By Marianne Garvey When Brittney Johnson floated on stage in a magic bubble Monday night, she got a standing ovation. Johnson also got a two-minute ovation at the close of the show. As the full-time Glinda in the Broadway musical “Wicked,” Johnson made history on Monday as the first Black woman to play the lead
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Scottie Andrew, CNN On their faces, “Jersey Shore” and the “Real Housewives” franchise don’t seem like series worthy of sociological study. Danielle Lindemann knows better than to count them out, though. Lindemann, a sociologist who’s previously written books on dominatrixes and commuter couples, was raised on reality TV — the fourth season of “The Real
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kanye West is all over the headlines right now. Between his (now mostly deleted) social media posts about estranged wife, Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend, “SNL” star Pete Davidson, to the end of his brief relationship with actress Julia Fox and his forthcoming “Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” coming to Netflix,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Sopranos” went off the air in 2007, but people are still debating the ending. Which is one of the reasons why people were happy to see Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the drama, recreate the show’s opening credits sequence in a Super Bowl ad. The actress is
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of his mother Priscilla Murray, who died on Monday from Covid-19 and pneumonia, according to the actor. Murray had been hospitalized last week and died on Monday, Gibson shared. “On behalf of my family and everyone who ever spent anytime praying for my mother, this
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Hannah Ryan, CNN A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive and considered to be making light of the topic of mental health. The Courtauld Gallery, which can be found in Somerset House in the English capital, is holding its “Van
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Lisa Respers France, CNN And the Oscar host duties go to … Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. On Tuesday the trio were officially named hosts of the upcoming 94th Academy Awards during the “Good Morning America” telecast. “Good morning America I’m not sure who thought this was a good
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Naomi Campbell has been revealed as the cover star for the latest edition of British Vogue — and she’s joined by a special guest. The supermodel has been photographed with her 9-month-old daughter for the March issue of the fashion magazine. In her interview, she reflects on motherhood, diversity in the
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By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated a half dozen new places “very high” risk for travel on Monday, including South Korea and French Polynesia. The six new additions to the “very high” risk Level 4 category are a far-flung bunch: Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea;
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Naturally, Netflix gifted us with a look at the new season of “Bridgerton” on Valentine’s Day. A teaser trailer dropped Monday and it did not disappoint. It starts with a voice over by Julie Andrews, who serves as the voice for “Lady Whistledown.” “Dearest gentle reader,” she asks. “Did you
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN A rare notebook featuring handwritten lyrics and recording notes from hit songs by The Beatles is set to go on display at a museum in Liverpool, England. Collated from 1967 to 1968, the previously unseen notebook contains preliminary handwritten lyrics for “Hey Jude” by Paul McCartney, a part-lyric for “Sgt Peppers
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Scarlett Newman, CNN While he launched his brand back in 2014, it’s in the last couple of years that South Carolina-born designer Sergio Hudson has achieved major international recognition and established himself as a powerful voice in American fashion. His recent success is in part thanks to his role in dressing both Vice President Kamala
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Jordan Peele has another movie bound to give you a fright. The director, who rose to fame for his hit 2017 film “Get Out,” has released a trailer for his upcoming horror movie, “Nope.” The film starts Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, where they are playing characters who are working on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celebrities spotted not wearing a mask at Sunday’s Super Bowl game were met with cries of “hypocrisy” by some on social media. Those attending the event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles were given KN95 masks because Los Angeles county requires masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at “mega
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celebrities spotted not wearing a mask at Sunday’s Super Bowl game were met with cries of “hypocrisy” by some on social media. Those attending the event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles were given KN95 masks because Los Angeles county requires masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at “mega
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
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Text by Leah Asmelash and Scottie Andrew; illustration by Leanza Abucayan, CNN Everyone loves a good romantic comedy, and those who claim they don’t are lying. Though often ridiculed, or dismissed as “chick flicks,” these movies appeal to something we all crave: love. To watch these movies is to be charmed — don’t we all,
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By Amy Simonson, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN An American Airlines flight was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport “At approximately 3:41 p.m., flight AA 3444 departing Jacksonville to Washington, DC, diverted to RDU due to a disruptive passenger,” the airport said in
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