Leah Dolan, CNN At last weekend’s premiere of Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Bones and All” during London’s BFI Film Festival, actor Taylor Russell cemented herself as one to watch on the red carpet wearing a striking head-to-toe Schiaparelli look and boned corset. Designed by the label’s creative director Daniel Roseberry, the outfit was
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN For over 500 years, Michelangelo’s sculpture of David in Florence has stood unchanged, the marble icon of masculinity, and one of the world’s most famous works of art. But as Italy emerges from the pandemic, the David has got a whole new look. A new lighting system has revolutionized how the famous
Continue Reading Lisa Morrow, CNN A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows from three now extinct volcanoes, crisscrossing valleys studded with conical peribacı. This is Cappadocia, central Turkey, famous for its whimsical “fairy chimneys,”
Continue Reading Lisa Morrow, CNN A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows from three now extinct volcanoes, crisscrossing valleys studded with conical peribacı. This is Cappadocia, central Turkey, famous for its whimsical “fairy chimneys,”
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN It’s super strong, fennel-flavored, as transparent as water — and in many households across Sardinia it’s still produced illegally. Filu ‘e ferru, or “iron wire,” is an old drink with a dangerous past and an alcohol concentration of up to 45% that knocks out even those with a high tolerance. Rosa Maria
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Ringo Starr has canceled the remainder of his North American tour after testing positive for Covid-19 again. The former Beatles drummer tweeted Thursday that he was “surprised” by his positive test result. On October 3, the musician postponed several tour dates across Canada and the US after being diagnosed with Covid-19,
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN It might be the most famous kiss ever caught on camera — the US sailor wrapping his arms around a woman in a white medical uniform in Times Square, her body folded dramatically into his. Taken amid the jubilation of V-J Day, which effectively brought World War II to an end, Alfred
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Regina Spektor has put her national tour on hold after coming down with a “bad case” of Covid-19, the singer announced on Instagram. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 42, wrote that she caught the virus “after being so careful and miraculously avoiding it for over 2.5 years,” and went on to apologize to
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Finding room for green spaces is a challenge in any city, let alone the world’s most densely populated ones. So in downtown Singapore, anyone looking for a new park to stroll in may need to turn toward the sky. A third of the way up the recently completed CapitaSpring tower, the soaring
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Grammy Awards ceremony in 2023 will be an evening without Silk Sonic among the nominees. The duo has decided not to submit their album, “An Evening With Silk Sonic,” for consideration, according to a statement via Billboard. Silk Sonic won four Grammy Awards earlier this year for the track “Leave
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Forty-four years, 13 movies and innumerable corpses later, it sounds naïve to think “Halloween Ends” will really mark the end of anything, but like the holiday for which it’s named, it’s fun to pretend. The producers do seek to bring finality to this latest trilogy featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, although
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Forty-four years, 13 movies and innumerable corpses later, it sounds naïve to think “Halloween Ends” will really mark the end of anything, but like the holiday for which it’s named, it’s fun to pretend. The producers do seek to bring finality to this latest trilogy featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, although
Continue Reading By Laura Ly and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Cuba Gooding Jr. will not face any jail time after complying with the terms of a plea agreement in a forcible touching case, according to Emily Tuttle, spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Gooding previously pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching a
Continue Reading Christian Edwards, CNN A pair of Levi’s jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than $87,000. The jeans — found in an abandoned mine by a “denim archaeologist” — were bought by 23-year-old Kyle Hautner and Zip Stevenson, a veteran of the vintage denim
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN For years, several vintage Orient Express train carriages lay, forgotten, at a small railway station on the border between Poland and Belarus called Małaszewicze. One day in 2015, French railway fan Arthur Mettetal spotted the distinctive blue carriages in a YouTube video, kickstarting a journey across Europe to track down the lost
Continue Reading Sonia Moghe, CNN Jennifer Keller, a lead attorney representing Kevin Spacey in the sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by Anthony Rapp, has tested positive for Covid-19. Keller tested positive Thursday morning and is symptomatic, US District a judge Lewis Kaplan told the court. “I would ask that everybody at the defense table mask now,” Kaplan said.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Mark Wahlberg says he has moved his family from California to Nevada for “a better life.” Wahlberg recently appeared on “The Talk,” where addressed balancing work and fatherhood. “That is the biggest challenge,” he said. “Every free moment that I have, I’m at home.” Right now for the Massachusetts native, home
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Did Dwayne Johnson just reveal a “Black Adam” spoiler? Johnson stars as the villain in the film alongside Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge and Pierce Brosnan, but teased another possible big name. Ahead of a screening of the film in New York, Johnson addressed speculation Henry Cavill will reprise his
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Did Dwayne Johnson just reveal a “Black Adam” spoiler? Johnson stars as the villain in the film alongside Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge and Pierce Brosnan, but teased another possible big name. Ahead of a screening of the film in New York, Johnson addressed speculation Henry Cavill will reprise his
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Good news for Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican performer is the most-nominated artists for the 2022 American Music Awards, earning eight nominations, among them his first-ever for artist of the year. The show — which is produced by dick clark productions and ABC — pointed out in a release on Thursday
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