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Netflix blockbuster ‘3 Body Problem’ divides opinion and sparks nationalist anger in China

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history. Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the

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This photographer spent two years documenting life for the women forced to leave Ukraine

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky invoked martial law across the country, setting in motion an ongoing defence operation and signing a decree to mobilize conscripts. With eligible men aged between 18-60 not being allowed to leave Ukraine, news reports were filled

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Gwyneth Paltrow remains sweatless and perfectly composed while eating spicy wings on ‘Hot Ones’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on Thursday’s episode of hot wing interview show “Hot Ones,” and naturally, her reaction to consuming the spicy wings was flawless. The Oscar-winner and Goop founder admitted before she even took her first bite that she was already “full of regret” about participating in this interview

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Look of the Week: Courtney Love is a punk princess at London’s National Portrait Gallery

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, a starry guestlist poured into the regal halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery for the museum’s first fundraising Gala since its hefty three-year remodel completed in 2023. Against the backdrop of 1700s portraiture, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, artist Tracey Emin and Dame Kristen Scott Thomas

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Anna May Wong made history as the first Chinese American movie star. Here’s why one author says she’s misunderstood

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — About two decades ago, Katie Gee Salisbury glimpsed a photo that would stay with her for years to come. The black-and-white image depicted a sea of parade-goers surrounding a convertible. In the back seat was a Chinese American woman looking ever so chic and glamorous. Salisbury, a fifth generation

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‘3 Body Problem’ should claim the throne as Netflix’s next sci-fi obsession

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Series seldom arrive as nicely scaled for long (potentially very long) multi-season runs as “3 Body Problem,” a brainy science-fiction concept from a producing team – “Game of Thrones’” D.B. Weiss and David Benioff – whose last major venture shared similar attributes. Rapidly disgorging secrets, the eight-episode opening

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