By Casey Barber, CNN People have never been able to resist the crunchy craving of deep-fried food. Archaeological evidence shows we’ve been enjoying fried dough and other delights since ancient Mesopotamians invented frying pans, and our love for the practice has only grown in the millennia that followed. It would take an iron stomach and
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN More than three years after the high-profile divorce proceedings of New York real estate developer Harry Macklowe and his wife, Linda, their art collection has become the most expensive to ever sell at auction, raking in $922.2 million over the course of two different sales. An initial batch of 35 artworks went
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pablo Picasso’s most curious painting of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, in which she appears as a tentacled sea creature, has sold for $67.5 million, over the estimate of $60 million. “Femme nue couchée” (“Naked woman reclining”), made its auction debut Tuesday at a Sotheby’s sale in New York. Ahead
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard faced questions from Johnny Depp’s lawyers in her fourth day of testimony in the defamation trial between the former couple. Depp has accused Heard of defaming him in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post. In the piece, which published roughly two years after they divorced, Heard described herself
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Eric Clapton, the famed guitarist who has expressed skepticism about Covid-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns, has postponed some tour dates after testing positive for Covid-19. Clapton’s diagnosis was confirmed in a Monday post on his official Facebook page. He tested positive after performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this month,
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard faced questions from Johnny Depp’s lawyers in her fourth day of testimony in the defamation trial between the former couple. Depp has accused Heard of defaming him in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post. In the piece, which published roughly two years after they divorced, Heard described herself
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN Her billionaire son may have dominated headlines recently, but 74-year-old Maye Musk is now in the spotlight after becoming the oldest model to feature on the Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit cover. The model and dietician is one of four SI Swimsuit 2022 cover stars, along with reality star Kim Kardashian, singer Ciara
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget would have turned 66 on Tuesday and his widow Kelly Rizzo paid tribute to her late husband. Rizzo shared video and photos on her verified Instagram account, writing “Happy birthday my Love. These pictures and videos were taken exactly 1 year ago in Mexico.” “We always celebrated our
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By Jack Guy and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise public appearance at the opening ceremony of a long-awaited train line in London on Tuesday. The monarch, walking with a stick, wore a bright yellow outfit and hat to visit the Elizabeth line, which is named in her honor. She was
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, has reportedly had his say about Johnny Depp continuing to appear in the franchise. Depp is currently suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post. In the piece, Heard described herself as a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The spotlight in a Virginia courtroom has turned to attorney Camille Vasquez this week. Vasquez serves as one of Johnny Depp’s attorneys in his defamation fight with ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. In the piece, Heard described herself as a “public figure
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The “Bridgerton” TV series is going out of order. Netflix’s hit series will diverge from the series of romance novels by Julia Quinn on which it is based. It will tell the love story of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in the third season. In the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kristin Chenoweth believes getting sick may have saved her life when she was a child. In the trailer for the docuseries “Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders,” the Tony-winning actress has revealed that she was scheduled to be on a camping trip during which three of her
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN Want to become Italian? If you have Italian ancestors in your family tree, it might be easier than you realize. Thanks to the rule of jure sanguinis (“the right of blood”), Italy is one of the few countries in the world to offer the possibility of citizenship to many people who
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Leah Dolan, CNN During the couture shows at Paris Fashion Week this past January, luxury fashion house Schiaparelli unveiled a new, instantly adored collection of gilded corsets, cosmos-inspired designs and dramatic black-and-white silhouettes. But each runway look was offset with a curious sartorial detail: either a pair of black pumps with gold dagger-like toenails (dubbed
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By Chloe Melas Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are married, for real this time. The two shared the happy news on their respective Instagram accounts Monday afternoon. Their posts included a series of black-and-white photos from what appeared to be an intimate occasion and captions that simply read, “Till death do us part.” The reality
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas Months after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the film “Rust,” the co-producer of the project says he is “confident” the movie will resume filming and be completed. In an interview published Monday by The Hollywood Reporter, Anjul Nigam, co-producer of “Rust” with actor Alec Baldwin, said he
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Was Machine Gun Kelly trying to tell us something? During his performance of the song “Twin Flame” at Sunday’s 2022 Billboard Music Awards, Kelly said “I wrote this song for my wife.” He and actress Megan Fox got engaged in January. The awards show happened a day before Fox’s birthday
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lisa Marie Presley loves Baz Luhrmann‘s forthcoming film about her legendary father, Elvis Presley, and believes her late son would have as well. Presley posted praise for the movie “Elvis” on her verified Instagram account, but began her message talking about grief and the loss of her son Benjamin Keough,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Voice” will mix up the coaches seated in the show’s turning chairs next season. On Sunday, the show tweeted a welcome to the next round of coaches, including singer Camila Cabello. “Give a warm welcome to your Voice Coaches. [heart emoji] #TheVoice returns this fall with @blakeshelton, @johnlegend, @gwenstefani
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