By Chloe Melas, CNN Simu Liu hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time over the weekend. The “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star talked about being the Marvel superhero. “I am officially Marvel’s first openly Chinese superhero,” he laughed during his opening monologue. He added: “A lot of people ask me
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Simu Liu hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time over the weekend. The “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star talked about being the Marvel superhero. “I am officially Marvel’s first openly Chinese superhero,” he laughed during his opening monologue. He added: “A lot of people ask me
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Adele is not going easy on her fans, with the singer starring in a highly anticipated televised UK concert special on Sunday following the release of her new album, “30.” The special, titled “An Audience With Adele,” was filmed at the London Palladium and will air exclusively on ITV and its
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN British aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it has developed the “world’s fastest all-electric aircraft,” according to a statement from the company. The aircraft — dubbed the “Spirit of Innovation” — attained a maximum speed of 387.4 mph (623km/h) in flight, which Rolls-Royce said it believed makes it “the world’s fastest
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By Megan Thomas Willie Nelson’s latest album is right on tune for family gatherings next week. Nelson, 88, is joined by his sister, Bobbie, sons, Lukas and Micah, and his daughters, Amy and Paula, on the new album titled “The Willie Nelson Family.” They all appear on the album cover together. In a post on
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Princess Charlene of Monaco spent half a year away from the European principality to recover from a severe ear, nose and throat infection in her native South Africa. Just 11 days after returning home, Prince Albert II announced in an exclusive interview with People on Friday that the princess has entered
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you’re taking to the skies to visit friends and family over the holidays, be prepared to jostle your way through crowded airports, packed planes and frenzied baggage queues with millions of fellow travelers. “Everyone knows how close they’re going to be with other people on a plane,” said Sara Nelson,
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Essence magazine has dubbed this the “year of radical self-care,” and to celebrate, it’s featuring three heroes in the world of wellness. The November/December issue of the magazine features Simone Biles, Lizzo and Nikole Hannah-Jones on three different cover editions, and each woman discussed in the issue how they prioritize their mental
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN While her character on “The Great” is engaged in a coup against her husband for control of Russia in the show’s second season, Elle Fanning has some interesting thoughts about what it all means. “I think the big theme of this [season] is parenting because we have our parents come
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Paul Rudd, the ageless and newly named Sexiest Man Alive, says his secret to looking young involves a few tricks and ABBA. More on that in a minute. CNN caught up with the actor, 52, at the “Ghostbusters Afterlife” premiere in New York earlier this week. “I’m open to the possibility
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Is “The Wheel of Time” the next “Game of Thrones?” It depends on who you ask. Some on Twitter have made the comparison, and GQ published a recent story with the headline, “Inside Wheel of Time, Amazon’s Huge Gamble on the Next Game of Thrones.” But reviews have been mixed
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Whether you’re a tiger king or the queen of breakup ballads — hey, Adele — please enjoy this week’s TV OT: ‘Keeping Up With the Oppenheim Group’ I sometimes feel like a detective of things that don’t matter. Want to solve a murder? Call someone with real skills. Have a petty
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Streaming services continue to roll out expensive series based on presold concepts, but those big swings can produce big misses, with two prime examples this weekend: “Cowboy Bebop,” Netflix’s live-action spin on a popular anime show; and “The Wheel of Time,” Amazon’s poor-man’s version of “The Lord of the Rings”
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Lin-Manuel Miranda is not throwing his shots, and in 2021, the creator of “Hamilton” has been getting a whole lot of them. After his earlier work “In the Heights” became a critically admired (if little seen) movie, Miranda has made his directing debut with “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” a loving
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN The longtime girlfriend of slain Memphis rapper Young Dolph has broken her silence following his death. Mia Jaye, the mother of his daughter Aria and son Tre Tre, expressed her grief in a series of posts shared on her Instagram Stories, a day after he was gunned down in a cookie
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Speculations about the future are often bleak, but for its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC is presenting a grand vision of how the world could radically change through a blockbuster exhibition of technology, design and art. Housed in the Art + Industries Building (AIB), the “Futures” show will fill
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Without an official announcement or fanfare, US Disney parks are including a Black Santa Claus in Christmas celebrations this year for the first time in the company’s 66-year theme park history. At both Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, a Black Santa
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Mick Rock, the photographer who “shot the 70s” and captured iconic images of artists including David Bowie, Queen, Blondie and Iggy and the Stooges, has died, according to a statement on his verified Instagram account on Friday. “Those who had the pleasure of existing in his orbit, know that Mick was always
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Does size really matter? When it comes to superyachts, it seems the answer is most certainly “yes.” The title for world’s biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel, El Mahrousa, for over a century. But it’s changed hands far more frequently in the years since then as more and more
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By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Memphis police have released surveillance photos of two suspects they believe killed rapper Young Dolph as he was reportedly buying cookies at a popular local store on Wednesday. The police department said it obtained video surveillance showing the suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes-Benz armed with
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