sports and <a class="in-cell-link" href=https://nypost.com/author/kirsten-fleming/"https://nypost.com/politics/">politics. Previously, she was a senior features reporter covering the intersection of sports and culture, lifestyle and quirky New York City-centric tales. She also reported on city crime and local news. Kirsten lives in Manhattan and graduated from Providence College.</span></p> " />
Kirsten Fleming

Kirsten Fleming

Kirsten Fleming is a features columnist at the New York Post.

Background

Kirsten writes about a variety of topics across pop culture, sports and politics. Previously, she was a senior features reporter covering the intersection of sports and culture, lifestyle and quirky New York City-centric tales. She also reported on city crime and local news. Kirsten lives in Manhattan and graduated from Providence College.

Latest Articles

Katy Perry's Blue Origin space mess shows world is fed up with entitled celebs who think they're owed adoration

I thought space tourism was supposed to take the gravity out of things. But Perry and Gayle King landed back on earth with their egos bigger and bulkier than ever.

I went inside AOC & Bernie Sanders' 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour — here's what the right should know

For better or worse, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are filling the pews on their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. It's important for Republicans — and Democrats — to understand why.

American ballerina's touching reunion with boyfriend after 15 brutal months stuck in Russian prison

When Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina stepped off an airplane in Maryland Thursday after 15 months in a grim Russian prison.

Viral CNN clip of Anderson Cooper getting schooled on pronouns exposes major fault in Dem Party

The condescending clip was arguably the most consequential bit of game film from the Dems' performance in the last few years.

Mansplaining John Oliver smugly weaponizes compassion —at the expense of women's comfort and rights

John Oliver claims trans athletes in women's sports is a right-wing bogeyman invented to be cruel. But it's actually a far-left obsession that punishes women.

Daniel Penny debuts as model in NYC fashion show -- less than 4 months after acquittal in Jordan Neely's death

Daniel Penny made his debut as a model Saturday night -- as he walked a New York runway in a charity fashion show dressed in a kilt.

Meghan Markle’s jam and flower sprinkles are finally here — and so is her inauthenticity

Meghan Markle is living on a higher plane and helping us slobs understand how the other half lives: They recycle jars.

Love your school mascot? You just might be a white supremacist — at least according to this LI woke scold

"He is going to get banned from every diner on Long Island," comedian Ellen Karis told The Post over a lawsuit slamming a school district's new Spartan mascot.

Thanks, Jasmine Crockett! You're the absolute best ... at making the right look good

Whether throwing down in the halls of Congress, lip-syncing to a diss track en route to a presidential address, or insulting people with disabilities, Jasmine Crockett is simply perfect.

In praise of goofball Adam Sandler — the man we need for America's divisive times

In a world that's so cynical, so divided, where everything is examined through a political lens, Sandler is a wisecracking, healing salve in oversized basketball shorts.

For billionaire backer Mike Repole, St. John’s March Madness magic is personal: ‘It’s giving me chills’

Few fans have been as pivotal — or visible — as St. John's booster Mike Repole, whose heart is as big as his wallet.

It's pathological how hypocrite Alec Baldwin — the ultimate 'leave me alone' star — shamelessly puts his private life on public display

After repeatedly insisting he wanted out of public life, Alec Baldwin has the unmitigated gall to invite reality TV cameras into his own home — and ask for viewers' sympathy.

Dylan Mulvaney’s shallow, narcissistic, nauseatingly pink memoir is an insult to women

Dylan Mulvaney's new memoir, "Paper Doll," is a study in narcissism and a deep desire for fame and public affirmation.

Dems are self-fulfilling a prophecy with embarrassing TikToks: If you act like a joke, you are a joke

Someone needs to take away the Dems' TikTok passwords, pronto.

Pod help us: Celebrity podcasts have reached the bottom of the barrel

We are, undoubtedly, in the golden age of celebrity TMI. Everyone has a podcast, and they're dying to bombard you with tawdry tidbits.

In 'With Love, Meghan,' Markle's love language is absolutely incomprehensible

"With Love, Meghan" in a nutshell: In her signature flat whisper, Markle speaks as if she's reading from the embroidered tea towel selection at Home Goods.

Sick Snapchat rumors may ruin an Ole Miss co-ed's life – and it proves we're all stuck in middle school

Psst, did you hear about Mary Kate Cornett at Ole Miss – and how she slept with her boyfriend Evan Solis’ dad during winter break?

Barnard's spoiled protesters expose the spineless leadership of colleges and New York's pols — again

Barnard is allowing the group a run roughshod over them. Still. While acknowledging the group "showed blatant disregard for the safety of our community," the school also pandered to them.

My US ballerina girlfriend is locked up in a Russian prison over $51 – I beg President Trump to bring her home

“My message is simple: Ksenia is proud to be an American citizen and loves America very much. I beg President Trump to bring Ksenia home" said boxer Chris Van Heerdan.

Meghan Markle’s latest maneuver is an insult to actual lifestyle gurus like Martha Stewart and Joanna Gaines

"As Ever" might be the perfect title for Meghan Markle, who keeps trying to push the same claim in our faces, over and over again: I’m authentic!