By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eric Dane, the handsome and hunky actor who steamed up primetime TV on “Grey’s Anatomy” at the height of the show’s popularity, has died, according to his publicist. He was 53. “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle
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By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — London Fashion Week was given a royal christening of sorts on Thursday afternoon when King Charles sat front row on a gold cushion at British Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s Fall-Winter 2026 show. Charles, whose brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday
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By Rachel Tashjian, CNN (CNN) — Did you know there is a special way to wear a black turtleneck that only one chilly blonde in the history of the world knew about? And that no one will ever figure out how to wear a turtleneck that way again? Of course, this isn’t true — anyone
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A popular Florida rapper was found dead Wednesday in Atlanta, the Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to CNN. Lil Poppa, whose legal name is Janarious Mykel Wheeler, was pronounced dead shortly after 11 a.m. in Fulton County which is a part of Atlanta, Georgia. He was 25 years
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By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN (CNN) — When summers hit Qatar, most people retreat indoors during the heat of the day, sheltering at home or work with the aircon cranked high or visiting super-cooled shopping malls — and driving between them in cars chilled to refrigerator temperatures. Being out in the open is something to be
Continue Reading By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — These days, attend any K-pop concert – whether it’s Blackpink or BTS – and you’ll find a crowd of diverse fans coming from all over the world and singing along, even though the songs are primarily in Korean. It’s a telling symbol of South Korea’s push to diversify and
Continue Reading By the Associated Press Puerto Rican artists Residente and Bad Bunny are teaming up to tell the story of their home in an original historical drama. René Pérez Joglar, the Grammy winner known professionally as Residente, will make his directorial debut with “PORTO RICO,” filmmakers and producers said Wednesday. Bad Bunny, the artist born Benito
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By Karin Caifa (CNN) – Before the sequins and the sparkle, there are sketches, hand stitches, a design niche and even rules of the sport to consider when making a skating costume. Los Angeles-based designer Lisa McKinnon, who started skating at age 4, began making her own costumes when she was 12. Her craftsmanship caught
Continue Reading CNN, INSTAGRAM, LISA MCKINNON, Instagram/Lisa McKinnon By Karin Caifa (CNN) – Before the sequins and the sparkle, there are sketches, hand stitches, a design niche and even rules of the sport to consider when making a skating costume. Los Angeles-based designer Lisa McKinnon, who started skating at age 4, began making her own costumes when
Continue Reading By Gareth Harris (CNN) — A new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London captures the moment YouTube was born more than 20 years ago. “The V&A has acquired a reconstructed early webpage and the first video ever uploaded to the platform by co-founder Jawed Karim,” a V&A spokesperson said. The reconstruction
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By Tiago Palma, CNN Lisbon (CNN) — In a city of beautiful streets, Lisbon’s Travessa da Tapada is easy to miss. Lined by parked cars, it’s a short run of apartment buildings linking busier thoroughfares, soundtracked by the rumble of traffic from the nearby elevated A2 highway. And yet, each day, a steady parade of
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By Rachel Tashjian, CNN New York (CNN) — Much of the world is reeling from heinous realizations about men following the newly released tranche of Epstein files: that men in elite posts across government, business and academia have run the world corrupt and unchecked; that such men can pull the strings that influence everything from
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In September of last year, late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel found himself thrust into the spotlight — one that reached far beyond his studio stage. The late-night scene was already in upheaval after CBS abruptly canceled Stephen Colbert’s show that summer, a move that sent shockwaves through the industry
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Is Tyra Banks the villain? It depends on whom you ask. A new Netflix docuseries has reopened the wounds of “America’s Next Top Model,” the popular reality show that began by promising young women a chance at a real modeling career and ended as a meme machine for
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By Vivian Song, CNN Toronto (CNN) — It’s lunch hour on a wintry Wednesday afternoon and the streets of Toronto’s Financial District feel eerily abandoned. Snow flurries are blowing at an angle, the sky is a leaden grey, and visibility is poor. Only a handful of pedestrians mummified in puffer coats can be seen waddling
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By Precious Adesina, CNN London, United Kingdom (CNN) — On a rainy afternoon in London, Yin Xiuzhen sits under a canopy of red, pink, purple and orange garments stretched over a steel frame. From inside, the carpeted dome, complete with rugs and cushions, makes a vibrant sanctuary. From the outside, the structure, which stands next
Continue Reading By Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — Every Lunar New Year, brands release zodiac animal-themed merchandise and items in the lucky color red. This year, there’s one product that has cut through all the noise: the Adidas Chinese Track Top. It wasn’t explicitly marketed for the festive season, but has been unofficially dubbed the “Chinese New
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CNN By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday, according to a statement sent by
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday, according to a statement sent by his
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — An Italian coastal beauty spot known as “Lovers’ Arch” because of its popularity with courting couples collapsed during heavy storms on Valentine’s Day in what one local official called “a blow to the heart.” Faraglioni di Sant’Andrea, the site of an arch in the stone cliffs on the
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