Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Producer Ryan Murphy has developed a habit of diluting his best works by seeking to franchise them. So as with “American Crime Story,” “Feud: Bette and Joan” begets the conceptually strained “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” a spectacularly cast ode to New York elegance and style of the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams.” After Travis Kelce and his team the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship on Sunday, the tight end could be heard expressing his love for girlfriend Taylor Swift in a clip that’s been making the rounds on social media. “Tay, I’m gonna
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A painting by Denmark’s former monarch, Queen Margrethe II, is going up for auction. Works by the 83-year-old queen, who is a prolific artist, have featured in various exhibitions, but the opportunity to buy one of her paintings is rare, according to a statement from Bruun Rasmussen auction house
Continue Reading By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — At next year’s World Expo, a grand carnival showcasing different nations’ achievements, the US is planning something unusually quiet. While the architecture at World’s Fairs, now held every five years, has often been about spectacle — think of London’s cast iron and plate glass “Crystal Palace,” built to host
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Adele has announced that she will perform in Europe for the first time since 2016, with a series of four dates in Munich, Germany this summer. The singer revealed that she will be given a bespoke pop-up stadium in the southern German city, which she admitted in a post
Continue Reading By Rob Hodgetts, CNN (CNN) — Ben Hoffler always sleeps out in the open when he is hiking in the desert and describes it as “one of the great pleasures of being out on the trails, sleeping under the big, starry desert skies with the breeze on your face.” “It’s very liberating, it opens your
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Rent is unaffordable for over half of US tenants following years of surging prices. However, many analysts are optimistic that the increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings and apartments will soon help boost the supply of attainable housing. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — While Celine Dion’s performing career remains on hold as she lives with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, she is chronicling her journey in a new documentary titled “I Am: Celine Dion” and remains optimistic that she’ll one day be able to take the stage again. “This last
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kate Hudson may be known for playing the queen of all rock groupies in the Oscar-winning film “Almost Famous,” but she’s on her way to amassing her own gaggle of “band-aids” as she launches her own singing career. On Tuesday, Hudson released her debut single “Talk About Love,” a
Continue Reading CNN Opinion by Dorothy Cochrane (CNN) — The sonar image is intriguing, to say the least. A marine robotics company recently captured an object on the ocean floor, about 15,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The object — which faintly resembles the shape of a plane — lies roughly 100 miles from Howland Island, the uninhabited strip of
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Groundbreaking aviator Amelia Earhart’s tragic and mysterious disappearance while flying over the Pacific Ocean has captivated the world for nearly 87 years, spurring on countless investigations and expeditions for answers on what happened to the beloved pilot. The most recent group to join the search — a team of
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Chita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Sweet Charity,” has died. She was 91. Rivera’s longtime publicist Merle Frimark confirmed the news to CNN on Tuesday, saying Rivera died “peacefully” on Tuesday “in New York after a
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Cruise companies are being forced to cancel or reroute voyages as tensions in the Red Sea escalate. Royal Caribbean, Carnival Corporation and MSC Cruises are among those who’ve made the decision to adjust their itineraries, or pull voyages completely, to avoid passing through the Red Sea due to attacks by
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Halle Bailey chose to keep her pregnancy out of the public eye last year – despite rampant speculation on social media – but now that she’s openly shared news of her son’s arrival, things have gotten heated. The singer and actress, who last starred in “The Color Purple”
Continue Reading By Hannah Seligson, CNN (CNN) — For many years, an area on the Pacific coast of Mexico now known as the Riviera Nayarit was so overlooked that people were, as one local put it, “giving away land.” The rocky beaches, viewed as less desirable than the sandy ones an hour to the south in the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “House of the Dragon” star Milly Alcock is set to star in “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.” Alcock, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO series, and will play Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El in the upcoming movie. DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn posted the news to Instagram. “Milly is a
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Madix is now part of the Great White Way. The “Vanderpump Rules” star made her Broadway debut on Jan. 29, starring as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” Madix received a huge bouquet of flowers for her performance at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. Madix’s “Pump” costars Lala
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Mass tourism has turned the Italian city of Florence into a “prostitute,” the director of Galleria dell’Accademia has said, sparking anger and calls for her to step down. Although Cecilie Hollberg has apologized, Italian politicians have slammed her comments this week as being offensive to Florentines. “Once
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Bob Odenkirk was royally amused to find out he has a famous relative. During an appearance on “Finding Your Roots” set to air on PBS Tuesday, the host Henry Louis Gates Jr. let Odenkirk know he was related to the British aristocracy, including a Duke. “That is wild,”
Continue Reading Two down-to-the-wire finishes, a Taylor Swift garnish and a shift in ratings service Nielsen’s methodology helped produce a record audience for the NFL league championship games on Sunday, paving the way for the year’s most-watched TV event, the Super Bowl.Sunday’s AFC Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens was the most-watched in history, according to CBS.
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