Oscar Holland, CNN The South Korean city of Busan has green-lit plans for an ambitious new ocean settlement, with work on the first neighborhood set to begin next year. Comprising a series of interconnected platforms, the proposed “floating city” could eventually accommodate 10,000 people, according to its designers, offering coastal areas a drastic solution to
Continue Reading
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Lina Wertmüller, a central figure of Italian cinema and the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award in the best director category, died this week, Italy’s Ministry of Culture confirmed. She was 93, according to Variety. Wertmüller made films that were both debased and staunch in their moral standing,
Continue Reading
By Chloe Melas, CNN Brooke Shields does not look back with fondness on an interview from the 1980s with Barbara Walters. In a conversation with Dax Shepard for his “Armchair Expert” podcast, Shields recalled being interviewed by Walters when she was 15, following her famous Calvin Klein jeans campaign. Shields reflected on Walters asking her
Continue Reading Harmeet Kaur and Laura Ly, CNN New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will remove the Sackler family name from seven galleries, including the wing that houses the Temple of Dendur, the institution announced Thursday. The museum said in a news release that it came to the decision with members of the Sackler family “in order
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After a successful series and two not-so-great movies (the last coming in 2010), “And Just Like That…” revives “Sex and the City” minus one of its fab four, with the remaining trio entering a new phase of life that brings fresh challenges. The name surely carries plenty of equity, but
Continue Reading
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jack Guy, CNN Organizers of a popular camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia have disqualified 43 contestants after cracking down on Botox injections and other forms of “tampering” by breeders. The 40-day King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of the capital, Riyadh, launched at the beginning
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Banana Split has been revealed. Katharine McPhee and her producer husband David Foster were unmasked as Banana Split on the latest episode of “The Masked Singer.” There are two finalists left, Bull and Queen of Hearts, who will now compete next week in the season finale. In the latest round, contestants
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Travis Scott told radio and talk show host Charlamagne tha God that he’s been on an “emotional rollercoaster” since 10 people died and many more were injured at his Astroworld Festival. The rapper, who has denied legal liability, sat down with Charlamagne for an almost hour-long interview that was posted
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Robbie Shakespeare, the legendary bass player and one half of the band Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 68. Shakespeare’s friend, manager and producer Guillaume Bougard confirmed the musician’s death in a statement to CNN on Thursday. Bougard said Shakespeare passed away in Miami on Wednesday due to
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Banana Split has been revealed. Katharine McPhee and her producer husband David Foster were unmasked as Banana Split on the latest episode of “The Masked Singer.” There are two finalists left, Bull and Queen of Hearts, who will now compete next week in the season finale. In the latest round, contestants
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Amazon Music and Prime Video will live stream Kanye West’s first headlining concert in five years. West will be joined by special guest Drake for the The Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert, set to take place Thursday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The event will be free to stream
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Amazon Music and Prime Video will live stream Kanye West’s first headlining concert in five years. West will be joined by special guest Drake for the The Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert, set to take place Thursday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The event will be free to stream
Continue Reading
By Marianne Garvey John Lennon died 41 years ago on Dec. 8 after being shot outside of his apartment building in New York City, Fans paid tribute to the late artist on social media. Lennon was 40 years old at the time of his death. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono, wrote, “Over 1.5 million people have
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Travis Scott told radio and talk show host Charlamagne tha God that he’s been on an “emotional rollercoaster” since 10 people died and many more were injured at his Astroworld Festival. The rapper, who has denied legal liability, sat down with Charlamagne for an almost hour-long interview that was posted
Continue Reading
By Julia Buckley, CNN Bolmen: your toilet brush. Toftan: your trash can. Misterhult: your bamboo lamp. Those exotic-sounding names that IKEA gives your household products are familiar words to Swedish speakers — often, they’re named after famous destinations. And now, the Swedish tourist board is reclaiming those names in a new marketing campaign, designed to
Continue Reading
Leah Dolan, CNN While many of us will spend the final days of 2021 reflecting on its whirlwind events, global color authority Pantone has already been busy looking ahead — to decide on the shade that will best encapsulate 2022. On Wednesday it unveiled Very Peri, a periwinkle hue that the company says combines the
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN While many of us will spend the final days of 2021 reflecting on its whirlwind events, global color authority Pantone has already been busy looking ahead — to decide on the shade that will best encapsulate 2022. On Wednesday it unveiled Very Peri, a periwinkle hue that the company says combines the
Continue Reading
Megan Thomas, CNN Nick Cannon is thanking supporters after sharing that his 5-month-old son, Zen, had died of a brain tumor. On Wednesday’s episode of the “Nick Cannon Show,” the talk show host and actor opened up about how he’s been managing his grief following the death of his youngest child over the weekend. “People
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Four years after the death of Hugh Hefner, some insiders are coming forward to share what they say was the reality of life inside the Playboy empire. A&E Network’s upcoming documentary series “Secrets of Playboy” includes interviews with “colleagues, executives, Playmates and employees from all levels of the brand” who
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Presenting a far richer story than a simple biopic, “Being the Ricardos” turns writer-director Aaron Sorkin loose again on the medium of television and produces one of the year’s most satisfying movies. That it was made for a streaming service, Amazon, is a wrinkle even the legendarily foresighted Desi Arnaz
Continue Reading