By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A sickening sense of deja vu flooded over Barb Handley and her siblings as news of the midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plug door – and the gaping hole it left behind – emerged in January. Images of the refrigerator-sized void conjured up heart-wrenching memories of the death
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — The top of the country music charts is filled with familiar names: Zach Bryan. Luke Combs. Morgan Wallen. These are country heavyweights — names any country fan would recognize. Then, sitting among them all, face obscured by the tip of a cowboy hat, is Beyoncé. On March 29, Beyoncé
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — One of Hollywood’s funniest couples is no more. In a joint statement posted to their respective Instagram Stories on Friday, Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen announced that they filed to end their marriage at some point last year. Over a picture of the pair dressed in white tennis
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When the total solar eclipse passes over Mexico, the United States and Canada on Monday, 32 million people in the US who are located along the 115-mile-wide path of totality will witness an awe-inspiring celestial spectacle. It’s a can’t-miss event and you obviously need a solid eclipse-themed playlist to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Frances Bean Cobain has penned a candid and heartfelt tribute to her father Kurt Cobain on the 30th anniversary of his death. Cobain was a toddler when her father, who was the frontman of legendary grunge band Nirvana, took his life. On Friday she posted a series of
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “The Last Kingdom” actor Adrian Schiller has died, his agent has confirmed to CNN. The British actor, who played Aethelhelm in the Netflix historical series, was 60 years old. In a statement to CNN, his agent Amanda Evans said: “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A 1938 comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sold for $6 million at auction on Thursday, becoming the most expensive comic ever, according to Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale. The auction house dubbed it the “most important, impactful comic book ever published,” as it introduced the world to Superman
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — What were you made for if not to be part of Billie Eilish’s inner Instagram circle? Followers who recently clicked on the story portion of the two-time Oscar-winner’s verified Instagram account may have noticed a small green bubble circling her profile picture – which is a simple blue
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Christian Combs, son of rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs, is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that names both men. The 31-page lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, according to an attorney for the plaintiff, Grace O’Marcaigh. O’Marcaigh
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Suki Waterhouse has debuted her joint production with Robert Pattinson. “The Daisy Jones & The Six” star posted a photo to her verified Instagram on Thursday showing her cradling a baby believed to be the newborn she and fiancé Pattinson share. “Welcome to the world angel,” the caption
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Half a millennium ago, the Protestant rebel priest Martin Luther sent out a number of small paintings as a marital announcement with political implications. He’d commissioned German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder to commemorate his controversial union with the nun Katharina von Bora in 1525 through complementary round portraits
Continue Reading By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III is opening the doors of Balmoral Castle this summer for the most intimate tours ever permitted around the British royal family’s much-loved private Scottish home. The tours will run daily from July 4 to August 11 but a booking frenzy saw all the tickets – priced
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Sporting a wonderfully descriptive promo line in “Lust. For Power,” “Mary & George” joins “Dangerous Liaisons” in the genre of costume dramas where sex serves as a weapon of war. Imbued with a historical kick, the new Starz limited series boasts juicy performances from Julianne Moore and Nicholas
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Scoop” juggles so many timely balls it’s a bit of a shame the film doesn’t accomplish that task with more dexterity. Part of that has to do with its somewhat limited origins, based as it is on a memoir by a BBC booker, but the underlying issues surrounding
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Like millions of other Americans, I plan to see the total eclipse Monday afternoon. Unlike most, I’m ready to take somewhat extreme measures to increase my chances of having clear skies under which to do so. You see, I’ve been hoping to see an eclipse for the
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Michael J. Fox has revealed that he would consider coming out of retirement for the right acting role. The “Back to the Future” star announced back in 2020 that he was stepping away from performing for good because of the deterioration of his health. Now, however, he has revealed
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — On the surface, Thailand’s annual Songkran festival appears to be just one great big water fight. Every April, people young and old take to the streets all over the country, armed with plastic guns and water buckets, and engage in hours-long battles from morning till dusk. And
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t for the fact she was signing autographs outside the CBS studio in New York, many would have thought Billie Piper was attempting to go unnoticed. Like an old Hollywood film star caught on the fly, Piper was photographed on Tuesday evening in a pair of oval
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s fight over the French winery they once owned together is coming to a head and reigniting older conflicts, as new legal documents allege a “history of physical abuse of Jolie” on the part of Pitt prior to their fateful plane ride in 2016. On
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney is singing his praises for Beyoncé’s version of “Blackbird.” The music legend on Thursday wrote on his Instagram page that he’s “so happy” with the Grammy-winner’s cover of the 1968 Beatles track that is included on her newly released “Act II: Cowboy Carter” album, under the slightly
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