Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN On Sunday morning, a puffy, Michelin Man-like figure trudged through Times Square in New York, panting from the exertion of trying to move while wearing 27 hazmat suits. Inside the white cocoon was Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist who staged the street performance to criticize China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy.
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Early movie star Anna May Wong, who broke into Hollywood during the silent film era, will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency, a century after she landed her first leading role. Wong’s image, with her trademark blunt bangs and pencil-thin eyebrows, will feature on the back of new
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Anne Hathaway chooses to look at the troubling period after her Academy Award win almost a decade ago as an “opportunity” to learn. Hathaway, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her turn in 2012’s “Les Misérables,” spoke at Elle’s Women in Hollywood event on Monday night about the hatred
Continue Reading Gladys Tsai, CNN Taiwan is finally opening to visitors this month, but travelers hoping to head to one colorful landmark might find themselves disappointed. “Rainbow Village” in the central city of Taichung has emerged as an Instagram favorite in recent years when the veteran soldiers’ accommodation was spared demolition after an elderly artist covered its
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Black Adam” features a protagonist of almost unlimited power, which only makes its puny script more conspicuous. Dwayne Johnson is saddled by a very limited range of expression as the ancient mystical being featured in DC’s latest superhero epic, a film that isn’t nearly as cool as its poster, while
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Omar Jimenez, CNN Lawyers representing Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd’s daughter, have drafted a cease-and-desist letter to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over comments he made claiming Floyd was killed by a fentanyl overdose. On the podcast “Drink Champs,” West claimed George Floyd was killed by a
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN After about five hours on the witness stand, Kevin Spacey finished testifying in his defense in a sexual misconduct trial, stemming from allegations made by actor Anthony Rapp. Rapp, best known for his role in “Star Trek: Discovery,” claims that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp, then 14, to his
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN The first official trailer for “Creed III” has arrived. Michael B. Jordan is ready for another round in the ring. Jordan plays boxer Adonis Creed who trains with his late father Apollo’s formal rival, Rocky Balboa. The new trailer shows Adonis being challenged by Damian Anderson, played by Jonathan Majors, a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN By now you may have heard something about Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing. Internet detectives have been furiously trying to figure out her recipe after it was mentioned in a story published Monday by the Daily Mail. There is even a theory that Wilde previously shared the recipe for the dressing
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN In anticipation of the release of her new album “Midnights,” Taylor Swift is revealing what keeps her up at night. For her tenth album, due out Oct. 21, the singer teamed up with the Spotify to share some of the inspiration for her new music. The first thing Swift said keeps
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN James Corden has “apologized profusely” after a New York City restaurant owner called him out for allegedly being a tough customer. The talk host can once again visit the famed Balthazar restaurant after owner Keith McNally said he received a gracious phone call from Corden. “James Corden just called me and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Drew Barrymore has shared her perspective about love and sex post-divorce. The daytime TV show host recently took to her blog to clear up a misconception that she is not a fan of sex. “The other day I walked into a workout class and this woman said ‘you look just
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It wasn’t until he moved near to an airfield in the UK over a decade ago that mechanical engineer Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan began to seriously consider learning to fly a plane. He got his first taste of flying a few years later, when his wife Abhilasha bought him a 30-minute flight experience
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN Selma Blair will not continue competing on this season of “Dancing with the Stars” due to health concerns, the actress said Monday night. Blair, who first shared she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, has competed strongly on the series over the past five weeks. Her body, however, “has taken
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong is widely considered one of the most challenging cities in the world to operate a restaurant — a roiling cauldron of changing tastes, cleaver-sharp competition and unsavory economics. Right at the heart of its culinary world, with connections to at least half of its hottest tables, is publicist
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have released a joint statement regarding the highly publicized end of their relationship. The former couple, who were together from 2011 until 2020 and share two children, spoke out on Monday in response to a story published by The Daily Mail, in which a woman described
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Haitian singer and musician Mikaben has died following a medical incident on stage in Paris over the weekend, according to a statement from the venue for the performance. He was 41. Mikaben, whose name is Michael Benjamin, was performing with the Haitian group Carimi at the Accor Arena on Saturday when
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Most would agree that it isn’t Christmas without a repeat viewing of the 1983 classic “A Christmas Story,” and this year, there’s an extra reason to rejoice. On Monday, the first teaser for upcoming sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas,” was released, and it promises to be a nostalgic trip down memory
Continue Reading By Laura Ly, CNN “The Flash” actor Ezra Miller pleaded not guilty on Monday to burglary charges in relation to an alleged Vermont home invasion in which they are accused of stealing alcohol, according to Bennington Criminal Court Operations Manager Wendy Dickie. Miller, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, appeared virtually in the hearing
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Netflix has defended its hit show “The Crown” as a “fictional dramatisation,” after former British Prime Minister John Major slammed its depictions of his time in office as “damaging and malicious fiction” and a “barrel-load of nonsense.” Major, who was prime minister from 1990 to 1997, responded on Saturday to rumors
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