Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Backpacking tends to be associated with young people with few responsibilities. But more and more parents have been opting to take their children off on extended trips around the world in the past few years. In fact, a recent travel trends report by American Express Travel found that 76% of those parents
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Julia Roberts and George Clooney have a lot of history together. The actors have been friends for decades, which, according to the two stars, made filming a kiss for their upcoming romantic comedy quite funny. “Yeah. I told my wife, ‘It took 80 takes,’” Clooney told The New York Times. “She
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Julia Roberts and George Clooney have a lot of history together. The actors have been friends for decades, which, according to the two stars, made filming a kiss for their upcoming romantic comedy quite funny. “Yeah. I told my wife, ‘It took 80 takes,’” Clooney told The New York Times. “She
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Brendan Fraser has entered the Oscars chat. The actor is squarely back in Hollywood and already on the minds of those thinking about the Academy Awards, thanks to his performance in “The Whale,” which reportedly received a six-minute standing ovation after its screening at the Venice Film Festival. Video shared
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN New footage has been released showing the wreck of the RMS Titanic as it’s never been seen before: in full 8K quality, the highest screen resolution currently available. That’s a horizontal resolution of 8,000 pixels, or twice as clear as a 4K TV. And it means there’s an unprecedented level of
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tiffany Haddish says she “deeply” regrets performing in a skit years ago that led to her and fellow comedic actor Aries Spears being accused of child sex abuse. “I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it,” Haddish wrote in a statement posted on her verified Instagram account
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Coming off five wins at the Creative Arts Emmys, the team behind “Stranger Things” has revealed a clue for show’s fifth and final season. The writers behind the Netflix drama posted a photo of a dry-erase whiteboard with the caption, “Grid Stage.” On it were boxes with eight columns titled for
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the cover artwork of rock band Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind” constituted child pornography. Spencer Elden, 31, who appeared naked on the album cover as a baby, sued the band over alleged “commercial child sexual exploitation.” However, his lawsuit was dismissed
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Rapper Pat Stay has died following a stabbing incident in Nova Scotia, Canada, according to regional police. He was 36. The incident happened in downtown Halifax early Sunday morning. Police discovered Stay with stab wounds and transported him to a nearby hospital, where he later died, Halifax Regional Police said in a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Luke Combs may be one of the most generous stars in country music. Video shared on social media featured Combs interrupting a concert over the weekend in Bangor, Maine, when he spotted a sign from some young fans saying they had stacked firewood to earn money to buy tickets to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Brendan Fraser has entered the Oscars chat. The actor is squarely back in Hollywood and already on the minds of those thinking about the Academy Awards, thanks to his performance in “The Whale,” which reportedly received a six-minute standing ovation after its screening at the Venice Film Festival. Video shared
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Olivia Wilde’s new film “Don’t Worry Darling” took center stage at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. During a press conference for the upcoming thriller, Wilde, who directs and appears in the film in a supporting role, was asked about the project’s star, Florence Pugh. Pugh was absent from the press
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN I hope you’re sitting down: It’s been 20 years since Kelly Clarkson won “American Idol.” Yes, children, Kelly Clarkson competed on a reality competition series before your mom was watching her on daytime TV and “The Voice.” Clarkson, reflecting on her journey from Texas waitress to one of the biggest pop
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN One of the films set to debut at the Venice Film Festival on Monday is already getting talked about. Less for the film, perhaps, than headlines involving those attached to the project. “Don’t Worry Darling” is directed by Olivia Wilde and stars Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan, Chris Pine and Harry
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, former president Barack Obama and the late actor Chadwick Boseman had notable wins. Obama won the outstanding narrator Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix documentary, “Our Great National Parks.” Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, created the five-part
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas The Weeknd abruptly ended his concert in Los Angeles on Saturday night, citing vocal issues. He was in the middle of a performance of his hit “Can’t Feel My Face” when he walked off the stage, the Los Angeles Times reports. Another song started playing briefly, then the lights came up in
Continue Reading By Joe Yogerst, CNN Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But there are plenty of other places across the United States that continue to fly beneath the travel radar. While there are literally hundreds of locations that fit that description, here are 22 destinations —
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was “over” after Kate McKinnon’s 2016 performance of “Hallelujah.” In a conversation on Glenn Beck’s podcast, Schneider said that McKinnon’s post-presidential election cold open at the piano, during which she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” dressed as Hilary Clinton, was
Continue Reading Alaa Elassar, CNN Hidden for decades, a mosaic that is a “key part of Rome’s history” was located and returned to the Italian government, the Federal Bureau of Investigations said in a news release on Friday. In 2020, an attorney contacted the FBI Art Crime Team on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession
Continue Reading By John Blake, CNN Brandon Morse has read J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” the “Lord of the Rings” series and watched extended editions of Peter Jackson’s ring trilogy so often that “I can almost quote them all line for line.” But Morse is dreading a new addition to the Middle-earth canon that he says “perverts and
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