're a pretty progressive church. They wouldn't condemn them for having a gay couple on their show.' 9 Married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons on 'Back to the Frontier,' the show which has sparked all the backlash. 2_dallas_dads/Instagram Magnolia takes Waco Chip and Joanna ricocheted to stardom with their home renovation HGTV show, 'Fixer Upper,' in 2014. It followed the pair's home renovation and redecoration business centered around Waco, Texas, where they turned run-down homes into souped-up modern living spaces. The pair soon built an empire – including a five-acre shopping complex, Magnolia Market, the Magnolia Press coffee shop, the Silos Baking Co. bakery and Magnolia Table restaurant. It catapulted the small Texas town into one of the state's top tourist destinations almost overnight. 9 Over the years, people have noticed Chip and Joanna's lack of diversity in their shows and criticized them for failing to feature LGBTQ+ couples previously. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery 'The only thing people knew Waco for was Baylor University and David Koresh and the Branch Davidians [cult]. Chip and Joanna brought another positive aspect to Waco,' one source told The Post, although they noted success also brought a downside to the small town. 'There were more and more tourists, people got more and annoyed at the traffic. It was less convenient. [But] most people still have positive feelings about them,' the source added. After launching their lifestyle brand including books, apparel, furniture and design, the pair pulled the plug on 'Fixer Upper' with HGTV in 2017. 9 'The accusations that get thrown at you, like 'You're a racist' or 'You don't like people in the LGBTQ community — that's the stuff that really eats my lunch, because it's so far from who we really are. That's the stuff that keeps me up,' Joanna Gaines told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images The following year, they teamed up with Discovery Inc., to start their own network, born and bred in their central Texas town. They have since launched a string of shows such as 'Fixer Upper: Welcome Home', 'Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse' and 'Fixer Upper: The Hotel.' However, a third source told The Post they haven't hit the same stride and created a blockbuster like their first show. 'Their network hasn't been the explosive success Discovery hoped for. None of the shows has been a breakout,' a source noted. Fans and Faith Over the years, people have noticed Chip and Joanna's lack of diversity in their shows and criticized them for failing to feature LGBTQ+ couples, something they have previously defended against. 'Sometimes I'm like, 'Can I just make a statement?' Joanna told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. 9 The first industry source says the backlash faced over the casting on the 'Back to the Frontier' show isn't going to tear down the empire Chip and Joanna Gaines have built. 'The accusations that get thrown at you, like 'You're a racist' or 'You don't like people in the LGBTQ community' — that's the stuff that really eats my lunch, because it's so far from who we really are.' However, sources say their current spat isn't going to tear down the empire they've built. 'How they're dealing with the backlash? You have two people who feel proud to stand on what they actually believe in. It's not keeping them up at night,' the industry source added.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Uber's super PAC could face fines over mailer for NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin
Uber's super PAC — which is spending heavily on local legislative elections this year — could face fines ranging in the thousands of dollars for failing to disclose it sent out mailers to hundreds of Manhattanites urging them to support City Councilwoman Julie Menin's reelection bid. The pamphlet, a photo of which was provided to the Daily News by a source who received it in the mail, displays a picture of Menin next to text bubbles reading, 'Listen to parents, to teachers, to students — Julie Menin knows that's how we create great schools. Vote by June 24.' The back of the mailer says, 'Paid for by Uber NY PAC.' But records show the PAC hadn't as of this week reported the expenditure to the city Campaign Finance Board. Uber spokesman Josh Gold confirmed Tuesday his ride-sharing company's eponymous PAC didn't report the mailer to the Campaign Finance Board within a week of disseminating it as required by law. Gold blamed the lapse on an 'inadvertent administrative error' and noted records confirm the PAC did disclose the mailer expenditure to the state Board of Elections, a step also required by law. Gold said Uber is working with the Campaign Finance Board to rectify the issue on that end. 