Terry Ward, CNN For as long as she can remember, Isabella Silvers has despised the taste of cilantro. The 30-year-old British-Punjabi journalist living in London says the herb has shown up in dishes served at family meals throughout her life — among them naan, dahl and mattar paneer. “I would have to awkwardly eat around
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Two powerful documentaries explore different aspects of Black history this week, in each case shedding light on misrepresented or under-covered chapters. Presented by Barack Obama’s company under its Netflix deal, “Descendant” examines the discovery of a long-sunk ship that brought enslaved Africans to Alabama, while “The Rebellious Life of Mrs.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although immersed in fantasy, “The School for Good and Evil” gets lost in a nether realm somewhere between Disney Channel fare like “Descendants” and more epic theatricals like Harry Potter. The latest attempt to rewrite fairy tales thus squanders plenty of big-name assets, a popular book series and Netflix’s loot
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN The director of “Knives Out” is revealing the sexuality of Daniel Craig’s character in the hit film. Rian Johnson says super sleuth Benoit Blanc, a wacky detective, does have male lovers, Johnson confirmed at a BFI London Film Festival press conference. Johnson was discussing “Glass Onion,” the sequel to the 2019
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jana Kramer is opening up about the pain of divorce. Kramer appeared on Facebook’s “Red Table Talk” to discuss her marriage with former NFL player Mike Caussin and their 2021 divorce. The two share daughter Jolie, 6, and son Jace, 3. “I know we’re both in better situations,” Kramer said of
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Wendy Williams has some irons in the fire. The former daytime talk show host entered a wellness facility over the summer and now her representative says she is “home and healing.” “Wendy is excited about the road ahead and looking forward to releasing her many projects,” Williams’ publicist Shawn Zanotti told
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Matthew Perry is “safely sober” and ready to tell his story. The “Friends” star, who played the lovable Chandler Bing on the show, has written a memoir called “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” which is set for release on Nov. 1. In it, he tells the story of his
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Victoria Wade flew from the East Coast to Southern California earlier this month to go to Disneyland. On the day she was set to buy her ticket, she saw the news: Prices went up overnight at US Disney parks, including admission to the original resort in Anaheim that she was about
Continue Reading Jack Guy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A print of a painting by Britain’s King Charles III went for almost 10 times its original estimate when it sold at auction Thursday. The print is one of 100 of a painting of Balmoral Castle, a royal residence in Scotland, and was part of Bonhams’ “The Scottish Home”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN N.O.R.E., co-host of “Drink Champs,” is expressing regret over allowing Kanye West to make controversial comments during the podcast. The rapper called “The Breakfast Club” radio show Tuesday to address what happened with West on the Revolt.TV show. “I just want to be honest, I support freedom of speech,” N.O.R.E
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN N.O.R.E., co-host of “Drink Champs,” is expressing regret over allowing Kanye West to make controversial comments during the podcast. The rapper called “The Breakfast Club” radio show Tuesday to address what happened with West on the Revolt.TV show. “I just want to be honest, I support freedom of speech,” N.O.R.E
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The creator of “The Crown” has hit back at criticism of the upcoming new season, insisting he has “enormous sympathy” for the new monarch, King Charles III. Due to premiere on Netflix on November 9, the fifth season of the hit drama tackles the divorce of the then-Prince and Princess of
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Victoria Wade flew from the East Coast to Southern California earlier this month to go to Disneyland. On the day she was set to buy her ticket, she saw the news: Prices went up overnight at US Disney parks, including admission to the original resort in Anaheim that she was about
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kelly Ripa is turning a negative into a positive. During a recent episode of the podcast “Not Skinny But Not Fat,” the morning talk show host was asked about Kathie Lee Gifford saying she doesn’t plan to read Ripa’s new memoir, “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.” “It’s really hard to
Continue Reading Will Noble, CNN In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas. But scores more sunken vessels remain on the ocean floor, awaiting rediscovery. Here are some of the world’s most infamously elusive shipwrecks,
Continue Reading Will Noble, CNN In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas. But scores more sunken vessels remain on the ocean floor, awaiting rediscovery. Here are some of the world’s most infamously elusive shipwrecks,
Continue Reading By Emiko Jozuka and Tara Subramaniam, CNN A building believed to house the oldest toilet in Japan faced its biggest threat in centuries on Monday when a conservation worker accidentally reversed his car into it, according to local officials. Koudou Uno, a spokesman for the Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto, said the doors of the approximately
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN Actor and director Olivia Wilde appears to have a good sense of humor. After a tabloid story published Monday referenced a special salad dressing made by Wilde, people have been abuzz searching online for the recipe. The salad chain Sweetgreen even jokingly tried to stake claim to the dressing, with an
Continue Reading Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN On Sunday morning, a puffy, Michelin Man-like figure trudged through Times Square in New York, panting from the exertion of trying to move while wearing 27 hazmat suits. Inside the white cocoon was Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist who staged the street performance to criticize China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy.
Continue Reading Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN On Sunday morning, a puffy, Michelin Man-like figure trudged through Times Square in New York, panting from the exertion of trying to move while wearing 27 hazmat suits. Inside the white cocoon was Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist who staged the street performance to criticize China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy.
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