Megan C. Hills Remember when Bruce Willis’ character in “Die Hard” fought a group of terrorists at an office Christmas party, barefooted and wearing a tank top? Throughout the movie, Willis, who played John McClane, sported a white undershirt that got progressively dirtier and bloodier — a sight so legendary that a screen-worn version of
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By Forrest Brown, CNN For the past six months, the days have grown shorter and the nights have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself. Winter solstice 2021, the shortest day of year and the official first day of winter, is on Tuesday, December 21. How it all works has
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor Chris Noth will no longer be part of the CBS drama “The Equalizer,” following allegations of sexual assault made against the star. “Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes of The Equalizer, effective immediately,” CBS and Universal Television, the show’s production company, announced in a brief statement to CNN
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN While many of the world’s most popular tourist destinations are expected to reopen to travelers in 2022, there are still some places that will be off-limits. Some of these iconic spots are undergoing construction or upgrades that will make them even better when they do reopen, while others are doing the
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By Marianne Garvey Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson are bringing the party for New Year’s Eve. The singer and the “Saturday Night Live” star have announced a star-studded lineup of special guests and musical performances for their NBC special, to air live on Dec. 31. Joining Cyrus and Davidson in the festivities are Brandi Carlile,
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By Lisa Respers France, Jennifer Henderson and Andy Rose, CNN Comedian and late night host Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against his doctor and a New York City hospital alleging that their negligence caused him to “sustain permanent, severe and grievous injuries,” according to the complaint obtained by CNN. Noah alleges the Hospital for
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Metallica went for the rare and deep cuts as they celebrated their 40th anniversary over the weekend. The legendary heavy metal band played the 1997 single “Fixxxer” for the first time live as they performed at San Francisco’s Chase Center. “After 40 years, there’s still firsts,” lead vocalist James Hetfield
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Julia Buckley, CNN Flying into Venice, on the right hand side of the airplane, you’ll see the city unfurl beneath you: a mass of terracotta roofs, brick bell towers and those canals, knitting the 118 islands of Venice together. Then, as the plane continues northwards across the lagoon to land at Venice airport, just outside
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lil Durk and his girlfriend of four years, India Royale, are engaged. The rapper popped the question at a concert in their hometown of Chicago. During his set at WGCI’s Big Jam concert held at the United Center, Lil Durk brought Royale out of stage. He took to one knee
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Omicron is continuing to spread at an alarming rate across Europe and governments are once again being forced to make tough decisions in order to contain the highly contagious variant. As more and more restrictions are brought in, travel to and across Europe is becoming increasingly difficult for tourists, particularly those from
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa is calling for peace in the entertainment industry following the violent deaths of fellow rappers Drakeo the Ruler and Young Dolph. The “See You Again” hitmaker took to Twitter on Sunday night to urge his fellow performers to treat each other better in the new year. As
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN Flying into Venice, on the right hand side of the airplane, you’ll see the city unfurl beneath you: a mass of terracotta roofs, brick bell towers and those canals, knitting the 118 islands of Venice together. Then, as the plane continues northwards across the lagoon to land at Venice airport, just outside
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By Andy Rose and Francesca Street, CNN Despite stringent measures supposed to minimize Covid outbreaks on ocean cruises, operator Royal Caribbean says at least 48 people on board one of its ships that docked in Miami at the weekend have tested positive for the virus. The Symphony of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship,
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Francesca Street, CNN Despite stringent measures supposed to minimize Covid outbreaks on ocean cruises, operator Royal Caribbean says at least 48 people on board one of its ships that docked in Miami at the weekend have tested positive for the virus. The Symphony of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship,
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Carlos MarÃn, one quarter of the pop-opera group Il Divo, has died at the age of 53. The surviving members of the chart-topping quartet announced his death in a Twitter post on Sunday. In the online tribute, tenors David Miller, Sébastien Izambard and Urs Bühler remembered the baritone as a “beautiful
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Thomas Page, CNN Julia Ducournau lights a cigarette, as if to punctuate her point. The French writer-director had been musing about love in her film “Titane,” a through line buried beneath much hysteria since it won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Love, she insisted, is the foundation of the
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When you think of an engagement ring, what do you picture? Perhaps a sparkling solitaire stone, or a halo of smaller gems encircling a central jewel. No matter the style, you’re likely imagining white diamonds, which have been the reigning symbols of marital commitment for over a century. But within the past
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By Chloe Melas, CNN ‘Tis the season of giving back, and Gary Sinise is doing just that. The actor held his annual Snowball Express for children of fallen military service members. Typically his event is held in person at Walt Disney World, but because of the Covid-19 pandemic the actor went virtual for the second
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN ‘Tis the season of giving back, and Gary Sinise is doing just that. The actor held his annual Snowball Express for children of fallen military service members. Typically his event is held in person at Walt Disney World, but because of the Covid-19 pandemic the actor went virtual for the second
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By Eric Levenson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN West Coast rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival where he was scheduled to perform Saturday, according to his publicist and law enforcement officials. Drakeo, whose real name was Darrell Caldwell, was 28. Scott Jawson, a publicist who
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