'There's no intent to conceal,' Gold said. This year, Uber is spending on candidates it hopes will oppose a Council bill that would prohibit the company from locking drivers out of its app for more than 72 hours straight without a just cause. The issue of Uber drivers being locked out of the app has emerged since the city established a minimum wage for them that the company says puts it in a financially precarious situation as it has to pay them even when there's low rider demand. Due to the disclosure mishap related to the Menin mailer, Uber could face a relatively hefty fine. Under city laws, PACs can face fines amounting to 31% of the total spent on any given expenditure if six days pass after the reporting deadline and they still haven't disclose it to the Campaign Finance Board. As of Tuesday, Uber had passed the six-day threshold for reporting the Menin mailer. Meantime, the state Board of Elections records show Uber spent $25,561 on sending out the Menin mailer to hundreds of residents in her Upper East Side-based district. That means Uber could face a fine as large as $7,924, on top of any additional penalties the board could impose if Uber has been alerted to the reporting problems and not responded within one day. The source who provided a copy of the undisclosed Menin mailer filed a complaint with the Campaign Finance Board over the issue. An email obtained by The News confirms the board in response started 'evaluating' the complaint last Friday. A board spokesman declined to comment. Menin, who's a potential candidate for City Council speaker next year, didn't immediately return a request for comment. In total, Uber has spent $71,122 on Menin mailers to date. Most of that spending has been reported to the Campaign Finance Board, records show. The Uber PAC, which plans to shell out as much as $2.5 million on June 24 Council primaries, by law can't coordinate with Menin or other political candidates it's boosting with mailers, ads and other independent spending activities.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
MTA claims subways are safer while pointing finger at Trump admin for bad rep — straphangers still ‘scared s–tless'
A recent rash of violent Big Apple subway attacks has straphangers riding in fear again — even as MTA brass blames the Trump administration for fanning the flames. 'Personally, I'm just getting tired of hearing all this from [US Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Duffy about how unsafe our system is and yet the testimony here is we're bending over backwards to make our system as safe as possible,' MTA board member Gerard Bringmann said during an agency public safety meeting on. 'Apparently they're not getting the message,' But while transit agency bosses maintain the subways are among the safest urban systems in the US, everyday New Yorkers told The Post it's the MTA that's not getting the message. 4 Felony assaults in the Big Apple subway system are up 9% so far this year over last year, The Post revealed Saturday. Michael Nagle Debbie Fuchs, 68, from the Upper West Side has been catching the subway for 30 years, and said crime is worse than ever. 'I'm scared s—tless catching the subway,' Upper West Sider Debbie Fuchs, 68, said Monday. 'I'm always looking around for the crazies. You're never relaxed on the train. I'm afraid of being shoved on the track. 'I don't stand near the edge of the platform. I'll stand by a pole and I'll hang on to it. I don't trust anybody on the subway,' she added. 'Crime on the subway has been getting worse for the past two years.' Another Manhattanite who asked not to be identified said thanks, but no thanks. 'I used to catch the subway every day. Crime got a lot worse and I stopped catching it entirely,' she said. 'There's enough crime above ground without exposing yourself below ground. I would go back on the subway if I had a great, big bodyguard.' 4 US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy toured the subways with Mayor Eric Adams earlier this month. Paul Martinka 4 Big Apple straphangers said they still worry about safety on the subways, despite assurances from MTA officials. Robert Miller Duffy has been another critic, and quipped last week that Gov. Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing plan, which aims to push more New Yorkers onto a risky subway system, was 'liberal insanity.' 'She doesn't ride the subway, she's got a detail that drives her around,' Duffy snapped. 'So she may not care about the experience of MTA riders, but she should.' In a report over the weekend, The Post revealed that felony assaults in the transit system are up 9% so far this year, and a staggering 55% over the same period in 2019, according to NYPD data. In one of the latest incidents, a 29-year-old man was shoved into the side of a No. 2 train at a station at West 96th Street and Broadway, sending him to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the station and hasn't been to court, law enforcement sources said. But on Monday MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said crime is under control in the New York City system, which he said is much safer than many other major cities. 4 MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said the New York City transit system remains one of the safest urban systems in the US. Robert Miller He said the agency sent Duffy a 20-page report detailing safety and security improvements. 'Contrary to some of the stuff that's thrown around, the MTA on a per capita basis is among the very safest transit systems in the United States,' he said. 'You're nine times more likely to be the victim of a felony crime in the Houston of Minneapolis or Dallas system. I think it's eight times more in the Chicago system. We're not in competition. 'We're not putting anyone down but you have to look at the stats,' he added. 'And by those standards New York is very safe. We have made that point time and time again.' MTA Police Chief Thomas Taffe said overall crime in the city subways is down 2.2% since March and down 18% so far during this quarter. Taffe said there are now more than 135,000 surveillance cameras across the transit system, including trains, subways, bridges and tunnels — 17,000 more than in February 2024.
