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‘Three cheeses on, we could still taste it’: Swiss Gruyère crowned the world’s best cheese

November 13, 2025 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Barry Neild, CNN Bern, Switzerland (CNN) — Remember that time you had too much cheese, felt a bit queasy and — as a greasy sheen broke out on your forehead — you lied to yourself that it was salad from now on? Then spare a thought for the heroic judges at this year’s World

Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium in August 2023 in Inglewood

Taylor Swift drops ‘Eras Tour’ doc trailer, with ‘mysterious forces at play’

November 13, 2025 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The “Eras Tour” has ended, yet Swifties can still be in that era. On Thursday Taylor Swift dropped the trailer for her forthcoming Disney+ docuseries “The End of an Era.” It begins with a behind-the-scenes of the superstar singer on the tour, with Swift saying “I’m very aware

James Van Der Beek auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ memorabilia amid life’s ‘twists and turns’

November 13, 2025 8:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Van Der Beek is parting with some of his prized possessions. Fans have a chance to snag some of the memorabilia from his “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues” roles in a live auction to be held early in December. According to People magazine, “Dawson’s Creek fans will

Photographer Constance Jaeggi spent the best part of two years traveling across the US to California

Mexico’s female rodeo culture has been challenging gender norms for decades. But the job isn’t done

November 13, 2025 4:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — What does a cowgirl look like? For some, the question may call forth images of flanneled shirts, Stetson hats and bootcut jeans. But in escaramuza, the all-female equestrian sport imported by the US from Mexico, the answer is a little different. Before every escaramuza competition, each team lines up

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway appear in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

Meryl Streep reunites with Anne Hathaway in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ teaser: ‘Took you long enough’

November 12, 2025 1:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Miranda Priestly’s not riding the elevator alone anymore. The teaser trailer for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” dropped Wednesday, and it was just what the world needed. In it, Meryl Streep as Priestly is seen striding in red heels through the offices of fictional magazine Runway. Before she

Lawrence and Pattinson in a scene from "Die My Love."

Director Lynne Ramsay says we’re getting ‘Die My Love’ all wrong

November 12, 2025 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Back in May, Lynne Ramsay debuted her latest film “Die My Love” at the Cannes Film Festival. Within days, she was telling critics they had her film all wrong. The Scottish director’s adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as a couple tearing at

Grammy-nominated KATSEYE shot to fame last year.

KATSEYE say they receive thousands of death threats

November 12, 2025 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — KATSEYE, the global girl group propelled to stardom through the 2024 Netflix show “Pop Star Academy,” revealed they are frequently targets of online death threats and hate. The diverse ensemble, based in Los Angeles but made up of six young women from countries across the globe — members hail

Jimmy Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III at Dodger Stadium in October 2024.

Jimmy Kimmel’s tribute to Cleto Escobedo III, his dear friend and bandleader

November 12, 2025 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel shared his broken heart for 22 minutes with his audience Tuesday night. The late night host used his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” monologue to speak about his childhood friend who was also his bandleader. Cleto Escobedo III died at the age of 59 on Tuesday. “We’ve been on

With flight changes and cancellations afoot

What travelers need to know about Thanksgiving flights

November 12, 2025 7:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Marnie Hunter, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Air travelers have been on a wild ride this fall with flight cancellations and staffing shortages related to the US government shutdown, on top of the annual Thanksgiving crush still to come. Here’s what we know about air travel over the busy holiday period when 6 million

The government shutdown is over. Here’s what travelers need to know about Thanksgiving flights

November 13, 2025 8:22 AM CNN

CNN By Marnie Hunter, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Air travelers have been on a wild ride this fall with flight cancellations and staffing shortages related to the US government shutdown, on top of the annual Thanksgiving crush still to come. Here’s what we know about air travel over the busy holiday period when millions

'The Sound of Music' stars Julie Andrews as a trainee-nun-turned-governess in Nazi-occupied Austria.

Pope Leo shares his all-time favorite movies

November 12, 2025 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has revealed his favorite movies, ahead of a meeting with prominent figures from the film world on Saturday. All four of Leo’s chosen films were released in the 20th century, with the oldest on the list “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which came out in 1946, according

Look of the Week: Joe Jonas and the rise of the casual tie

November 12, 2025 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Monday, Joe Jonas arrived at a taping of “Good Morning America” in New York looking a little bit like a high-school English teacher from 1998. His moss green zip-up Jacquemus sweater, worn atop a collared shirt and tie, with blue jeans and a Ford Mustang baseball cap, was

Sunset is a popular time to visit Nemrut

Mount Nemrut: Where colossal stone gods guard a 2,000-year-old mystery

November 12, 2025 4:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Didem Kuzu, CNN Adıyaman, Turkey (CNN) — Mount Nemrut rises more than 2,000 meters over Adıyaman province, its slopes fading from olive groves into bare rock. From a distance, it looks like any other peak in the eastern Taurus range — until the colossal heads come into view. They sit in a solemn line

Paris Jackson reveals she has a perforated septum: ‘Don’t do drugs kids’

November 11, 2025 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paris Jackson got candid about her experience with addiction in a recent social media video, revealing a related health condition with which she still copes even after years of sobriety. The only daughter of pop superstar Michael Jackson shared in a video later reposted by others on TikTok

Pixar's "Toy Story 5" featuring Buzz Lightyear and Woody.

Screens are the enemy in new ‘Toy Story 5’ teaser trailer

November 11, 2025 7:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Is the age of toys really over? That is the fateful question posed by the new teaser trailer for “Toy Story 5,” released by Pixar on Tuesday, which picks up on the familiar parenting conundrum about screentime. The brief clip, set to the strains of INXS’ “Never Tear Us

In ‘Sentimental Value,’ Stellan Skarsgård could’ve sought revenge. Instead, he could be looking at an Oscar

November 11, 2025 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — In taking on the role of a filmmaker in his latest movie, Stellan Skarsgård sniffed a chance at payback. “I mean, what an opportunity for revenge,” the Swedish actor said, his eyes lighting up. Sprinkle an idiosyncrasy here, a mannerism there, soaked up from seven decades on set. Few,

Strap in because ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ is bringing even more drama this season

November 11, 2025 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Things are heating up again in Utah. “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is returning for its third season, which unfolds in some different locations (no spoilers here) but lacks absolutely no drama as the women try to balance personal relationships, work opportunities and the unique dynamics of

Demonstrators call for the release of the penguins at a protest on October 19.

Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium

November 11, 2025 11:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of British lawmakers have called for the release of 15 penguins “trapped” at a London aquarium without access to daylight or fresh air, saying their living conditions are “utterly unacceptable.” The 15 Gentoo penguins are housed in an enclosure at the Sea Life London Aquarium, located next to

Ryan Destiny stars in "The Fire Inside."

Sydney Sweeney’s boxing movie was a bomb. Why do we keep making boxing biopics?

November 11, 2025 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney’s latest movie was down for the count in its opening weekend at the box office. According to the receipts from Box Office Mojo, “Christy,” a boxer biopic, was released in more than 2,000 theaters but took in just $1.3 million on opening weekend. Boxing movies about

Forget Christmas. In Sicily, they’re already thinking of Easter

November 11, 2025 5:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Buckley, CNN Caltanissetta, Sicily (CNN) — The countdown to the holidays has begun. Christmas markets, mulled wine, ice skating — around the world, on every continent, people are starting to gear up to get into the festive spirit. But one Sicilian town is already focusing on what comes next: Easter. Caltanissetta, dead in