By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Wasilla, south central Alaska. Home to bears, lakes, mountains and a flight school that’s fast becoming a private aviation wonderland. At FLY8MA Pilot Lodge, you can opt for a scenic flight tour with glacier views, take the controls for a flying lesson, or go all in and get your
Continue Reading By Sandra Song, CNN (CNN) — When celebrity nail artist Juan Alvear first started doing nails in 2016, his deliberately “messy” and outlandish manicures would often extend through his clients’ hands and knuckles. There were large swatches of Barbie pink paint, abstract doodles rendered in glow-in-the-dark neons, and wiggly line work in deep blue polish
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials told CNN. According to organizers, reported first by CNN, each star will host one night of the four-day convention, in a role similar to an award show
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kirsten Dunst still has enough spirit to lead the Rancho Carne High School cheer team. The “Bring It On” star proved just as much when she appeared at a special screening of the beloved Y2K movie at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday. Dunst shared a video from
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Pop star Bebe Rexha has said she was “threatened” by a Lufthansa airline worker for being Albanian, something the airline says they are reviewing. In tearful posts on her Instagram story Saturday, the singer – who was born in the United States to Albanian parents – wrote: “Lufthansa, l’ve been threatened because I thought the
Continue Reading By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN (CNN) — When actor Blake Lively wore a pair of $19,000 designer jeans to a screening of her latest movie, “It Ends with Us,” earlier this summer, the look — covered by several media outlets — attracted plenty of attention. And the price did not go unnoticed. Of course, there
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Alain Delon, the French actor, producer and writer whose cool, enigmatic beauty made him an international sex symbol, has died at the age of 88. “He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” a family statement released
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our latest roundup of travel news: love in later life, dark tourism from Chernobyl to Germany, plus a European airline launches an “all you can fly” pass. New experiences, new love There are many chapters in life, and a new adventure might always be waiting at the turn
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling 2016 novel “It Ends with Us” is looking to have a healthy second weekend at the box office, but some press around the film has been less sterling. Beyond reports of creative differences and tensions on set between the film’s star and
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Up-and-coming actor Aileen Wu feels it’s “a bit unreal” that her feature film debut comes in this weekend’s “Alien: Romulus.” “I’ve been trying to keep a good head on my shoulders and not let it get to me too much,” Wu said in a recent chat with CNN about
Continue Reading By Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — When her brother died, Kimberly McLaury texted the person who she believes sold him the drug that killed him. After receiving her brother’s phone back from police, McLaury found a text chat with the alleged dealer, indicating her brother paid for the ketamine through Venmo. “After his death certificate
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Kurt Cobain’s legacy looms large over the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. The late Nirvana frontman, a rock legend and hometown hero, remains a permanent fixture in pop culture. For many of his fans, even 30 years after his death by suicide, Cobain’s loss is still raw. Recently,
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Wherever you go, the experience is usually the same. You enter a church or a cathedral, and an ecclesiastical hush descends. You admire the architecture, the artworks, the centuries of history and of faith that have stood the test of time. And then you enter a special chapel or
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The Justice Department announced charges Friday against a Missouri woman who allegedly tried to steal ownership of Graceland and millions of dollars from Elvis Presley’s family. The woman, 52-year-old Lisa Jeanine Findley, is accused of orchestrating a failed foreclosure attempt on Presley’s former home by claiming that his daughter Lisa
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Success is said to be better than revenge, but Taylor Swift appears content with both. Many in her fan base believe she’s found just that with Kanye West, who now goes by Ye. If you don’t know the back story behind their bad blood (and you really should),
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Chidimma Adetshina, who quit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant last week after being embroiled in a row over her nationality, has accepted an invitation to compete for the title of Miss Universe Nigeria instead. Born to a Nigerian father and a South African mother with Mozambican roots, Adetshina, 23, withdrew from the South
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A cadre of people linked to Matthew Perry – including doctors and North Hollywood’s alleged “Ketamine Queen” – took advantage of his vulnerability as a recovering addict and supplied the beloved actor with the drug that would ultimately kill him, prosecutors say. Now, five people are
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The next Emmy Awards will go family style. The father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, who co-starred in the Emmy-winning sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” have been named as hosts of the 76th Emmy Awards. “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in 2004. But other than a “couple of cruises,” Janell and Stu Clarke, both from Australia, had barely traveled beyond their home country nearly a decade later. Once Janell got her
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In space, no one can hear you scream. The movie theater is a different story. The spine-chilling sci-fi horror franchise “Alien” returns this week with “Alien: Romulus,” featuring a new crew of young, scrappy space explorers. Unluckily for them, there are also facehuggers, chestbursters and xenomorphs on board, as
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