Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As Elon Musk tweets his way through his pending Twitter acquisition, FX’s “The New York Times Presents” documentary banner takes a hard look at his flagship business, Tesla, and its long-deferred promise to deliver self-driving car technology with “Elon Musk’s Crash Course.” Musk didn’t cooperate with the filmmakers, who focus
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN George Carlin rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s and ’70s, reinventing himself multiple times over a career that reveled in the use of language and took sharp aim at society. The complexity of that life and resonance of those words, dirty or otherwise, is neatly distilled
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN You know that pleasant older couple across the street, who mostly keep to themselves? What if they had a portal to another planet in their backyard? That’s the out-there premise of “Night Sky,” an Amazon series that combines science fiction and mystery with that rarest of commodities — a touching
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Again facing the challenge of coming up with plots worthy of filling a movie, “Downton Abbey: A New Era” adopts a two-track approach, feeling as cozy as a brandy by the fire. Elegant, occasionally adorable and at times quite emotional, series creator Julian Fellowes still knows how to pluck the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors in the ongoing defamation case between actress Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp heard testimony Thursday from Depp’s former talent agent, a former good friend and his former business manager, who described strain on their relationships with the actor as his alleged substance abuse increased. Depp has sued Heard
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Toyin Owoseje, CNN British royalty and Hollywood royalty came together on the red carpet for the charity premiere of the new Tom Cruise movie, “Top Gun: Maverick,” on Thursday night. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the ultimate wingmen when they arrived at Leicester Square in London ahead of the screening of the “Top
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By Melissa Twigg, CNN Cottar’s 1920s Camp is popular with guests yearning to recreate “Out of Africa” — but without the malaria, lion attacks and airplane crashes. It’s the oldest and most prestigious lodge in Kenya’s Masai Mara wildlife reserve, a luxury 100-year-old establishment with Edwardian-style tented bedrooms, a mahogany bar overlooking the open bush
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By Helen Regan, CNN Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan’s cherry blossom — a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. But the world-famous sakura plants are flowering much earlier than normal due to human-induced climate change, a new study has found. Researchers
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan’s cherry blossom — a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. But the world-famous sakura plants are flowering much earlier than normal due to human-induced climate change, a new study has found. Researchers
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN A woman gave birth to a healthy baby in a lavatory on board a Frontier Airlines flight, according to a Facebook post from the airline. The passenger went into early labor during the flight from Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO), said the post, which was shared on May 17. Flight attendant
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance in Los Angeles earlier this month is now facing attempted murder charges — for an entirely different incident. Isaiah Lee, 23, is accused of stabbing his roommate during a fight at a transitional housing apartment last December, according to the
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN John Aylward, a veteran film and television actor for more than three decades, has died, according to his longtime agent and friend, Mitchell K. Stubbs. He was 75. Aylward died Monday of natural causes, Stubbs told CNN. “He was a wonderful actor and a phenomenal human being,” Stubbs said. Alyward, a
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By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Rihanna is now a mom. The superstar singer and her artist partner A$AP Rocky have welcomed their first child, a source close to the couple confirmed to CNN. The new parents have not yet shared their child’s name or birthday. Rihanna first revealed news she was expecting
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors in the ongoing defamation case between actress Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp heard testimony Thursday from Depp’s former talent agent, a former good friend and his former business manager, who described strain on their relationships with the actor as his alleged substance abuse increased. Depp has sued Heard
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By Hada Messia and Lianne Kolirin, CNN An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined 1,000 euros ($1,050) for failing to display the cost of a 2 euro ($2.12) espresso. The owner of the Ditta Artigianale cafe in Florence has been punished by police after a customer reported him at the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Marnie Schulenburg, a soap opera actress who documented her journey from becoming a new mother to a cancer patient, has died after battling stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, according to her representative. She was 37. Schulenburg, who played Alison Stewart on “As the World Turns” and Jo Sullivan on the
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By AJ Willingham, CNN It seems that every few days, a new star announces their foray into the world of non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency or some other inscrutable corner of the metaverse — the general term for a nascent virtual space where people can play, meet, and of course, buy things. This has been a habit
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wynonna Judd has decided to turn what would have been her and her mother’s final tour into a tribute to her. Naomi Judd died by suicide in April at the age of 76. Her daughter shared at a public memorial for her last week that she planned to continue on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN They didn’t exactly get the band back together again, but at least we got to see Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester in a photo. Badgley shared a pic on his verified Instagram of him and his “Gossip Girl” costar. “Best pic we took (No lie),” he captioned a photo of
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By Marianne Garvey One of the first times Antoinette Jones, the sister of former death row inmate Julius Jones, who was granted clemency last year mere hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder he says he did not commit, met Kim Kardashian she was struck. Not just by Kardashian’s superstar
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