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“A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last two decades — but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.” Holy deception: Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar star never set foot in a seminary. (Remember when this used to be the kind of thing we considered a major scandal?)

+ “As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed Boost. My stride quickened. The whirring got louder. As the AI marched me toward the summit, I enjoyed the view. Thirty seconds later, the surge of power was over, and the legs returned to the gentler Eco mode.” Forget E-biking. E-Hiking Is Here.

+ America in 2026: Joey Chestnut to defend hot dog title while on probation.