By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The quality of Europe’s bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that almost 85% of its bathing sites now rank as “excellent.” The annual Bathing Water Report monitored nearly 22,000 inland and coastal swimming spots across
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler’s divorce has been up and down. But now that their settlement has been finalized, Cutler says he celebrated. “When the settlement came through, I threw a party,” he said on his podcast, “Uncut With Jay Cutler.” “I don’t recommend divorce for anybody. I’m just gonna go ahead
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN Once every four years, influential Texas Monthly magazine comes out with one of its most highly anticipated cover stories. And it’s not about oil or the economy or politics or tourism. It’s about something that might be taken even more seriously by folks there. Barbecue. Namely, the 50 best BBQ joints
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Scrubs” ended in 2010, but there are plenty of people who say they would like to see it brought back. Count the show’s creator Bill Lawrence among them. According to Deadline, Lawrence joined the series stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, and Neil Flynn
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kate Bush is happy about one of her old singles “being given a whole new lease of life.” The singer posted on her site about her song “Running Up That Hill” being featured on the latest season of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.” Bush wrote,”You might’ve heard that the
Continue Reading Melanie Swan, CNN The UAE may have only just celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence but Abu Dhabi has a centuries-old past. The largest of the emirates boasts an array of UNESCO World Heritage sites as well as some of the country’s most well-preserved forts which showcase its key geographical location over the centuries, telling
Continue Reading Heather Chen, CNN Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities in an effort to “preserve historic and cultural wealth” in the country. “We agreed to limit the tourist quota to 1,200 people
Continue Reading Megan C. Hills Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations were full of lavish pageantry to mark the British monarch’s 70-year-reign. And with the packed schedule of events, which included a tribute service at St. Paul’s Cathedral and a concert at Buckingham Palace, came many fashion highlights. Members of the Royal Family were seen throughout the
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN A founding member and original bass player of the band Bon Jovi, Alec John Such, has died, according to a tweet from the group Sunday afternoon. He was 70. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He was an original. As
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Fans of “The Wizard of Oz” have another chance to walk down the yellow brick road in theaters, this time to celebrate what would have been Judy Garland’s 100th birthday. The special screenings of the 1939 film are being put on by Fathom Events at movie theaters all over the country
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The winners of the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards were revealed Sunday. A full list of nominees follows below, with the winners indicated in bold. SCRIPTED CATEGORIES BEST MOVIE “Dune” “Scream” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” *WINNER “The Adam Project” “The Batman”
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN Several ancient works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art, including Greek vessels crafted thousands of years ago, were damaged by an intruder Wednesday night. “June 1, after Museum hours, an individual forcibly entered the Dallas Museum of Art,” the museum said in a statement. “Museum security responded immediately and Dallas
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Actress and singer Mandy Moore has announced she is expecting her second child with her husband, musician Taylor Goldsmith. “One incredibly seminal chapter of my life just ended and the next one, as a mother of two, is about to start… and are we ever so deeply grateful and excited,” wrote
Continue Reading Story by Reuters Mariah Carey was sued on Friday over her 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by a songwriter who said he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier. In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in
Continue Reading Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN When Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi fled her country in 2006 due to a leaked tape, she thought her career was over. But on Saturday she became the first Iranian to win the best actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Ebrahimi rose to fame in her native Iran, but the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN After Jamie-Lynn Sigler appeared in a Super Bowl ad this year with Robert Iler, her costar from “The Sopranos,” fans were clamoring for a reboot of the classic series with her character, Meadow Soprano, taking on the role of mob boss. But that’s probably not going to happen, she told
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN A planned TV special that purports to examine the final hours of the life of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen is being slammed by some of his loved ones. Van Halen, who died in 2020 at the age of 65 after battling cancer, is the subject of an episode of
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Michael J. Fox says living with Parkinson’s disease has influenced the projects he selects in his acting career. In a conversation with Mike Birbiglia’s for his “Working It Out” podcast, the actor and research advocate said that remembering lines has become more difficult in the decades since he was first diagnosed. “When
Continue Reading Megan C. Hills, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex proved she’s still got strong royal fashion game as she made a dazzling arrival to the honorary National Service of Thanksgiving mass in London on Friday, to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The duchess made her appearance at St Paul’s Cathedral alongside husband Prince Harry. Their visit
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The long trip to the screen behind “Fire Island,” a gay rom-com loosely adapted from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” may be more interesting than the movie. Developed for the since-defunct Quibi (RIP), the project shifted from the originally planned “quick bite” format to a film making its debut on
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