‘Succession’ returns with Season 3
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New trailer for ‘The Batman’ shows a gritty Gotham featuring several familiar foes
By Eric Levenson, CNN The new trailer for “The Batman,” the latest reboot of the iconic movie franchise, features a recognizably dark and gritty Gotham and previews the return of several of the superhero’s most infamous enemies. Warner Bros. and DC Comics debuted the trailer Saturday at the DC FanDome event, where the comics giant
Continue Reading New trailer for ‘The Batman’ shows a gritty Gotham featuring several familiar foes
By Eric Levenson, CNN The new trailer for “The Batman,” the latest reboot of the iconic movie franchise, features a recognizably dark and gritty Gotham and previews the return of several of the superhero’s most infamous enemies. Warner Bros. and DC Comics debuted the trailer Saturday at the DC FanDome event, where the comics giant
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‘Succession’ star Brian Cox: ‘You can’t underestimate Logan in any shape or form’
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN We’re toward the end of our interview time when actor Brian Cox, in describing his character’s few but strong loyalties on HBO’s “Succession,” raises his voice to the level most people only hear through the television. He says those relationships — such as the one with legal counsel Gerri Kellman (J.
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Professional orchestras are featuring works by Black composers while paying homage to their oft-forgotten history
Noah Sheidlower, CNN Jazz artist and composer Terence Blanchard never thought his work would be performed on the Metropolitan Opera Stage. Adapted from Charles M. Blow’s memoir of the same name, Blanchard’s opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” tells of a Black boy growing up in rural Louisiana, where he faces poverty and sexual
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Poetry is experiencing a new golden age, with young writers of color taking the lead
Leah Asmelash, CNN There was a time, not too long ago, when many people could only name one, maybe two, poets — often a long-dead White man named William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Walt Whitman. In recent years, though, a shift has occurred. Amanda Gorman, after reading her striking poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration
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Tony Bennett has set a new Guinness World Record
By Alaa Elassar, CNN One thing is for sure: Tony Bennett knows how to keep the music playing. The Grammy Award-winning singer just set a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to release an album of new material. “Love for Sale,” a collaboration with Lady Gaga, was released on October 1, and at
Continue Reading Union calls deal to avert strike ‘a Hollywood ending’ as negotiations continue for workers in other parts of country
By Andy Rose, Kimberly Berryman and Alaa Elassar, CNN A threatened strike on major TV and film production was averted Saturday night, just hours before a midnight deadline. The association representing producers made a tentative deal with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employee (IATSE), a union representing roughly 60,000 film and television workers, including
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Vince Neil hurt in fall from stage at Tennessee rock festival
By David Williams, CNN Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil was injured Friday night when he fell off the stage during a solo concert at a Tennessee rock festival. Neil and his band were playing the Crüe hit “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” at the Monsters on the Mountain festival in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,
Continue Reading Superman’s motto gets a modern update: ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow’
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Superman’s iconic motto, “Truth, Justice and the American Way,” is getting an official update for the first time in decades. “Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow” will be Superman’s new motto, a change that was announced Saturday by DC Chief Creative Office and Publisher Jim Lee, during DC’s FanDome. (CNN and
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Vienna museums launch OnlyFans account to display ‘explicit’ artworks
Hannah Ryan, CNN The city of Vienna is taking an offbeat approach to the censorship of art and has turned to using the adults-only online platform OnlyFans to put its most “explicit” artworks on full display. The tourism board for the Austrian capital is now presenting art from four of Vienna’s most revered museums on
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Eve reveals pregnancy on Instagram: ‘We finally get to tell everyone!’
By Paige McAtee, CNN Eve is definitely feeling satisfaction… The hip-hop queen, 42, announced Friday she’s expecting a child with husband Maximillion Cooper. “Can you believe it… we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!!” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo showing off her baby
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Cambridge University to return Benin bronze to Nigeria in historic moment
Hannah Ryan, CNN Cambridge University is due to return a Nigerian artifact looted during a British raid to its country of origin, in a historic first. Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments will receive a Benin bronze cockerel from Cambridge’s Jesus College later this month — in a move the university called the “first
Continue Reading Rock star Randy Bachman’s treasured Gretsch guitar was stolen 45 years ago. An internet sleuth helped find it
By David Williams, CNN Decades after it was stolen, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman says he’s finally found the rare guitar he used to write hits like “American Woman” and “Takin’ Care of Business” after an internet sleuth tracked it down in Japan. Bachman, of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame, said he was
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United States travel rules: Here’s what you need to know
By Marnie Hunter, CNN The United States’ new international travel policies are set to go into effect on Monday, November 8. New rules around air, land and ferry travel into the US will replace a patchwork of restrictions and make vaccination the key to entry for nearly all foreign visitors. Here’s what travelers need to
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Adele’s best songs for every mood
By Lisa Respers France, CNN We know it seems like most of Adele’s music is about heartbreak, but that’s just because she does it so well. The release of her new single “Easy On Me” has us back in our feelings (thank you, Adele). With lyrics like “I was still a child / Didn’t get
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Italy reveals its new national airline
Julia Buckley, CNN They’ve long dominated the food and fashion worlds, this year they’ve dominated sports, and now they’re aiming for the skies. Italy’s new national airline, ITA Airways, launched on Friday with a promise to bring pride back to its national flag carrier, after Alitalia, Italy’s legacy airline, went bankrupt and ceased operations a
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TV OT: Joe Goldberg v. Dexter Morgan: Sizing up TV’s serial killer kings. Plus, a critic’s conundrum
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN A strike is looming but the work on TV OT continues. Here’s this week’s column: The bloody best of TV The next few weeks are poised to be a regular serial killer spree with the return of Netflix’s “You” and Showtime’s “Dexter” in the form of a reboot titled “Dexter: New
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Mac Miller’s ‘Faces’ mix tape hits streaming services
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Some old Mac Miller music is new again. The 2014 mix tape “Faces” from the rapper, who died from an accidental overdose in 2018 at the age of 26, has hit streaming services for the first time. Containing 25 tracks, it includes collaborations with several fellow artists including Rick Ross,
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Lil Kim claps back at 50 Cent over viral video
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rap beefs are common, but this one came with an Irish tinge. After rapper/actor/producer 50 Cent posted his amusement about a viral TikTok video that compared raptress Lil Kim dancing to a leprechaun, she clapped back. “Ur so obsessed wit me this is getting creepy. Yarnnnn this one ain’t it
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