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Vampires have thrilled us for centuries. "Blade" practically invented black leather trench coats.

Vampires have thrilled us for centuries. These are the most fearsome, fascinating and funny bloodsuckers ever seen on screen

October 28, 2021 11:42 AM CNN

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Where zombies are grotesque, werewolves are unsophisticated and mummies are mindless, bloodthirsty vampires have style, intelligence and storytelling potential in spades. For centuries, the bloodsuckers have fascinated and frightened us, occupying the most macabre corners of our collective imagination. There’s a reason we’re so drawn to them, says one expert of

Vampires have thrilled us for centuries. These are the most fearsome, fascinating and funny bloodsuckers ever seen on screen

October 28, 2021 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Where zombies are grotesque, werewolves are unsophisticated and mummies are mindless, bloodthirsty vampires have style, intelligence and storytelling potential in spades. For centuries, the bloodsuckers have fascinated and frightened us, occupying the most macabre corners of our collective imagination. There’s a reason we’re so drawn to them, says one expert of

A major insight into how Romans residing on the southeastern English coast would have lived has been revealed by the excavation of a historic amphitheater. Archaeologists discovered coins

Amphitheater excavation unearths cell where gladiators waited for death fights

October 28, 2021 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN A major insight into how Romans residing on the southeastern English coast would have lived has been revealed by the excavation of a historic amphitheater, where thousands would have once gathered to witness gladiatorial combat, wild animal hunts and executions. English Heritage archaeologists working in Richborough, Kent discovered a cell within

American Music Awards 2021: See who got nominated

October 28, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN First time American Music Awards nominee Olivia Rodrigo has something to celebrate. That’s because she leads the 2021 nominations with seven, organizers announced Thursday. Rodrigo is up for some of the biggest awards of the night, including artist of the year and new artist of the year. Following the teen

American Music Awards 2021: See who got nominated

October 28, 2021 9:09 AM CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN First time American Music Awards nominee Olivia Rodrigo has something to celebrate. That’s because she leads the 2021 nominations with seven, organizers announced Thursday. Rodrigo is up for some of the biggest awards of the night, including artist of the year and new artist of the year. Following the teen

A coast-to-coast flight was diverted to Denver on October 27 after a passenger "physically assaulted a flight attendant

Assault on flight attendant ‘one of the worst’ in airline’s history, American Airlines CEO says

October 28, 2021 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN A coast-to-coast flight was diverted to Denver on Wednesday night after a passenger “physically assaulted a flight attendant,” American Airlines said in a statement. Flight 976 from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Santa Ana, California, landed in Denver safely where police “removed and apprehended the passenger,”

Assault on flight attendant ‘one of the worst’ in airline’s history, American Airlines CEO says

October 28, 2021 8:37 AM CNN

By Pete Muntean, CNN A coast-to-coast flight was diverted to Denver on Wednesday night after a passenger “physically assaulted a flight attendant,” American Airlines said in a statement. Flight 976 from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Santa Ana, California, landed in Denver safely where police “removed and apprehended the passenger,”

"Girly Drinks" is the first comprehensive feminist history of drinking.

Women have been overlooked in the history of alcohol. This author set out to change that

October 28, 2021 8:04 AM CNN

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The cosmo, the appletini, a glass of rosé — these are the cloyingly sweet and pastel-colored beverages stereotypically associated with women. In a culture where feminine drinks are seen as lesser and wine moms and party girls are relentlessly judged, author Mallory O’Meara has set out to topple double standards. “All drinks

Women have been overlooked in the history of alcohol. This author set out to change that

October 28, 2021 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The cosmo, the appletini, a glass of rosé — these are the cloyingly sweet and pastel-colored beverages stereotypically associated with women. In a culture where feminine drinks are seen as lesser and wine moms and party girls are relentlessly judged, author Mallory O’Meara has set out to topple double standards. “All drinks

