By Chloe Melas, CNN Emily Blunt is sharing how acting helped her overcome stuttering. “I wouldn’t say that’s why I’ve ventured into acting, but it was just a bit shocking the first time I was able to speak, you know, doing a silly voice or an accent pretending to be someone else,” Blunt told People.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Pete Davidson is looking forward to fatherhood someday. The comedian and actor appears on Season 2 of Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Heart” series on Peacock, where he said he hopes to become the best version of himself and become a father. “My favorite thing ever, which I have yet to achieve, I
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN Acclaimed writer Khaled Hosseini has said he has “never been prouder” of his daughter, after she came out as transgender. The Afghan-American novelist posted a black and white picture of his daughter on social media Wednesday, with a heartfelt message about her news. Hosseini, whose work includes bestselling novels “The Kite Runner,”
Continue Reading Mia Alberti, CNN Public transport prices on state-owned service across Spain have already been slashed in half in response to rapidly rising energy and inflation rates. Now the government has announced further 100% discounts. As of September, passengers will be able to travel across various trains operated by public train network Renfe for absolutely nothing.
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN | Esha Mitra, CNN A statue of India’s national emblem, unveiled this week atop the country’s new parliament, has been slammed by government critics for its “unnecessarily aggressive” appearance. Officials maintain that the 10-ton bronze sculpture, which depicts four lions, is an enlarged like-for-like replica of the ancient statue the emblem was
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Placing Daisy Edgar-Jones under the spotlight, “Where the Crawdads Sing” serves up a virtual symphony of chords — adapting a bestselling book that’s part wild-child tale, part romance, part mystery and part courtroom drama. The result effectively overcomes its Lifetime-movie vibe, without feeling like something anyone needs to rush to
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Amid the thousands of treasures in the Cincinnati Art Museum’s East Asian art collection, a small bronze mirror dating back to the 15th or 16th century always seemed rather unremarkable. Last exhibited in 2017, it had spent much of the preceding decades in storage, where it sat on a backroom shelf alongside
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Sydney Sweeney appeared in two of the buzziest shows of the last year — “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” — and earned Emmy nominations for both. To celebrate her nominations for best supporting actress in the drama and limited series categories, the 24-year-old made a tearful phone call to her mom.
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Tuesday morning’s Emmy nominations had a little bit for everyone, and that’s great. But as with every award show shortlist, not all the beloved series and performances made the cut. Where, for example, was the love for NBC’s final season of “This Is Us,” the show that made a name for
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, has made the extraordinary move of asking airlines to stop selling tickets for outbound travel this summer. The airport will be limiting passenger traffic to just 100,000 departures per day until September 11. Here’s what you need to know about the measure. Why
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Bad weather. Computer glitches. Staffing shortages. Oversold flights. Inflation. It has been a tough slog for some air travelers this year — starting with the winter holiday season and extending in waves into the summer of 2022. What if you’re one of the unlucky passengers caught up in these events, such
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN After more than 50 years in showbiz, Sheryl Lee Ralph has finally received her first Emmy nomination. And her joy is infectious. In a minute-long video shared by her son on Twitter, Ralph — who plays teacher Barbara Howard on ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” — is on the phone receiving the news
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN LeBron James has addressed Brittney Griner’s detainment in a new video, just one week after comparisons between the two stars went viral. In a trailer for a new episode of “The Shop: Uninterrupted,” in which James chats about current events with guests in a setting mimicking a barbershop, James addressed the
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN For the first time in the show’s history, Season 19 of “The Bachelorette” is featuring two women looking for love. On Monday’s season premiere, Gabby Windey, 31, an ICU nurse and Rachel Recchia, 26, a flight instructor, met the 32 men cast as their potential matches. “It was a huge learning
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN The late Chadwick Boseman and former President Barack Obama are among the formidable crop of first-time nominees at the 74th Emmy Awards. Nominees were announced Tuesday morning for the Emmys, which honor the best television of the year. Former winners “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” predictably swept the nominations, but there were
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey, CNN The nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards were revealed on Tuesday and many of the nominees are sharing their joy — some in colorful language. Brett Goldstein, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for “Ted Lasso” “Holy fxxxing xxxx, this is fxxxing insane! For this to happen
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A 200-year-old “pristine” cobalt mine has been discovered in Cheshire, northwest England, revealing a trove of personal objects left behind by workers. The mine, which would have been in production during the Napoleonic Wars, was found in Alderley Edge village. It is believed to have been abandoned in 1810, according
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced dates for a 2023 North American tour. The “Born in the U.S.A.” singer last played a concert with the E Street Band in 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. The group first announced they would reunite for another tour back in May, but did
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN “Better Call Saul” often moves slowly, but the first of the show’s final six episodes kicked off with a literal bang, pointing toward perhaps a greater sense of urgency as the “Breaking Bad” prequel gets closer to its end game. The season’s eighth episode, titled “Point and Shoot,” finally saw the
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN It was a good morning for the cast and creative teams of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso.” The shows on Tuesday earned several nominations in the major categories for the 74th Emmy Awards, which will be held September 12. “Succession” earned the most nominations of any show, earning a total of 25
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