By Lilit Marcus, CNN And you think you helped scarf down a really big pizza recently? You’ve got nothin’ on this one. When Pizza Hut decided to bring back its “big New Yorker” pizza — a cheese and pepperoni pie with foldable slices designed to be eaten on the go in true Manhattan style —
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Dubbed “Toadzilla” by the rangers, the 2.7-kilogram (5.9-pound) amphibian was found in Conway National Park in Queensland last week when park officials were conducting track work, the
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN As the climate crisis intensifies, the pressure on the aviation industry to cut emissions increases. And now, the industry has taken a step forward, with a successful test flight of a hydrogen-electric engine, which produces no carbon emissions. ZeroAvia’s 19-seater Dornier 228 twin-engine aircraft completed a roughly 10-minute test flight on Thursday
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN In the Jade Emperor’s “Great Race,” the folk tale that dictates the order of China’s zodiac animals, it was the rabbit that enjoyed an unlikely stroke of good fortune. Clinging to a log in a fast-flowing river, the helpless creature was assisted by the dragon, who used a powerful gust of breath
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Legendary rocker Neil Young has paid tribute to former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate David Crosby. “David is gone, but his music lives on. The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band,” the statement, posted to Young’s website, read. Crosby’s family announced Thursday
Continue Reading By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN David Crosby, a folk rock pioneer and one of the founding members of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 81. “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away.
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed a new child. “She’s here!” Teigen shared in an Instagram post showing the couple’s older children, Luna and Miles, holding their baby sister on Thursday. The family’s new addition is named Esti Maxine Stephens. (Legend’s birth name is John Roger Stephens.) The couple have
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN “Outlander” viewers, rejoice. The fantasy TV drama will wrap up with its eighth and final season, Starz announced on Thursday. The time-traveling saga won’t end there, though. The network has also announced a prequel series, “Outlander: Blood of my Blood,” is coming to the small screen. The new 10-episode series will
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN There is no shortage of robot uprising fiction in the Western canon (see: the works of Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick; classics like “The Terminator”; family-friendly spins like “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”). It’s a conceit that preys on one of mankind’s great fears, that robots will replace us. But
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN There is no shortage of robot uprising fiction in the Western canon (see: the works of Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick; classics like “The Terminator”; family-friendly spins like “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”). It’s a conceit that preys on one of mankind’s great fears, that robots will replace us. But
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Alec Baldwin, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a crew member during a “Rust” film rehearsal, will continue starring in the lead role, a production attorney told CNN on Friday. As the film proceeds, operations will include “on-set safety supervisors and union
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Priyanka Chopra is opening up about her daughter’s harrowing birth story. “I didn’t know if she would make it or not,” Chopra said in new Vogue UK interview. Chopra and husband Nick Jonas announced that they had welcomed a daughter via surrogate on their social media on Jan. 21 in 2022.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Released in 2018, “Searching” was produced before the coronavirus pandemic but with the benefit of hindsight, it felt like the ultimate Covid movie, claustrophobically focusing on a father as he scours the Web for clues about his missing daughter. “Missing” flips the generational script, in a movie that’s still plenty
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Holly Yan, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday. Baldwin has maintained he was not aware the gun he
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The fact “That ’70s Show” premiered 25 years ago truly belongs in the “Time flies” basket, bathing the latest attempt to fire up the franchise in a misty haze of nostalgia. Yet while there’s smoke here, there’s not much heat, as an uninspired next-generation crowd offsets encores by most of
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith learned the hard way that if you come for Rihanna, her fans are only going to give you “FourFiveSeconds” to apologize. During an appearance Wednesday on Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show, Smith made a comment about the singer’s upcoming performance at the Super Bowl Halftime
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Several of Adam Sandler’s very funny friends will be among the stars to pay tribute to him when he is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler, as previously announced, will be the 24th recipient of the prestigious comedy award. The event will feature appearances by Jennifer
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman has announced he is “stepping away” from the band for the sake of his mental health. A statement from Trohman was posted to the band’s Twitter page late Wednesday night, along with a black and white picture of him playing the guitar. The news came
Continue Reading By Thomas Page, CNN Nominations for the 2023 British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTA Awards, have been announced. There were a few surprises among the 24 categories, including a strong showing for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” leading with 14 nominations. Edward Berger’s adaptation is the first time Erich Maria Remarque’s First World War
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN Kim Kardashian has acquired the diamond-lined Attallah Cross pendant worn on several occasions by Diana, Princess of Wales for £163,800 (about $200,000). In the last five minutes of the Royal and Noble collection sale at Sotheby’s auction house in London on Wednesday, a representative for Kardashian successfully outbid others vying for the
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