By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It was an eventful night in the desert on Friday, when both Shakira and Billie Eilish unexpectedly dropped by Coachella. Eilish was the surprise performer during headliner Lana Del Rey’s set, coming on stage to duet with Rey for a rendition of the latter’s signature song “Video Games.” The
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eleanor Coppola, award-winning film documentarian, artist, writer and wife of Francis Ford Coppola, has died. She was 87. The news was confirmed by Francis Ford Coppola’s representative Nesma Youssef, who said in an email Eleanor Coppola was “surrounded by her loving family” at home in Rutherford, California, at the time of her
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news, we bring you hidden Edens and overlooked islands, the secret history of favorite foods, plus the men who survived job loss and marriage failure – and started wonderful new lives on the other side of the world. New horizons, second chances Life was looking
Continue Reading By Angus MacKinnon, CNN Islay, Scotland (CNN) — Everything you need to know about whisky and its umbilical bond to Scottish identity can be found in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “Drams.” “Barley, water, peat,weather, landscape, history;Malted. Swallowed neat.” The words of the UK’s former poet laureate come to mind in the Scandi-vibed lounge of the
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — While Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was watching his team play Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, his watch was making headlines around the world. Guardiola was wearing an extravagant Richard Mille watch worth £1 million ($1.26 million) on his wrist at
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the case against “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed are asking she be sentenced to 18 months in prison – the maximum sentence in the involuntary manslaughter charge she was found guilty of – arguing she has demonstrated a “complete and total failure to accept responsibility for her
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After the social-media blowback that greeted the “Good Times” trailer, Netflix opted to premiere the show without making it available to critics. But the animated series that dropped April 12 merely underscores the pitfalls of leveraging a familiar title without a clear reason for doing so, yielding an
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer who made his mark on the fashion world with distinctive, glamorous animal prints, has died at the age of 83. His eponymous brand confirmed the news in a statement shared on social media Friday afternoon, highlighting Cavalli’s “life lived with love.” “Roberto Cavalli’s
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — A famous rocker is getting help from another big name musician for a rendition of a classic tune. Slash, the top hat-wearing guitarist of Guns n’ Roses fame, released a new single on Friday, a cover of the early Fleetwood Mac song “Oh Well.” The single features vocals by
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell were initially approached to co-executive produce HBO’s new Vietnam war-era spy thriller “The Sympathizer,” they didn’t immediately say yes. And if you’re familiar with author Viet Thanh Nguyen’s book, it’s easy to understand why. The gorgeously nuanced complexities of this sprawling tale can
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, Rihanna stunned in a new cover shoot for Interview magazine that challenged much about we know and expect of the traditional image of a nun. The suggestive, lacquer-lipped cover landed not long after the release of new nun movie “Immaculate” in theaters, starring Sydney Sweeney (as a
Continue Reading Just three months after marrying in a live televised ceremony, the two announced their plans to divorce on “Good Morning America” Friday.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jewel is well known to be a fan of cowboys, but how about television ones? In a recently published interview with Elle magazine, the “Foolish Games” singer was asked about her “rumored beau,” “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner. According to the publication, she blushed as she answered “He’s a
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — In 1969, Stefano Ripamonti was feeling good about life. He was in his late twenties, working a glamorous job at an Italian high fashion shoe firm. He’d recently married his childhood sweetheart and the newlyweds were settling into an apartment near the Vatican city walls in Rome, Italy. While
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Spread across sprawling convention centers, art fairs often deal at a grand scale: huge floorplans, major artworks sold for millions, dramatic installations and, sometimes, big stunts. But in Chicago, one fair brings the art down to a miniature size, with its participants making itty-bitty paintings, sculptures and other works to
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — In the seven centuries since the Ponte Vecchio was first built in Florence, Italy, the bridge has watched the city changing around it, surviving floods, fires and the Nazi invasion in World War II. Now, the famed bridge itself is getting a two-year makeover, at
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Much like “Masters of the Air,” “Franklin” marks the latest Apple TV+ historical series that feels like a companion to an earlier (and superior) HBO production – in this case, “John Adams.” Starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin during his diplomatic adventures in France, it’s a fairly flat
Continue Reading By Leah Collins, CNN London (CNN) — I’m personally a massive fan of any meal that involves chicken, from deep-fried wings to a gourmet-style Cordon Bleu – however it’s served, I love the taste. But when I discovered a London-based project turning discarded chicken feathers into edible proteins, I admit I was skeptical. The company
Continue Reading By Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — The Miss Universe Organization is disputing a flurry of what it calls “false and misleading” reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in its 2024 pageant — news that, were it true, would have marked the Middle Eastern country’s debut. “No selection process has been conducted in Saudi Arabia, and any
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is gearing up for a new iteration in his career as show host extraordinaire. The former “Late Night” and ”Conan” funnyman spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday about his upcoming Max travel series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” in which he travels around the world to
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