By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Before there were influencers, Fonzworth Bentley became famous for being adjacent to the influential — namely Sean “Diddy” Combs. Whether he was the umbrella-holder-in-chief or making appearances on Combs’ various television projects, as Combs’ personal assistant, Bentley was in the orbit of new millennium cool of the early
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Venice, Italy (CNN) — On a sweltering Friday afternoon in June, a group of angry and self-described “precarious” or underemployed Venetian young people gathered in a square near the foot of Venice’s Rialto bridge. It was a call to action against the impending nuptials of billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Chicago (CNN) — When did homosexuality become a fixed identity? At the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago, an expansive, century-spanning exhibition charts the period when “homosexuality” and “heterosexuality” were new concepts, by looking at the queer subjects and artists of the period and how they depicted love, sex and gender. Set
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a year of historic milestones for a certain Middle Eastern airline. Just weeks after announcing the largest widebody aircraft order in Boeing’s history, Qatar Airways is celebrating another huge achievement. The Qatar flag carrier has just been named the winner at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards,
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Chefs and restaurants were honored on Monday night with James Beard Awards, one of the US culinary community’s highest accolades. Bûcheron, a French American restaurant in Minneapolis, was named best new restaurant during the awards ceremony, which was held at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. The outstanding chef award
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — It’s official. Vienna is no longer the most liveable city in the world. After a three-year run at the top of the annual list from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the Austrian capital has been beaten out by “Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen.” Denmark’s capital has taken the number one spot
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, a plea agreement filed Monday shows. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, of Santa Monica, California, is one of five people
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In this time of division, a group of New Yorkers found themselves agreeing with each other about one thing this past weekend: Two Pedro Pascals are better than one. On Sunday, Brooklyn eatery Son del North hosted a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest, ultimately crowning George Gountas, a lighting designer
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Willis’ family celebrated him on Father’s Day, while acknowledging holidays can feel “hard” as he lives with dementia. “Happy Father’s Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,” Wills’ wife,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Al Pacino and film producer Andrea Iervolino met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Iervolino shared on his Instagram page Monday. Iervolino, who is the producer of the upcoming film “Maserati: The Brothers,” in which Pacino appears, posted photos on his Instagram page showing himself and Pacino meeting
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Eric Dane is opening up about living with ALS. In his first television interview since revealing he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Dane, 52, recalled the symptoms that led to discovering his diagnosis about a year and a half ago. “I started
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By Jen Rose Smith, CNN (CNN) — Like maple syrup and lakeside lounging, an annual influx of Canadians tourists has long been a part of life for the border-hugging New York region known as “North Country.” “I don’t ever remember a summer where I wasn’t at the beach, hearing the French language and seeing Quebec
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A crystal-covered chair inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings was seriously damaged when a tourist sat on it while posing for a photograph, according to the Italian museum where the artwork is on display. Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei in Verona shows a man
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history. Blaise Metreweli, who is currently head of the technology and innovation teams, will become chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. For fans of the James Bond movies,
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By Steve Salter, CNN London (CNN) — Even if you’re unfamiliar with designer Martine Rose by name, chances are you’ve seen her clothes at some of the most memorable pop culture moments of the year. From the varsity leather jacket worn by Kendrick Lamar for his viral Super Bowl halftime performance, to the navy suit
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By Jemal Polson, CNN (CNN) — There are few patriarchs within the teen film genre like Mel Horowitz in “Clueless.” The straight-talking litigator portrayed by Dan Hedaya terrifies everyone in his path – with the exception of his daughter Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone in the beloved 1995 film. He’s a man of multitudes. Direct
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She’d spent most of her life focusing on other people’s needs, so when Carole Carson’s husband passed away four years ago, the then-80-year-old realized it was time to do something for herself. After mulling over the prospect of moving to the Midwest to be near her daughter, Carole decided
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Al Pacino is a proud dad. When the actor was preparing to shoot the 1992 film “Scent of a Woman” – in which he played a freewheeling and curmudgeonly retired Army veteran who is blind – Pacino recently told E! News that he asked his eldest daughter, who was
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The eagerly awaited Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been canceled for the weekend, with severe weather impacting the area as the cause. According to the festival website, the National Weather Service’s forecast for the region where the festival was to continue, in Manchester, Tennessee, pointed to “significant and
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By Cindy Augustine, CNN (CNN) — It was never meant to last: When the pandemic hit, New York City’s political leaders rushed to save restaurants, granting an outdoor-dining lifeline via an executive order. New Yorkers watched as restaurants, previously contained indoors, spilled onto city sidewalks and streets (read: parking spaces). With few restrictions, restaurant owners
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