By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Oscars just got a little “Wicked.” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who star in the best picture-nominated blockbuster, are set to perform at the Academy Awards on Sunday, according to a news release. Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, Queen Latifah and Grammy-nominated artist Raye will also be
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s official: Drake is definitely not like Kendrick Lamar. The Canadian rapper and actor has been on the receiving end of much clowning from the internet as Lamar has been declared by many to be the winner of their now famous rap beef. Lamar has rode the wave
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well as her professional collaborations and social activism, has died, according to a statement from her publicist. She was 88. Flack died
Continue Reading By Kati Chitrakorn and Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Once home to visionaries such as Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, London Fashion Week has been synonymous with theatricality and boundary-pushing designs. But increased operational costs and other disruptions in the wake of Brexit, along with diminishing global interest in the city’s designers, whose shows
Continue Reading CNN By The Associated Press Rome (AP) — An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, landed safely in Rome on Sunday afternoon after it was diverted due to a security concern, which later proved to be “non-credible,” the airline said. American Airlines said Flight 292 “was inspected by law enforcement” after
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading down El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall. Travelers come from around the world to witness
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — One of the not-so-guilty pleasures of watching “The White Lotus” is witnessing the slow, excruciating downfall of filthy rich and entitled people while they’re on a luxurious vacation. In Season 2, Michael Imperioli’s character Dominic – a philandering Hollywood hotshot in Sicily with his father and son – received
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Hello again, fellow “White Lotus” guests. How’s your stay so far? Last week’s Season 3 premiere had so much setup, we didn’t even get to all the characters. Let’s start off with the trio of traveling girlfriends who open this second episode: there’s Jaclyn, a famous TV actress living
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The running joke on Sunday night was that the SAG Award, known as “the actor,” was incredibly heavy, even while there were some pretty light moments during the show. The 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards opened with a skit in which Jean Smart appeared as her “Hacks”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jane Fonda persevered over some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at the SAG Awards. Fonda received the SAG lifetime achievement award at the event, and the 87-year-old actress reminded the room, “It’s okay to be a late bloomer as long as you don’t miss the flower
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards have wrapped at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Exposition Hall, making way for the biggest award show of the year, next week’s Oscars. But let’s back up to Sunday’s event, which was hosted by “Nobody Wants This” star and SAG nominee Kristen Bell,
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Australian people have a reputation for being hardy and fearless — after all, when you live in a country that has every kind of poisonous snake and spider known to man, not to mention the elusive predator known as the drop bear, it probably takes a lot to freak
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — With awards season drawing to a close, Hollywood’s biggest names had one last chance to impress on the red carpet before next Sunday’s Oscars. But while some stars (or their stylists, at least) will be saving their show-stopping outfits for the Academy, Sunday evening’s
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Veilleux didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she agreed to a winter vacation with friends in Grindelwald, Switzerland. “I got a message from my friend that said, ‘Have you ever thought about going sledding in the Alps?’ ” says the 47-year old geographer and environmental
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards are almost upon us. The annual ceremony, which honors some of the year’s best performances in film and television as selected by members of SAG-AFTRA – the actors themselves – will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday. The event marks the last
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles International Airport bound for Sydney on Saturday was forced to return after smoke was detected on board. The flight, DL43, which took off shortly after 9:00 p.m., returned to LAX around 30 minutes later, according to data from FlightAware. The Airbus
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ladies and gentlemen, the time is almost upon us … we hope. Rihanna has spoken at length about her next album – a project that has been speculated about, pored over, theorized on and dreamt up for nearly a decade, ever since her eighth album “Anti” came out all
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Europe, China and the Middle East, the delicious foods that Sweden does better than anywhere else, plus the Mongolian nomad family who’ve become an online hit. International train travel Adding Britain to your European rail vacation could get a little easier
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — The story of Talia Byre starts with a family tree. “Can you pass me a pen?” asks Talia Lipkin-Connor, the fashion label’s founder and sole designer. Hers is a lineage peppered with successful clothes-makers, designers and boutique owners. But in the last 80 years the British fashion landscape,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (CNN) — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after hospice care. She died of natural causes. A
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