By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Gary Gulman is at the top of his game in his new Max special, “Born on Third Base.” The comedian tackles growing up poor, income inequality, Pop-Tarts, shady dentists and rude Chipotle customers, among other topics, in the set. One masterful joke near the end of the hour-long special
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 500-year-old Raphael painting is partially the work of another artist, according to a new study. A team led by scientists from England’s University of Bradford used artificial intelligence to determine that the face of Joseph in the “Madonna della Rosa” (“Madonna of the Rose”) was painted by someone
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — A last-minute strike action that caused dozens of Eurostar cancelations on Thursday has ended. Eurotunnel said in a statement that an agreement had been reached between its management and trade union representatives following a year-end bonus dispute. It added that traffic would gradually resume following
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “The Masked Singer” has revealed a new winner. To open, the four finalists, Sea Queen, Gazelle, Cow, and Donut sang, “What I Like About You” by The Romantics. Under the masks, Donut was revealed to be John Schneider, Sea Queen was Macy Gray, and Gazelle was Janel Parrish. The
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taraji P. Henson is letting her reality as a working actor be known. In a recent interview with Gayle King on SiriusXM radio to promote the film version of the musical “The Color Purple” in which Henson stars, she broke down in tears talking about her career. Henson,
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — TSA officers found 17 bullets wrapped in an “otherwise clean” baby diaper on Wednesday inside a passenger’s bag at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the agency said in a news release. The hidden 9mm ammunition was discovered after a male passenger’s carry-on bag triggered an alarm in a Transportation Security
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — It’s a simple but elegant black and white portrait of a women in a vintage nightgown — long, white and frilly — standing in a field of tall grass, as a gust of wind sweeps the dress behind her. The model, looking off camera, and leaving the viewer to
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — That rushing sound is “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” taking on water, as the five-years-later sequel to DC’s biggest box-office hit reunites the key players before dousing them in questionable choices. Lacking the sense of discovery and world-building that powered the original, director James Wan settles for a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Turns out Rachel McAdams doesn’t think commercials are that “fetch.” In an interview with Variety, the actress shared why she didn’t make an appearance in the Walmart Black Friday commercial that reunited several “Mean Girls” costars, including Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra.
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — They’d always made traveling a priority, and after settling down and having their first child, Courtney and Justin Orgias were keen to keep exploring the world as much as they could. While the couple, who both work in the tech industry, loved the idea of being able to log
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Netflix is in the buzz/attention business, which likely explains why the service would write what appears to have been a very big check to “Justice League” director Zack Snyder, letting him produce a two-part science-fiction epic that will continue next year. “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child
Continue Reading CNN By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s most widely used cargo planes completed an entire flight with no one on board for the first time. Lasting approximately 12 minutes in total, the flight departed from Hollister Airport, in Northern California, and was operated by Reliable Robotics, which has been working since
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Since the summer solstice back in June, the days have grown steadily shorter and the nights have grown steadily longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself. Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s most widely used cargo planes completed an entire flight with no one on board for the first time. Lasting approximately 12 minutes in total, the flight departed from Hollister Airport, in Northern California, and was operated by Reliable Robotics, which has been working since 2019
Continue Reading By Radhika Marya, CNN (CNN) — It was the summer of 1966. The Beatles were in the middle of a tour that had them play five shows in just three days at Japan’s famed Nippon Budokan arena — but when they weren’t performing, they were holed up in the presidential suite of the Tokyo Hilton
Continue Reading CNN By Radhika Marya, CNN (CNN) — It was the summer of 1966. The Beatles were in the middle of a tour that had them play five shows in just three days at Japan’s famed Nippon Budokan arena — but when they weren’t performing, they were holed up in the presidential suite of the Tokyo
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In this year’s earnest and charming “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” titular preteen Margaret (“Transparent” star Abby Ryder Fortson) pleads with the divine about the vagaries of growing up, which in her case include the prospect of moving to a new town as well as her desperate
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Even government officials aren’t exempt from the Taylor Swift mania that consumed 2023. That includes Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, who on Wednesday tweeted a photo of herself holding a CD titled “Governor Kelly’s Eras Playlist.” The cover appeared to be designed like Swift’s “Eras Tour” logo, with icons representative
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In a very “Romy and Michele” move, Bradley Cooper made it his business to show up to his high school reunion. In fact, Cooper told Jimmy Fallon during Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show” that he not only attended his 30-year high school reunion last month, but that he
Continue Reading CNN, WMTW By Jennifer Henderson, Caroll Alvarado and Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Passengers on the cruise ship MSC Meraviglia didn’t get the balmy getaway they were expecting. The ship, scheduled to sail to the Bahamas this week, instead headed to New England and Canada “due to unseasonable and rapidly worsening weather that would have
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