Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The first time Reuben Wu saw the warm sandstone hues and vast, open skies of the American West, he was watching the landscapes pass him by from the window of a tour bus. The British visual artist, now based in Chicago, has become known for his sublime imagery of remote landscapes using
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN The Material Girl might be preparing to take on the material world — on tour. The pop icon, 64, raised eyebrows this weekend when she wiped her Instagram feed, after Billboard reported on Friday that she’s set to “embark on a career-spanning 40th anniversary tour.” The 40th anniversary would be pegged
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Selena Gomez brushed off online body shamers following her red carpet appearance at the Golden Globes on Tuesday. The singer, producer and actress took to Instagram with her date, her little sister Gracie Teefey, to talk about body positivity. “I’m a little bit big right now because I enjoyed myself during
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There’s an old saying in journalism that “Three is a trend,” which seemingly serves as the underlying rationale for “The Price of Glee,” a three-part docuseries from Investigation Discovery (a.k.a. ID). Recounting triumphs but mostly tragedies associated with the hit Fox show, the project feels as if it’s on significantly
Continue Reading By Antonia Mortensen and Lucy Benson, CNN Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95, news agency ANSA reported, citing members of her family. Her grandnephew, Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida, tweeted news of her death, calling her “one of the brightest stars of Italian cinematography and culture.” RAI state
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In what could be the first of many major pieces of hardware for him this award season, Brendan Fraser picked up best actor for his role in film festival darling “The Whale” at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. Fraser had some mighty competition for the award, including Golden Globe winners Austin Butler,
Continue Reading By David G. Allan, CNN Spending the night in an igloo sounds cool. And it is, though mainly literally. As my family sat in a restaurant-sized igloo at the base of a ski resort in the Austrian Alps in late December, eating a dinner consisting solely of bread and hot cheese (read: fondue), my 10-year
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Veteran actor Al Brown, who became famous for his role in the hit TV show “The Wire,” has died at age 83. Brown made his name playing police commander Stanislaus “Stan” Valchek in the blockbuster HBO show about the Baltimore drugs trade. News of Brown’s death was announced on his YouTube
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The United States Department of the Interior has replaced a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for centuries in five areas across the country. The Board on Geographic Names (BGN) voted on replacement names to remove the word sq—, an “offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women,” from
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In what could be the first of many major pieces of hardware for him this award season, Brendan Fraser picked up best actor for his role in film festival darling “The Whale” at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. Fraser had some mighty competition for the award, including Golden Globe winners Austin Butler,
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN The Critics’ Choice Awards returned to its usual January time slot after 2022’s ceremony was delayed for over two months amid a surge of Covid-19 cases. And all eyes were on the red carpet as stars arrived at LA’s Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday evening. On
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN It was a starry night in Los Angeles in spite of repeated spates of rain on Sunday, as awards season continued with the 2023 Critics Choice Awards. The event, hosted by Chelsea Handler, saw celebrities come out in droves even though some — like Colin Farrell and Jamie Lee Curtis —
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It isn’t every day that you spot a motorcyclist riding along the road with a German shepherd dog on the back of their bike. So it’s not surprising that the sight of content creator Jess Stone and her beloved dog Moxie cruising along together usually has onlookers doing double takes. “Every car
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Navarone Garibaldi, the younger half-brother of Lisa Marie Presley, has spoken out following her death last week. The musician, who is the son of Priscilla Presley and her former partner Marco Garibaldi, shared Friday on Instagram that he hopes his older sister is “now at peace and happy with your Dad
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Chicago’s got bad blood. Taylor Swift fans and despondent singles alike will be able to visit a Swift-themed “breakup bar” this Valentine’s Day in Chicago. The time-limited pop-up venue is named “Bad Blood” in homage to Swift’s song from her 2014 album 1989. Events organization BucketListers announced the pop-up on its
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN By 2013, the zombie apocalypse genre had been done to death. “The Walking Dead” had concluded its third season, “World War Z” was expected to be a summer blockbuster and “Resident Evil” was still perhaps the best-known zombie-starring video game. Where else could the undead go from there? Enter a little
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean and Ross Levitt, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration announced it is starting a probe into how a commercial airliner taxied in front of a flight that was taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday evening. The crew of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 aborted its takeoff, ultimately stopping
Continue Reading Hahna Yoon, CNN One of last year’s most successful South Korean TV shows, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” follows the story of a young autistic woman, Woo Young-woo, who navigates adulthood while winning cases at one of the nation’s top law firms. Already renewed for a second season, it is now Netflix’s sixth most-watched non-English television series
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lisa Marie Presley loved being a mother to her “cubs.” That’s how the singer-songwriter who died Thursday at the age of 54 referred to her four children, daughters Riley, Finley and Harper, and her son, Benjamin, in a 2019 post on her verified Instagram account. Her love for her children
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN Making a move to Italy to start a new life in the sunshine, surrounded by beautiful scenery, incredible food and fascinating culture is a dream that many people have realized in recent years thanks to a sell-off of cheap homes. But the dream for one family from Finland who moved to the
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