By James Imam, CNN (CNN) — Italy has donated a reconstructed Assyrian statue to Iraq in a gesture former culture minister Francesco Rutelli described as a “miracle” of Italian cultural diplomacy. Constructed in the ninth century BC, the 5-meter-tall (16-foot) “Bull of Nimrud” was destroyed by ISIS fighters in 2015, before Italian artisans made a copy
Continue Reading By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — Countless creative ideas have been born in the kitchen of Charleston House, the bohemian modernist farmhouse inhabited from 1916 by painters Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell in a rural part of southern England. While the times of Grant and Bell — and the accompanying bohemian “Bloomsbury group” of writers
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — New York Fashion Week is back, with celebrities seen sitting front row at shows across Manhattan and Brooklyn and arriving at private parties for luxury houses including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Uma Thurman popped up at Tory Burch, Matt Damon at Naeem Khan, Queen Latifah at Thom Browne
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Jon Stewart received an extended ovation from the studio audience Monday as he returned to “The Daily Show” after more than eight years away, before deadpanning, in what felt like a nod to early talk-show host Jack Paar’s famous return to “The Tonight Show” after an absence, “Where was
Continue Reading CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just a day after Patrick Mahomes lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft for the second time in as many years, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback already had his eyes set on more success. Having now won three Super Bowls in five years, Mahomes is looking to make history
Continue Reading By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Thick roots tumble across a dilapidated house, the snake-like trunks of a banyan tree framing where the front door once stood. Its walls have been hollowed by decades of typhoons, monsoons and summer humidity, now little more than loose, moss-covered stones and mortar dust. Vines tease through
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Of course Dolly Parton doesn’t hold a grudge. The legendary singer is speaking out after a recent drunken performance by Elle King at The Grand Ole Opry that was meant to honor Parton. King told the crowd she was “hammered” and forgot the lyrics to Parton’s “Marry Me” during
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are already at the helm of a very famous family, but there’s a new star in the Hawn-Russell household: Their dog Roy. Roy Hawn Russell is the buzziest nepo-dog on the block who, according to his owners Hawn and Russell, starred in an ad
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Marlee Matlin is frustrated with CBS for not televising more of the American Sign Language interpreters during Sunday’s pre-game Super Bowl performances. The Oscar-winning actress took to X to write, “I am absolutely SHOCKED at CBS for introducing the deaf performers at today’s Super Bowl and then not showing
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — He may only have his hind legs, but Mr. Bean was quite the competitor during Sunday’s “Puppy Bowl.” This year was the 20th anniversary of the Animal Planet special, which aims to shed a light on pet adoption. Pups play in a scaled-down football stadium and field in
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo and Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — In 1990, photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe led to obscenity charges for a Cincinnati museum. His depictions of men in laced-up leather, collars and belted jockstraps caused a national firestorm by daring to show the bare eroticism of queer men against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis.
Continue Reading By Amy Pritchett (CNN) — After hours of routine operations, an air traffic controller gets a radio call from a small aircraft whose cockpit indicators can’t confirm that the plane’s landing gear is extended for landing. The controller arranges for the pilot to fly low by the tower so the controller can visually check the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Just like haters gonna hate, Swifties are gonna swoon over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s winning romance. The Kansas City Chiefs football player gave supporters of the couple plenty to warm their hearts after his team won a hard-fought Super Bowl game on Sunday night. Cameras captured Swift
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Not since David and Victoria Beckham has the relationship between a sportsman and a female musician been so revered by the public. But while Posh and Becks were once known for their highly coordinated matching outfits, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were poles apart during the Super Bowl last
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit. From the title to the
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit. From the title to
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs were not the Super Bowl’s only big winners. At an event on par with Hollywood red carpets when it comes to brand exposure, fashion labels now compete for eyeballs during tunnel walks, celebrity crowd shots and the ever-popular halftime show. But it wasn’t Travis Kelce’s sparkling
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Tourists taking the metro in Suzhou, China, this week could be forgiven for feeling like they’ve traveled back in time a few centuries. Famous for silk production and traditional gardens, this city of just over 10 million people, a 1.5-hour drive from Shanghai, is offering a week of
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé knows how to break the internet. She attempted to do that again on Sunday when she teased the release of new music in a Verizon ad that debuted during the Super Bowl. Moments later on her official website, the Grammy-winner and Texas-native posted a clip of a new
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Usher promised a celebration for his Super Bowl halftime show and he did not fumble. The Grammy-winning artist kicked off a 13-minute mashup of his hits with “Caught Up” and a performance that was a nod to his Las Vegas residency. Accompanied by dozens of dancers, showgirls and
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