By Forrest Brown, CNN The high prices, the canceled flights, the booked-up lodging and rental cars. The summer of travel chaos still seems hot and fresh somehow. But it’s time to look forward, for there’s another crunch time looming less than two months away: the 2022 winter holiday travel season. So put away your T-shirts,
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN After being suspended by Meta on Friday, Kanye West posted on Twitter for the first time in nearly two years — a move celebrated by Elon Musk, who is in the process of buying the social media network. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, tweeted a photograph of
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN A stunning pink diamond has sold for nearly $60 million, more than twice the expected price. The massive rock sold for 453.2 million Hong Kong dollars, or around $58 million, on Friday, according to auction house Sotheby’s. The stone was expected to sell for around $21 million. The 11.15 carat pink diamond,
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Someone’s a “Beautiful Liar,” according to Queen Bey. Genre-crossing superstar Beyoncé has denied allegations that she misused a sample of Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” on her newest album. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s seventh album, “Renaissance,” was released to critical acclaim in July and samples iconic house and disco artists. One
Continue Reading By Kelly Murray, CNN Many were hoping Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could be a potential rock for America, but instead, the beloved actor and businessman intends to be a rock for his daughters. A bid for president is “off the table,” Johnson told Tracey Smith with CBS News Sunday Morning. “I love our country and
Continue Reading By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Satellite TV network USDish will pay a sci-fi buff $2,000 to binge-watch popular fantasy shows and rewrite the end to “Game of Thrones.” The company is seeking “one lucky hobbit, or elf, or whatever you’re into” to watch 40 hours of “Game of Thrones,” “The Witcher,” “House of Dragon” and “The
Continue Reading Blane Bachelor, CNN Hours-long lines for security that often snake outside under tents. Untold numbers of angry passengers who have queued in those lines — yet still missed their flights. Worker strikes and delayed or lost baggage. Condemnation by major airlines, most notably KLM. At Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, labor shortages continue to fuel unprecedented chaos
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN Eating a plate of onions doesn’t usually top anyone’s food cravings or dreams there’s one succulent, niche Italian variety that might make even die-hard no-onion eaters change their minds. Each week Francesco Calabro drives his lorry from Calabria to Rome to sell premium red onions that grow along the coast around Tropea,
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN Eating a plate of onions doesn’t usually top anyone’s food cravings or dreams there’s one succulent, niche Italian variety that might make even die-hard no-onion eaters change their minds. Each week Francesco Calabro drives his lorry from Calabria to Rome to sell premium red onions that grow along the coast around Tropea,
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN This week in travel: There’s a new global cocktail capital, some fat bears are porking up as much as possible before hibernation season, and CNN gets a look inside one of the world’s most famous clocks. Bottoms up For the first time in the history of the World’s 50 Best Bars
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just in time for Halloween. Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has debuted a makeup line in collaboration with Rock and Roll Beauty, complete with a coffin-shaped eye shadow palette. The products are available at American beauty retailer Ulta and on Rock and Roll Beauty’s website, according to an Instagram post from
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Anna Sorokin, the fake heiress Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” is based on, was released from ICE detention on Friday. Juda Engelmayer, a spokesman for Sorokin, confirmed her release in an email to CNN Friday night. “She will remain under the supervision of ICE, but will be able to fight her deportation
Continue Reading Sonia Moghe, CNN Anthony Rapp fought back tears in court on Friday as he testified in a civil trial against actor Kevin Spacey. Rapp, best known for his role in “Star Trek: Discovery,” has sued Spacey for assault, battery and intentionally inflicting emotional distress over an alleged incident that Rapp has said took place in
Continue Reading Dan Heching, CNN The Beatles’ hometown of Liverpool, UK will be stepping in to host the festivities at the Eurovision 2023 Song Contest next May, the competition announced Friday. Liverpool beat out close competitor Glasgow, Scotland for hosting duties for the 67th edition of the popular music contest, in which various countries in Europe and
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN On Wednesday, paparazzi shots of Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis filming scenes from the second season of the HBO Max series “And Just Like That…” ricocheted across the internet. (HBO Max is owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.) In her role as Carrie Bradshaw, Parker was spotted dressed in
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour” team is feeling less than golden. Citing illness among his band members and crew, Styles moved his Oct. 6 show at United Center in Chicago to Oct. 10. “Out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s Harry Styles show on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at United Center
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kate Walsh accidentally shared that she is engaged. “Grey’s Anatomy” actress let it slip during an Instagram Live on Wednesday that she’s engaged to Andrew Nixon. While talking with her former “Private Practice” co-star Amy Brenneman, Walsh said “Here comes the jungle cat that is my fiancé,” referencing Nixon. “She
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN New York’s finest dining was honored Thursday with the announcement of 2022’s Michelin star designations. There are now 19 new Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City. Two restaurants, Al Coro and Saga, made their Michelin debut with an impressive two stars, which designate “excellent cuisine, worth a detour.” Al Coro, overseen
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Grey’s Anatomy” has started its 19th season, currently the longest-running primetime medical drama on television. At the end of Season 18, the Grey Sloan Memorial residency program was shut down. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, took over as interim chief of surgery. The premiere of the new season, titled, “Everything
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A recent episode of “The Great British Bake Off” is drawing criticism from some viewers for its depictions of Mexican culture. In the “Mexican Week” episode of the reality competition series, which aired in the UK on Tuesday and was released in the US on Friday, contestants are tasked with making
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