By Elissa Garay After two years of navigating relentlessly choppy seas, the cruise industry — one of the sectors of tourism hardest hit by the pandemic — is forecasting significantly smoother sailing ahead. Facing persistent pandemic pressures and increasingly urgent demands around climate action, industry innovation and adaptation has been the name of the game.
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By AJ Willingham, CNN For four seasons, “Killing Eve” seduced fans with a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between the titular Eve, a British intelligence agent, and the assassin Villanelle — two women bound by blood and crime who shared a sexy mutual obsession. These years of flirtation and tension were fully realized with a consummating
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part “Hamlet,” part “Conan the Barbarian” and a whole lot of “Vikings,” “The Northman” is a gorgeously shot exercise in visceral thrills that goes heavy on atmospherics and very, very light on story. Director/co-writer Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse”) has sought to make the definitive Viking movie, and while the film
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part “Hamlet,” part “Conan the Barbarian” and a whole lot of “Vikings,” “The Northman” is a gorgeously shot exercise in visceral thrills that goes heavy on atmospherics and very, very light on story. Director/co-writer Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse”) has sought to make the definitive Viking movie, and while the film
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Robert Morse, a Broadway star best known to TV viewers as “Mad Men” boss Bertram Cooper, has died. He was 90. His friend, the screenwriter Larry Karaszewski, and Morse’s son Charlie confirmed his death on Twitter and to CNN affiliate KABC, respectively. A beloved stage actor with two Tony Awards and
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By Marianne Garvey Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her “Red Table Talk” for Season 5. The Facebook series made brief reference to her husband Will Smith’s Oscars slap at the top of the latest episode, but only on title cards. It was not talked about during the episode. “Considering all that has happened in
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By Marianne Garvey Johnny Depp has concluded his third day of testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia court in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Under cross-examination by Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn on Thursday morning, evidence of text messages from Depp to some of his friends, including Marilyn Manson and actor Paul Bettany, were
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By Marianne Garvey Actor Johnny Depp concluded his testimony in his defamation trial against Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Monday. His fourth day on the stand, Depp was cross-examined by Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn. He was asked about audio recordings of arguments with Heard and whether she was the only person who
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By Chloe Melas Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and former attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, was unmasked on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.” Giuliani’s appearance on the show comes as no surprise. Back in February, it was reported that two judges had walked off during the taping of the episode
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN The city of Chicago has long had one of the world’s busiest airport systems. Before the Jet Age and until the late 1950s, Chicago Midway Airport, in the southwest of the city, was the world’s busiest airport by passenger traffic. Its runways, however, were too short for early jet aircraft, and
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Samantha Tse It almost felt like a pre-pandemic fashion event. The cool kids gathered inside Los Angeles’ Chinatown Central Plaza, without masks, on Tuesday to check out Fortune City, an event and runway show pegged as a celebration of Asian American food, culture and music, hosted by Alexander Wang. The designer was making his return
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Switzerland is set to become home to the world’s tallest timber residential building. The project, named Rocket&Tigerli, will consist of four buildings including one that boasts a 100-meter-tall (328-foot) tower. The development will be built in the Swiss city of Winterthur, which is located near Zurich. The design will offer modern, high-quality
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and former attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, was unmasked on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.” Giuliani’s appearance on the show comes as no surprise. Back in February, it was reported that two judges had walked off during the taping of the episode
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By Karla Cripps, CNN Panama’s Bocas Bali resort seemingly had it all. Sixteen luxurious overwater villas on a private island in the Caribbean Sea. A 70-foot freshwater pool and spa. An enviable commitment to sustainability thanks to the exclusive use of solar energy. Fine dining in a restaurant set inside a 100-year-old house. Sounds perfect,
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN John Wayne Gacy remains the stuff of nightmares, a symbol of evil with the dress-up-like-a-clown twist to ensure his enduring place in the true-crime genre. “Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes” finds the wispiest hook to add to that filmography, drawing from 60 hours of unearthed audio
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The argument about limited series receiving questionable second seasons gets two more pretty stark examples for the “Quit while you’re ahead” column this week, with “The Flight Attendant” experiencing a bumpy takeoff on HBO Max and “Russian Doll” unraveling a strange new template on Netflix. Both shows probably have enough
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By Stella Chan, Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN A$AP Rocky was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday in connection to a November 2021 shooting, according to a press release from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The rapper was arrested on a charge of “assault with a deadly weapon (firearm)”
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By Paul Vercammen, Julia Jones, Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN The crew on the set of the movie “Rust” “willfully violated” safety rules and “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety” which led to the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a report released Wednesday by New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational
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By Brian Lowry, CNN HBO has responded to former stars of the Los Angeles Lakers who have criticized the network’s series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which dramatizes the team’s championship run in the 1980s. After initially declining to comment, HBO issued a statement Tuesday saying: “HBO has a long history of
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By Stephanie Elam and Jason Kravarik, CNN Leonardo DiCaprio has made the climate crisis and environmental conservation his life’s work — mainly off screen, though sometimes on. In addition to leading his own environmental foundation, the film star sits on the board of several other organizations, and his advocacy has been celebrated by the United
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