By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Megan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets. The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along,” the hand puppets of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” and the muppets of “Sesame Street.” As a child, the characters seemed so alive, and it was only later that
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The ceremony for the 54th NAACP Image Awards took place Saturday. The event recognizes achievement in the arts, entertainment and culture by people of color in more than 80 categories. Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Will Smith and Angela Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year, were among those honored. A
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN India’s long-awaited MAP Museum of Art and Photography, a major new cultural institution in the southern city of Bengaluru, welcomed its first visitors this month, offering a glimpse at a 60,000-item collection that may help reframe the subcontinent’s art history. Set across a new five-story building, the private museum focuses — as
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The ceremony for the 54th NAACP Image Awards took place Saturday. The event recognizes achievement in the arts, entertainment and culture by people of color in more than 80 categories. Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Will Smith and Angela Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year, were among those honored. A
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois. The company posted a callout to social media on
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The 54th NAACP Image Awards is a week-long celebration of excellence in film, TV, music and literature that will culminate in a televised ceremony Saturday. And while areas of the entertainment industry have worked to become more inclusive and diverse in recent years, Kyle Bowser, senior vice president of the
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN He famously played a motel co-owner in “Schitt’s Creek” and has been able to travel all over the world throughout his acting career, which spans five decades. But Canadian star Eugene Levy freely admits that he’s “not fond of traveling” at all, describing himself as more of “the great indoors type of
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois. The company posted a callout to social media on
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN It was “Rail Force One” — the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from PrzemyÅ›l Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. The 10-hour overnight journey was a top secret, high security
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN It was “Rail Force One” — the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from PrzemyÅ›l Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. The 10-hour overnight journey was a top secret, high security
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news: the best time and day to book your flights, new business and first class cabins for Qantas and Air France, and the only woman living on an island populated by convicted criminals. When should you book your flights? With some airfares up by as much as
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 1908 Harley-Davidson motorcycle has fetched a record-breaking six-figure sum at auction. The 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank sold for $935,000 at the end of January, making it the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction, according to a news release from Mecum Auctions, which sells collector cars and vintage motorcycles. The
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN There’s always a handful of “American Idol” contestants who make the bold choice of auditioning with a song by one of the judges, and this season is no different. In an exclusive clip from this Sunday’s upcoming episode shared with CNN, contestant Caroline Kole lights up the room by auditioning with
Continue Reading Leah Asmelash, CNN UK publisher Puffin officially announced the release of Roald Dahl’s classic texts, following a week of pushback against revisions to his original language in recent editions. Last week, a report revealed that current editions of Dahl’s books — which include classics like “Matilda,” “The BFG,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” —
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Pink is talking about her new album, “Trustfall,” named in the spirit of the exercise of falling backwards into someone’s hands, trusting them to catch you. “That’s a team building exercise. But to me it means in order to get out of bed in the morning right now, it feels like
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Harry Styles will be required to participate in the 2023 New Zealand census because he has a concert in Auckland the same night. The census, conducted every five years, will take place on March 7. Everyone in the country, including overseas visitors, are required to take part. The New Zealand census
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Brace yourself for the end of Logan’s run. After five award-winning years, HBO’s hit show “Succession” will come to a close with season 4, writer and creator Jesse Armstrong has said. In an interview published Thursday, Armstrong told The New Yorker: “There’s a promise in the title of ‘Succession.‘ I’ve never
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jean Smart is recovering from a heart procedure. “February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent successful heart procedure,” the “Hacks” star revealed on Instagram. “I am fortunate
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ellie Goulding says she went through it over a man she never even dated. In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Goulding talked about being accused of cheating on singer Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan in 2014, despite the fact she was never in a relationship with Sheeran. “It’s
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Pink is talking about her new album, “Trustfall,” named in the spirit of the exercise of falling backwards into someone’s hands, trusting them to catch you. “That’s a team building exercise. But to me it means in order to get out of bed in the morning right now, it feels like
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