By Lisa Respers France, CNN John Driskell Hopkins doesn’t know what the future holds, but for now he plans to keep rocking. The Zac Brown Band member recently revealed via social media that he was been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. According to the ALS Association, it is “a progressive neurodegenerative
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Queen Latifah is ready for some real talk about weight and wellness. “The Equalizer” star, who first entered the spotlight as a rapper in the 1980s, has experienced working in entertainment – and the public scrutiny that comes with it – in a range of sizes. She told CNN she’s
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN There’s chocolate, and then there’s gianduiotto chocolate. An ancestor of Nutella, the melt-in-the-mouth treat is as rare as it is delicious. Like most renowned Italian artisan chocolate, gianduiotto originates from Piedmont, Italy, where it’s considered the “king of Italian chocolate.” Made of a rich paste consisting of fine cocoa mixed with the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN The head of DC Films, which produced “Aquaman,” testified that the creative team had concerns about Amber Heard’s role in the film’s sequel over a lack of chemistry with co-star Jason Momoa. On Tuesday, a March recorded deposition of Walter Hamada, President of DC Films, which is a division of Warner
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a whopping 17 years away from the “Star Wars” universe, Ewan McGregor returns this week as our beloved bearded Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi. “Patience, you must have,” INDEED. But what was Master Kenobi up to when we saw him last? Does one need to watch several animated series to know what’s
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a whopping 17 years away from the “Star Wars” universe, Ewan McGregor returns this week as our beloved bearded Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi. “Patience, you must have,” INDEED. But what was Master Kenobi up to when we saw him last? Does one need to watch several animated series to know what’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ice T and Coco’s parenting decisions are theirs to make, but that isn’t stopping people from weighing in online. Coco recently shared some vacation photos of the family on her verified social media accounts. In one of the photos, her 6-year-old daughter, Chanel is sitting in a stroller, looking a
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was thrust into the spotlight in 2020 when he filmed a racially charged encounter with a White woman in New York’s Central Park. Next year he’ll be back on television on his own terms: To showcase his passion for birdwatching on National Geographic. Cooper will host a series,
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Barry Neild, CNN A huge new subterranean railway whisked fare-paying passengers deep beneath the streets of London for the first time on Tuesday as the UK capital opened a $25 billion new metro line that will transform travel across the city. Large crowds of rail enthusiasts, commuters and excited locals turned out to catch the
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN It was nutritious, easy to prepare and great as a snack, especially when sprinkled with poppy flower seeds and served in cubes. The ancient Romans feasted on a delicious honey-crusted cheesecake called Savillum, which is believed to be the real ancestor of modern US-style cheesecake. Instead of Philadelphia soft cheese, there was
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kate Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp tells CNN. A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and
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Ann Binlot, CNN In much of Western art, Asian women have often appeared as one-dimensional characters — sometimes seen as meek and docile, and at other times hypersexualized and exoticized. But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. “Wonder Women,”
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It’s set to be a very hot summer for travel. Travel organization AAA is estimating that 39.2 million people will travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the unofficial start of summer in the United States. That’s up 8.3% over 2021. Air travel is expected to be up by 25% over last year and just
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kate Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp tells CNN. A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “American Idol” picked a winner on Sunday during a three-hour finale. Noah Thompson, a 20-year-old country singer from Kentucky, won Season 20 of the singing competition. “Buddy, you just won,” host Ryan Seacrest told the singer as he revealed the result of viewer voting between Thompson and HunterGirl, Hunter Wolkonowski. “Oh,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Saturday Night Live” bid farewell to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney on Saturday. The episode, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, began with a cold open with McKinnon playing Coleen Rafferty in “Close Encounter,” her recurring skit in which aliens abduct her and things get freaky. In the season finale,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Saturday Night Live” bid farewell to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney on Saturday. The episode, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, began with a cold open with McKinnon playing Coleen Rafferty in “Close Encounter,” her recurring skit in which aliens abduct her and things get freaky. In the season finale,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a bit of engineering fit for “Jurassic Park,” “Prehistoric Planet” weds BBC nature documentaries— complete with narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough — with the dinosaur era and conceives a fascinating hybrid, one that doesn’t require waiting around to capture footage but creates it using state-of-the-art imaging technology. The result is
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The race to resume supersonic passenger flights nearly two decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer of excitement on Monday when plane manufacturer Bombardier revealed high speed achievements while confirming the launch of its new business jet. The Canadian company said the in-development Global 8000 will be “the world’s
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “American Idol” picked a winner on Sunday during a three-hour finale. Noah Thompson, a 20-year-old country singer from Kentucky, won Season 20 of the singing competition. “Buddy, you just won,” host Ryan Seacrest told the singer as he revealed the result of viewer voting between Thompson and HunterGirl, Hunter Wolkonowski. “Oh,
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