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‘Massively over-engineered:’ A tree sculpture for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations gets mixed reviews

Megan C. Hills, CNN Outside Buckingham Palace in London, a towering “Tree of Trees” has been erected as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The sculpture, made of 350 smaller trees and plants, was designed by British “starchitect” Thomas Heatherwick and will serve as the centerpiece for one of the celebration’s key events —

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CNN to broadcast live Juneteenth concert featuring, Khalid, Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, The Roots, Mickey Guyton, Ne-Yo and other Black artists

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A slate of Black artists and musicians are set to take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on June 19 for an inaugural Juneteenth concert that will be broadcast live on CNN. The “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom,” produced by creators Shawn Gee of Live Nation Urban and Jesse

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Decoding the Queen’s colorful style

Leah Dolan, CNN | Video: Angelica Pursley, CNN; Max Burnell, CNN As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the Queen is both a cherished and consistent part of public life — her image synonymous with stability and tradition to the British people. When masses gather and wait dutifully to catch a glimpse of Her Majesty, the color she

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Jada Pinkett Smith hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock ‘have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile’

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith briefly addressed the Oscars slap incident on Wednesday’s episode of “Red Table Talk.” Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, took to the stage at the Academy Awards in March and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped haircut. The actress suffers from

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‘I survived two sandstorms and nearly ran out of water in the Sahara Desert,’ says man who biked from London to Lagos

By Stephanie Busari, CNN Kunle Adeyanju is a self-confessed daredevil who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice and cycled from Lagos to Accra over three days. But it is his latest adventure that is creating a buzz after he successfully completed a motorcycle ride from London to Lagos. The journey took 41 days as he traveled

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