By John Blake, CNN Rod Roddenberry Jr. is the only son of “Star Trek’s” iconic creator, but he never watched the show growing up. He was more into cars, heavy metal music and watching action television shows like “Starsky & Hutch” and “Knight Rider.” “It wasn’t until I got older and more mature that I
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Oleksandra Ochman, CNN; Photographs by Serhii Korovayny/Redux for CNN With the audience waiting eagerly in its seats, a familiar message echoes through the hall, reminding patrons to turn off phones and immerse themselves in the experience. It’s immediately followed by a more abnormal announcement. “Dear guest, our event will
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By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN Country music legend Naomi Judd — one half of the duo The Judds — has died, her daughter Ashley Judd announced Saturday. She was 76. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered,” Ashley Judd said
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Long-time talk show host Andy Cohen has announced the birth of his second child, a daughter named Lucy Eve Cohen, born via surrogate. Cohen posted a picture of himself smiling with his new bundle of joy on Instagram on Friday. Lucy was born at 5:13 p.m. in New York City and
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Google knows where to get its kicks… The search engine’s latest Google Doodle celebrates the historic cross-country highway Route 66. The artwork is an animated video composed of over 100 paintings and sketches by Google art director Matthew Cruickshank while on a road trip. Route 66 was built in 1926 and
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By Marianne Garvey Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are currently spending their days in a Fairfax, Virginia courthouse. Depp, who concluded his testimony this week, is suing his ex-wife for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote. How they landed there –13 years after first meeting — is a story of an
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Been stuck at home so long your passport has cobwebs? It’s time to start planning your comeback tour. Your journey just might land you at the world’s busiest airport, which has taken a surprising path to world dominance. CNN Travel is here with our weekly feast of fun, adventure and inspiration.
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By Selina Wang, CNN Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese capital. But just as the government is tightening controls in the city — testing 21 million residents, shutting schools and some shopping malls — I’m trying to get in. Flights from Tokyo to Beijing this
Continue Reading By Selina Wang, CNN Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese capital. But just as the government is tightening controls in the city — testing 21 million residents, shutting schools and some shopping malls — I’m trying to get in. Flights from Tokyo to Beijing this
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Ayda Zugay isn’t someone who normally likes to save things. The walls of her Boston home are bare. She keeps a small bag packed with essential items in case she ever needs to leave quickly. But for more than two decades, she’s held onto an envelope that she hopes will
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By Sara Smart, CNN One couple has taken their love to new heights, quite literally. To about 37,000 feet, in fact. A Southwest flight from Dallas to Las Vegas turned into a makeshift wedding chapel on Sunday, complete with toilet paper streamers and a flight attendant maid of honor. Pam and Jeremy Salda had been
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN James Corden’s days of carpooling in late night are almost over. The host of “The Late Late Show” is set to vacate his seat in 2023, bringing to a close what will at that point be an eight-season run. Corden got emotional while speaking about his decision in his monologue on
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The widely beloved, ever-humble Dolly Parton said in a new interview that she’d “accept gracefully” if inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one month after she said she wanted to withdraw her nomination. Speaking to NPR about her new book with James Patterson, “Run, Rose, Run,” Parton said
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Netflix has announced it will be releasing the Korean remake of its hit Spanish crime drama “Money Heist” just in time for summer. The streaming giant shared a 43-second trailer for “Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area” Friday, which revealed that the new series will premiere on June 24. “Money
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Even the most casual “Jeopardy!” viewers might have recently seen footage making the internet rounds of a supremely unbothered Mattea Roach wagering $8,000 in the “Anatomy of Words” category. “You know what — if I wager a lot and lose today, like, whatever, I had such a good run,” the bespectacled
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became one of the few Black gallerists to set up shop in the French capital and dedicate the space to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other noted
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became one of the few Black gallerists to set up shop in the French capital and dedicate the space to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other noted
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By Chloe Melas, CNN You might not know his name, but you’ve probably seen his videos. To his 8 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Jimmy Darts, 26, shares videos in which he surprises strangers with cash and other gifts. Born in Minnesota, Darts, whose real name is Jimmy Kellogg, spoke with CNN about his
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN You might not know his name, but you’ve probably seen his videos. To his 8 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Jimmy Darts, 26, shares videos in which he surprises strangers with cash and other gifts. Born in Minnesota, Darts, whose real name is Jimmy Kellogg, spoke with CNN about his
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN James Corden’s days of carpooling in late night are almost over. The host of “The Late Late Show” is set to vacate his seat in 2023, bringing to a close what will at that point be an eight-season run. Corden got emotional while speaking about his decision in his monologue on
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