CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — U2 paid tribute in song on Sunday to those killed by Gaza militants at a music festival in Southern Israel over the weekend. During their performance at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bono dedicated their song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to the hundreds killed
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — U2 paid tribute in song on Sunday to those killed by Gaza militants at a music festival in Southern Israel over the weekend. During their performance at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bono dedicated their song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to the hundreds killed in
Continue Reading By Elena Goukassian Following several years of planning, a pandemic closure, a temporaryreopening and a $67.5m makeover, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, DC, officially reopens on 21 October, showcasing reconfigured galleries and event spaces, as well as a cleaned exterior. An ambitious new exhibition, “The Sky’s the Limit,” will welcome visitors back
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Queen Elizabeth’s reign on Netflix is coming to an end. The dates for the sixth and final season of “The Crown” were announced Monday, along with the release of a new trailer. Imelda Staunton stars as Queen Elizabeth in her later years. In the new preview she is
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Fighting continues to rage between Israeli forces and Hamas militants following the Islamist militant group’s deadly surprise assault on Israel on Saturday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring that the country is now “at war.” Most international airlines have already canceled flights in and out of Israel and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Fat Joe is hosting the BET Hip Hop Awards for the second year in a row. He couldn’t be more thrilled, especially given that this year marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop. “Hosting for the 50th anniversary is beyond an honor,” he told CNN. “Any year that
Continue Reading By Zoe Whitfield, CNN Petworth, UK (CNN) — When Eve Arnold joined Magnum in 1951 — four years after the renowned photographic agency was founded — she was its first female photographer. “Magnum was about to open a New York office,” she would write in her acclaimed monograph, 1976’s “The Unretouched Woman”. “I went to
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie” writer/director Greta Gerwig wanted to get reaction to her film in real time. Gerwig hit theaters during the blockbuster film’s opening weekend in July, where she revealed she would stand in the back to observe audiences reacting to the movie. “I went around to different theaters and sort
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like a mathematical problem. How do you make one of the world’s most famous ancient sites bigger? You can’t build more of it. You can excavate more, but at immense cost. So with ever more tourists cramming onto the site, the team behind the archaeological park of Pompeii
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “This is Us” star Chrissy Metz and her boyfriend of more than three years, Bradley Collins, are parting ways. The pair shared the news via a joint Instagram post. “After three and a half years together, we’ve decided to end our romantic relationship amicably. While we continue to
Continue Reading By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Parked at the curbside of a tree-lined street, Luvly O looks a lot like any other small car. Boxy but sleek, the modern-classic aesthetic of the cream-colored vehicle embodies Scandi minimalism. It wouldn’t look out of place in an IKEA showroom — for more reasons than one. That’s because,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Michael Chiarello, a prominent chef known for appearing on “Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello” and “Top Chef,” has died. He was 61. Chiarello’s company Gruppo Chiarello said in a statement sent to CNN that the restaurateur died on Saturday in Napa. He was being treated for an acute allergic
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne Johnson is acknowledging the backlash he received after he and Oprah Winfrey asked the public to donate to a Maui wildfire recovery fund last month. “When we first launched the fund, there was some backlash,” Johnson said in a video posted to his Instagram page on Sunday, adding,
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Almost 200,000 books are being used to train artificial intelligence systems by some of the biggest companies in technology. The problem? No one told the authors. The system is called Books3, and according to an investigation by The Atlantic, the data set is based on a collection of pirated
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — The last place Madeline Robson expected to meet her future husband was her friend’s bachelorette party. “I’m here for the bride,” Madeline remembers thinking. “I shouldn’t be having my own love story. This is so strange.” But when Madeline flew from her home in Ontario, Canada to New Orleans
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, Nouran Salahieh, Conor Powell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Maui County Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution urging Hawaii’s governor to delay the October 8 reopening of West Maui to tourism. “Opening up on the exact date that marks two months from the fire is not trauma-informed,”
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is grieving his friend Keith Jefferson, who he says recently died. Foxx posted a tribute to Jefferson, who was also an actor, on his Instagram on Thursday, writing, “this one hurts. Keith, you’ve been nothing but absolute grace, your whole life your heart is pure your love
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bruno Mars’ show scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday night has been canceled, according to concert organizer Live Nation Israel. On the company’s verified Instagram earlier on Saturday, a text post to customers read, “Bruno Mars concert scheduled to take place tonight is cancelled. (sic)”
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Drake recently dropped his eighth studio album, and it apparently comes with a bit of controversy. English band the Pet Shop Boys called the Canadian singer out on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday – the day Drake released his “For All the Dogs” album. “Surprising to hear @Drake singing
Continue Reading By Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — Maybe it’s the ascendance of fast fashion or the increasing reach of industry conglomerates, often seen at the expense of smaller labels and independent creatives. It could be due to the frenetic turnover of brands and microtrends spinning amid social media-forward news cycles — what’s that old adage, “one
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