By Lisa Respers France, CNN The recent announcement that both the series “Desus & Mero” and the partnership between the two co-hosts is no more was met on the internet with the type of grieving usually reserved for a celebrity death. It’s understandable given what The Kid Mero, Desus Nice and their beloved show —
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Emmett Till’s life and and his and his mother’s fight for justice are shown in the powerful new trailer for the movie “Till.” It’s the first trailer for the movie, which centers around Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. Despite worries from his mother, Till
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo and Oscar Holland, CNN The jacket worn by retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he set foot on the moon sold for a record-breaking price of $2,772,500 on Tuesday, less than a week after the landing’s 53rd anniversary. The in-flight coverall jacket features the historic Apollo 11 mission emblem and “E. Aldrin” for his
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew After sharing a statement on his verified Facebook account Tuesday morning that Tony Dow, an actor and director best known for his role as older brother Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” had died, Dow’s management team has removed the statement. According to Judy Twersky, a longtime friend of Dow’s, he
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN In about a month, some of the world’s best filmmakers will descend on the “City of Canals” for the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The festival, which kicks off on August 31, typically marks the start of a new film awards season, followed closely by the Telluride Film Festival and the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey A three-track prologue soundtrack has already been released in anticipation of Marvel’s upcoming sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Nigerian artist Tems sings a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry,” “A Body, A Coffin” by Amaarae and “Soy” by Santa Fe Klan also feature on the album. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Emmett Till’s life and and his and his mother’s fight for justice are shown in the powerful new trailer for the movie “Till.” It’s the first trailer for the movie, which centers around Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. Despite worries from his mother, Till
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon is a dad again. The actor and talk-show host welcomed a son with model Bre Tiesi. Tiesi shared a series of photos from the birth on her verified Instagram account, writing “I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth.” “This was the most humbling / limit pushing
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Interviews & photographs by David Navarro, Martynna Sobecka, Mikhail Kalarashan, Alexander Veryovkin & Giorgi Zatiashvili Across the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, huge concrete complexes stand as testament to Europe’s post-war housing drive. Constructed en masse in the second half of the 20th century, their utilitarian designs were usually geared toward
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN MTV has revealed its nominations for the 2022 Video Music Awards. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X lead the way with seven nominations each, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six each. Other artists who are nominated this year are Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tributes have been pouring in to honor the late Paul Sorvino. The “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order” star died Monday of natural causes at the age of 83. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed,” his daughter, actress Mira Sorvino, said on Twitter. “My heart is rent asunder —
Continue Reading Katie Lockhart, CNN Spellbinding vistas punctuated by plumes of steam are commonplace while driving Iceland’s winding fjords and gravel roads. Marking the country’s geothermal activity, this form of energy also ushers in the tradition of soaking in Iceland’s geothermal hot pools — an activity revered by locals and tourists alike. From natural, stone-lined craters to
Continue Reading By Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN First things first: Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon. But sharks do occasionally attack humans. Florida teen Addison Bethea was severely injured recently when a shark attacked her in the waters off
Continue Reading By Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN First things first: Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon. But sharks do occasionally attack humans. Florida teen Addison Bethea was severely injured in the summer of 2022 when a shark attacked her
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN British supermodel Kate Moss has revealed some past pitfalls from her modeling career in a rare interview with BBC podcast series Desert Island Discs. Moss, who told T magazine in 2010 that she “just hate(s)” talking with the media — and that as a young model she “used to get very ill
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez and Brian Lowry, CNN Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor whose roles ranged from the mob boss in “Goodfellas” to an early stint on the long-running cop drama “Law & Order,” has died, according to his publicist Roger Neal. He was 83. Sorvino died on Monday of natural causes with his wife Dee
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN After living its life to the fullest, the end is here for “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.” “After 7 seasons, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will not be returning to TBS this fall,” the show announced Monday on its official Twitter account. “We’re so thankful for our loyal audience, our amazing
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Seeing Joni Mitchell perform these days is a rarity, but this weekend she made it happen. Mitchell made a surprising return to the stage Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival, an annual folk music festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The iconic singer — known for ’70s hits like “Amelia” and “Big
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Daredevil: Born Again” is coming to Disney+. The show will have an 18-episode season with Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio returning as Daredevil and Kingpin. It will stream beginning in Spring 2024. The live-action series was revealed at Comic-Con over the weekend. D’Onofrio tweeted the news, writing, “Yes Mr Murdock…” Netflix’s “Daredevil”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN David Warner, an English actor who played villainous supporting characters with aplomb in films like “Titanic” and “Tron,” died over the weekend. He was 80. Warner died from a “cancer-related illness,” his family said in a statement shared by his talent agency with CNN. He’d been sick for 18 months, his
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