By Faith Karimi, CNN Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was thrust into the spotlight in 2020 when he filmed a racially charged encounter with a White woman in New York’s Central Park. Next year he’ll be back on television on his own terms: To showcase his passion for birdwatching on National Geographic. Cooper will host a series,
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Barry Neild, CNN A huge new subterranean railway whisked fare-paying passengers deep beneath the streets of London for the first time on Tuesday as the UK capital opened a $25 billion new metro line that will transform travel across the city. Large crowds of rail enthusiasts, commuters and excited locals turned out to catch the
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN It was nutritious, easy to prepare and great as a snack, especially when sprinkled with poppy flower seeds and served in cubes. The ancient Romans feasted on a delicious honey-crusted cheesecake called Savillum, which is believed to be the real ancestor of modern US-style cheesecake. Instead of Philadelphia soft cheese, there was
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kate Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp tells CNN. A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and
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Ann Binlot, CNN In much of Western art, Asian women have often appeared as one-dimensional characters — sometimes seen as meek and docile, and at other times hypersexualized and exoticized. But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. “Wonder Women,”
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It’s set to be a very hot summer for travel. Travel organization AAA is estimating that 39.2 million people will travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the unofficial start of summer in the United States. That’s up 8.3% over 2021. Air travel is expected to be up by 25% over last year and just
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kate Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp tells CNN. A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “American Idol” picked a winner on Sunday during a three-hour finale. Noah Thompson, a 20-year-old country singer from Kentucky, won Season 20 of the singing competition. “Buddy, you just won,” host Ryan Seacrest told the singer as he revealed the result of viewer voting between Thompson and HunterGirl, Hunter Wolkonowski. “Oh,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Saturday Night Live” bid farewell to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney on Saturday. The episode, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, began with a cold open with McKinnon playing Coleen Rafferty in “Close Encounter,” her recurring skit in which aliens abduct her and things get freaky. In the season finale,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Saturday Night Live” bid farewell to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney on Saturday. The episode, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, began with a cold open with McKinnon playing Coleen Rafferty in “Close Encounter,” her recurring skit in which aliens abduct her and things get freaky. In the season finale,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a bit of engineering fit for “Jurassic Park,” “Prehistoric Planet” weds BBC nature documentaries— complete with narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough — with the dinosaur era and conceives a fascinating hybrid, one that doesn’t require waiting around to capture footage but creates it using state-of-the-art imaging technology. The result is
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The race to resume supersonic passenger flights nearly two decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer of excitement on Monday when plane manufacturer Bombardier revealed high speed achievements while confirming the launch of its new business jet. The Canadian company said the in-development Global 8000 will be “the world’s
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “American Idol” picked a winner on Sunday during a three-hour finale. Noah Thompson, a 20-year-old country singer from Kentucky, won Season 20 of the singing competition. “Buddy, you just won,” host Ryan Seacrest told the singer as he revealed the result of viewer voting between Thompson and HunterGirl, Hunter Wolkonowski. “Oh,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Johnny Depp may not be heading back to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise anytime soon, but he has not left the character totally behind. The actor thrilled some supporters last week outside of the Virginia courthouse where his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is being held by interacting
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Johnny Depp may not be heading back to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise anytime soon, but he has not left the character totally behind. The actor thrilled some supporters last week outside of the Virginia courthouse where his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is being held by interacting
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Toyin Owoseje, CNN Colin Cantwell, the visual effects artist behind many of the iconic spacecraft in the original “Star Wars” movie, has died at the age of 90. In an announcement on his Facebook page Sunday, Cantwell’s partner, Sierra Dall, said he died on Saturday at his home in Colorado. “Colin Cantwell passed away peacefully
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Spend enough time with Billie Eilish and you may notice her tics. The singer talked about having Tourette’s syndrome in an interview with David Letterman for his Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.” Eilish, who was diagnosed at the age of 11 with the neurological disorder, which can
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Leah Dolan, CNN Over the centuries, the tiara, something of a little sister to the omnipotent symbol of the crown, has come to represent more than just a membership to the monarchy. Closely connected to the romantic idea of a princess, it’s a cultural shorthand for youth and femininity — as well as status. From
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN From steam-powered ships, to mega-liners, the cruise industry has been through quite a transformation over the years. And the market has skyrocketed. Back in 1970, an estimated 500,000 people went on a cruise holiday. That figure had jumped to five million by 1997. So what brought about this sudden surge in interest?
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have announced the birth of their second child. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor and his author wife took to their respective Instagram accounts on Sunday night to share that they had welcomed a baby girl on Saturday. “We are so excited to announce the birth
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