Country star Morgan Wallen is speaking out again amid the controversy over his use of a racial slur that was caught on video. Wallen posted a five-minute video on his YouTube channel late Wednesday, saying he “let so many people down.” “One thing I’ve learned already that I’m specifically sorry for is that my words
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When the mayor of a sleepy town in Italy announced it was selling houses that people can move into for less than the price of a used car, he thought he might get one or two offers. But after CNN Travel reported the deal aimed at reviving the fortunes of Biccari, a pretty community in
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Following news of Bruce Springsteen’s November arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, a source close to the musician is sharing more information about the incident. “When this is all resolved, I think, people are gonna have some serious doubts about the seriousness of this, especially when the actual details of this are revealed,
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English actress Bella Ramsey, best known for her breakout role on “Game of Thrones” as the bold and fiery Lyanna Mormont, is set to star in HBO’s newest venture “The Last of Us.” She will join Pedro Pascal, star of “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian,” in the adaptation of the hit video game. Craig Mazin,
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After rising country star Morgan Wallen was filmed using a racial slur, his fans rallied behind him and sent his album sales soaring. An artist whose song Wallen covered on the blockbuster album is donating his cut of the album sales to furthering racial justice. Jason Isbell, whose song “Cover Me Up” appeared on Wallen’s
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Gina Carano, who starred as the unassailable warrior Cara Dune in “The Mandalorian,” won’t appear in any future Star Wars projects after she shared offensive social media posts, including one that compared Nazi Germany to the current political landscape. Lucasfilm fired Carano Wednesday, calling the social media posts she made that day “abhorrent.” “Gina Carano
Continue Reading “Minari” is a deeply personal film, and quality that’s evident in writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s reminiscence about his childhood. Focusing on a Korean immigrant family, the universal themes come through loud, clear and ultimately with considerable power, even if the movie’s languid pace works against it. The title refers to a particularly durable crop, which
Continue Reading “The Silence of the Lambs” characters can’t seem to stop talking, certainly not in television, which has given us the 2013 series “Hannibal” and now “Clarice,” which starts promisingly enough but quickly fizzles over subsequent episodes. After a credible set-up drawing upon its origins, the show looks like a standard CBS crime procedural, and risks
Continue Reading “Bachelor” host Chris Harrison is apologizing after defending a frontrunner on the current season of the show who has come under scrutiny for photos that have surfaced from her past on social media. Harrison spoke out on behalf of Rachael Kirkconnell, who was reportedly photographed at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018. Kirkconnell has
Continue Reading With calloused bare feet and toes nearly numb, Ryan Robinson carefully rappels his way down the sheer cliff face. A daring feat, no doubt. He’s hanging out on the tallest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere, after all — Tasmania’s Cape Pillar, a spot known for its dolerite sea columns that rise almost 1,000 feet
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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three Cuban nationals from a deserted Bahaman island, where they had been living off coconuts for 33 days, the agency announced. “It was incredible. I don’t know how they did it. I was amazed they were in as good as shape as they were,” Lt. Justin Dougherty told CNN affiliate
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Bruce Springsteen was arrested in a national park in New Jersey in November on charges of driving under the influence, according to a spokeswoman for the Gateway National Recreational Area in Sandy Hook, NJ. He was charged with DWI, reckless driving, and consuming alcohol in a closed area, spokeswoman Brenda Ling told CNN. “Springsteen was
Continue Reading This past year has been a time of reflection for many — and some photographs from around the world have attempted to capture the diversity and nuance of the human experience. In the aftermath of a year characterized by adversity, 1854 Media and the British Journal of Photography have announced the winners of their annual
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Carole King’s hit album “Tapestry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The album, released in 1971, won Grammy Awards for album of the year and best pop vocal performance, among numerous other acknowledgments. King received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. “Tapestry” topped the Billboard albums chart in the US and hit diamond status
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Jared Leto is the Joker in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and it’s terrifying. Vanity Fair has the first look at Leto’s version of the comic book villain and Leto in a hospital gown might give you nightmares. And, in case you’re wondering, it’s nothing like how Leto portrayed the Joker in 2016’s “Suicide Squad.” “Zack
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Britney Spears does not appear in the new, buzzy documentary about herself, and for its director, that’s a problem. Samantha Stark, the director of “Framing Britney Spears,” told “Entertainment Tonight” that “There’s a big ethical conflict for me in making a film where the central person in it isn’t participating.” “It’s really something that I’ve
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Go ahead and brush the “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are a “Tapestry” of “Simply The Best.” If you haven’t guessed yet, Jay-Z, Carole King and Tina Turner are among those up for induction this year. Other nominees are Mary J. Blige, Kate Bush, Devo, Foo Fighters,
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For most people, international leisure travel is currently a thing of the past. Covid-19 travel restrictions mean that air passenger numbers remain very low around the world and that the routes that now qualify as being the world’s busiest are not those you might expect. Travel analyst OAG has been crunching the 2021 numbers to
Continue Reading Just over a month ago, I packed my life in Hong Kong into two suitcases and moved 16,000 kilometers to Barbados. I’d never even been to the island before or traveled anywhere else in the Caribbean region for that matter. Barbados is so far away from Hong Kong — the shortest travel time is 24
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A skier in Alaska was airlifted from the side of a mountain over the weekend after he was attacked and mauled by a brown bear. The victim was part of a group ascending a mountain during a backcountry ski outing near Haines, Alaska, on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard. The man suffered injuries
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