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Gina Lollobrigida, legend of Italian cinema, dead at 95

January 16, 2023 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

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

Brendan Fraser picks up best actor at Critics Choice Awards

January 16, 2023 7:14 AM CNN

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,

Spending the night in an igloo, in the Alps. Sounds cool, but is it?

January 16, 2023 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

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

Al Brown, best known as Stan Valchek in ‘The Wire,’ dead at 83

January 16, 2023 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

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

Five locations throughout the US have been renamed to remove a derogatory term for Indigenous women

January 16, 2023 12:44 AM CNN Newsource

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

Brendan Fraser picks up best actor at Critics Choice Awards

January 15, 2023 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

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,

Best red carpet fashion at the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards

January 15, 2023 9:42 PM CNN Newsource

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

Critics Choice Awards 2023: See who won

January 15, 2023 9:42 PM CNN Newsource

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 —

This woman is riding around the world with her German shepherd

January 15, 2023 9:12 PM CNN Newsource

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

Lisa Marie Presley’s half-brother shares tribute following her death: ‘I still can’t believe this’

January 15, 2023 5:50 PM CNN Newsource

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

This Valentine’s Day, you can visit a Taylor Swift-themed ‘breakup bar’ in Chicago

January 15, 2023 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

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

‘The Last of Us’ anticipation is high — why it could live up to the hype

January 15, 2023 8:08 AM CNN Newsource

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

Close call between 2 planes at New York’s JFK airport is under investigation, FAA says

January 14, 2023 10:52 PM CNN Newsource

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

The rise of the K-drama heroine

January 14, 2023 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

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

Lisa Marie Presley was a devoted mom who lived in ‘horrific reality’ of son’s suicide

January 14, 2023 6:57 AM CNN Newsource

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

How the dream of moving to Italy turned sour for one family

January 14, 2023 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

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

Ezra Miller pleads guilty to unlawful trespassing charge in Vermont

January 13, 2023 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN Actor Ezra Miller pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to a 2022 trespassing arrest in Vermont after agreeing to terms of a plea deal last month, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Miller, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was charged with unlawful trespassing after breaking into a Stamford

Remembering Lisa Marie Presley: ‘I would never take back any part of who I am or where I came from’

January 13, 2023 2:30 PM CNN

By Dan Heching, CNN As the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, singer Lisa Marie Presley spent her life in the spotlight from the start. And the public interest in her life — from her marriages to her private tragedies — never waned until, much like her father, she was taken

Style Guide: How to dress for the office

January 13, 2023 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN | Illustrations by Leanza Abucayan There’s a scene from the original incarnation of MTV’s aughts-era reality TV series “The Hills” in which main character Lauren Conrad has her outfit assessed by a fashion stylist within minutes of starting an internship at Teen Vogue. She wants to make sure she’s looking her

Robbie Bachman, drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dead at 69

January 13, 2023 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN Robbie Bachman — the drummer of Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive — has died at age 69, his brother and bandmate Randy Bachman announced via Twitter on Thursday. “Another sad departure. The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side.