B.J. Novak’s face is everywhere and he’s OK with it

October 28, 2021 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN B.J. Novak is an international pitch man, but, according to him, he didn’t have anything to do with it. “The Office” star’s image appears on a variety of products — from face paint in Uruguay to Calvin Klein cologne in Sweden. He’s collected some of the photos of the products

‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ takes off in too-familiar animated directions

October 28, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount has already sought to grow the “Star Trek” brand via animation with the comedy subtitled “Lower Decks,” but takes another stab that feels conspicuously like a “Star Wars Rebels” wannabe with “Star Trek: Prodigy.” Paramount+ obviously has ample shelf space, but this Nickelodeon series (where it will play later)

‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ takes off in too-familiar animated directions

October 28, 2021 7:54 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount has already sought to grow the “Star Trek” brand via animation with the comedy subtitled “Lower Decks,” but takes another stab that feels conspicuously like a “Star Wars Rebels” wannabe with “Star Trek: Prodigy.” Paramount+ obviously has ample shelf space, but this Nickelodeon series (where it will play later)

The movie "Antlers" has a lot on its mind for a horror movie opening two days before Halloween.

‘Antlers’ blunts its creepy horror by branching off in too many directions

October 28, 2021 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Antlers” has a lot on its mind for a horror movie opening two days before Halloween, branching off in too many directions that never quite knit together. Produced by horror maestro Guillermo del Toro and directed by Scott Cooper (“Hostiles”), it starts out well enough but loses steam as the

Snoop Dogg and Eminem no longer feuding

October 28, 2021 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Snoop Dogg and Eminem have made up. The two rappers, who had been feuding for years, have put their drama aside, Snoop revealed on “The Breakfast Club.” Snoop had previously left Slim Shady off his list of top 10 rappers of all time. “Man I love Eminem. And the thing is,

He took her on a private plane ride on their first date

October 28, 2021 5:54 AM CNN Newsource

Francesca Street, CNN Sallie Kuria relocated to Germany from Kenya in 2010, unsure what to expect but ready to embrace a new adventure. Sallie, then 23, arrived in the small town of Eschbach, near Freiburg in the mountainous Black Forest region, to work as an au pair for a guy who owned a company that

A rendering of The Brooklyn Tower along with the restored neoclassical Dime Savings Bank

Brooklyn’s first supertall skyscraper officially reaches its full height

October 28, 2021 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Manhattan is no stranger to supertall skyscrapers but Brooklyn’s skyline has now radically changed as its first supertall reached its full, vertiginous height on Thursday. The 93-story, 1,066-foot-tall residential building, standing at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, was designed by SHoP Architects. (Supertalls, by definition, are residential or office buildings reaching

When Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House back in July

Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House

October 27, 2021 7:59 PM CNN

By Leah Asmelash, CNN What do you gift one of the biggest teen pop stars in the world? If you’re President Joe Biden, the answer is easy: a shoehorn. Olivia Rodrigo, the singer behind the hits “Driver’s License” and “good 4 u,” was invited to the White House back in July to promote the Covid-19

Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House

October 27, 2021 4:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN What do you gift one of the biggest teen pop stars in the world? If you’re President Joe Biden, the answer is easy: a shoehorn. Olivia Rodrigo, the singer behind the hits “Driver’s License” and “good 4 u,” was invited to the White House back in July to promote the Covid-19

Alec Baldwin speaks out about Halyna Hutchins and guns on sets

October 27, 2021 1:40 PM CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Alec Baldwin told the paparazzi he is not allowed to talk about the details of the shooting that occurred on the set of his latest film, “Rust,” but he had some things to say about the woman who died, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a video posted on TMZ’s website Saturday,

This aerial photo shows a film set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe

‘Rust’ armorer ‘mishandled’ guns on previous film with Nicolas Cage, crew members say

October 27, 2021 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas Two crew members tell CNN that Hannah Gutierrez, 24, who was the lead armorer on the set of “Rust,” mishandled weapons on a previous film project. Stu Brumbaugh, the key grip on “The Old Way,” told CNN that Gutierrez handled guns on the set of that project in a reckless manner and