Hafsa Khalil, CNN A painting by Russian Modernist Wassily Kandinsky that once belonged to victims of the Nazi Holocaust, has sold for £37.2 million ($44.55 million) at Sotheby’s in London. Part of the auction house’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction on Wednesday, “Murnau mit Kirche II” (“Murnau with Church II”; 1910), was the most expensive
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chaka Khan is not interested in being ranked. Commenting on Rolling Stone’s “200 Greatest Singers of All Time” list, the singer said the project only serves to divide industry legends — and took a few swipes of her own. In a conversation for Los Angeles magazine’s “The Originals” podcast, Khan said
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Steven Spielberg says he is finding the rise of antisemitism in the world today “kind of daring us to defy it.” The director’s Oscar-nominated film “The Fabelmans” is a semi-autobiographical movie about Sammy Fabelman, played by Gabriel LaBelle, who faces antisemitic abuse by school bullies, which happened to Spielberg in real
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN A private cocoon up in the sky, with even your own heating system that you can turn up and down at whim? That’s what’s on offer in the latest groundbreaking new first class suite unveiled by an airline. For once, though, it’s not a Middle Eastern airline laying on the glitz. Astonishingly,
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Harrison Ford has said he intends to hang up his whip as Indiana Jones after the new film hits theaters, but famed film composer John Williams isn’t so sure “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” will be his own last film adventure. In an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace for
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As soap operas set against the world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll go, “Daisy Jones & the Six” is a by-no-means groundbreaking but still-enjoyable account of the best band that never existed, charting its meteoric rise and just-as-abrupt fall. Credit that in part to the cast, starting with
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Billie Eilish says she has deleted her social media apps from her phone due to her complicated relationship with the internet. The Grammy award-winning singer, who has been less active on digital platforms in recent weeks, explained her decision to distance herself from social media platforms during an appearance on the
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN This week, Pedro Pascal arrived at the red carpet premiere for the third season of Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” in Los Angeles in a lemon-hued collared Gucci shirt, gray wide-leg slacks and a mustard knit sweater tied across his shoulders. The look — curated by celebrity stylist Julie Ragolia — was topped
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN Have you ever dreamed of giving it all up, leaving it all behind and hitting the road to escape all your responsibilities? It sounds good, doesn’t it? But it also sounds expensive. Or at least, it did sound expensive until now — because now a cruise company is launching a three-year, 130,000-mile,
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN A pair of “hot dog hands,” a Bluetooth headset for crossing between universes and a rock decorated with googly eyes were among the standout lots at one of the year’s most unusual auctions. These are, of course, all props from “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the surreal genre-defying movie that could sweep
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN As luxury brands continue to court South Korea’s booming luxury market, Tiffany & Co. has unveiled K-pop star Jimin as its newest brand ambassador. The BTS singer, whose full name is Park Ji-min, will appear in his first campaign for the brand this spring, the jeweler said Thursday. The announcement was accompanied
Continue Reading By Colin McCullough and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Lufthansa flight traveling from Texas to Germany was diverted to Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday evening because of turbulence that left some passengers injured, an airport spokesperson said. Lufthansa Flight 469, which took off from Austin, experienced “significant turbulence” and landed safely at Dulles, Metropolitan
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Jenna Ortega had a bone to pick while appearing on hot wing interview show “Hot Ones,” in an episode that dropped on Thursday. When asked by host Sean Evans if there is a Gen Z trope or teenage stereotype seen on TV that gets under her skin, the 20-year-old actor said
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras and Chloe Melas, CNN Musician Travis Scott and his lawyer are expected to meet with officials at the New York Police Department after the rapper was accused of assault at a New York City club early Wednesday morning, a law enforcement official confirms to CNN. CNN previously reported that police are investigating
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN Camila Alves McConaughey was a passenger on the Lufthansa flight Wednesday that experienced severe turbulence. The model, entrepreneur and wife of Matthew McConaughey posted on Instagram Thursday to share her experience. “On Flight last night, plane dropped almost 4000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital, Everything was flying everywhere.” She
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN A classic Disney theme park attraction is coming alive in the new teaser trailer for this summer’s “Haunted Mansion” movie, and it appears to have some spooky thrills in store. “This house has a way of playing tricks on you,” the film’s star Rosario Dawson says in the clip shared by
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN After a whirlwind and drama-filled ride, “Funny Girl” has an end in sight. The Broadway musical revival currently starring “Glee” alum Lea Michele has announced that it will close on Sunday, September 3, according to a statement shared with CNN on Thursday. No reason was given for the decision. The Tony-nominated
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN From his early days on “Saturday Night Live” to his first standup special “Bring the Pain” and next a history-making live event on Netflix, Chris Rock’s comedy has been shaping popular culture for more than three decades. On Saturday, Rock’s latest special, “Selective Outrage,” will mark the first global live event
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ali Wong says her mom had a strong reaction to news of her amicable divorce from her now ex-husband Justin Hakuta. “I did not expect the announcement to be so widespread, but by far the hardest part about getting divorced was my mother’s reaction,” Wong recalled in interview with The Hollywood
Continue Reading Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shaped the sound of contemporary jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 89. Shorter died Thursday in Los Angeles, his publicist Cem Kurosman with Blue Note Records told CNN in an email. No cause of death was shared. Shorter was nominated
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