By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — More than 4,000 culturally significant items, including textiles, ceramics, and clothing, have been repatriated to Peru, their country of origin, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The 4,600 cultural assets were returned to the South American country from the United States and countries across Europe
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Diamonds are forever – especially for Emily Ratajkowski, who has chosen to turn her engagement ring into something entirely new following her split from her film producer husband, Sebastian Bear-McClard. With the help of Alison Chemla, creative director of jewelry brand Alison Lou, Ratajkowski worked to remake her old
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Regina King’s spot-on performance as Shirley Chisholm outshines the movie devoted to the political trailblazer in “Shirley,” a laser-focused look at the first Black congresswoman’s 1972 presidential campaign that might have benefited from more biographical detail and less obsessing about amassing delegates. Providing only a hasty introduction, writer-director
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — William Shatner and his most famous role have always been ripe for parody, and the “Star Trek” star, now 93, has endearingly reached the point where he can laugh a little at himself. Yet a new documentary, “William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill,” tests one’s level of
Continue Reading By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN (CNN) — Just off the D515 state highway to Kuşadası, a meandering asphalted road cuts through the pine trees and undulating olive groves of the Mediterranean landscape to reach the village of Caferli. Few people would think to come this way, but it’s exactly here that you’ll find one of Turkey’s
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history. Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the
Continue Reading By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky invoked martial law across the country, setting in motion an ongoing defence operation and signing a decree to mobilize conscripts. With eligible men aged between 18-60 not being allowed to leave Ukraine, news reports were filled
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Celebrated architect Norman Foster has unveiled plans for a new $1-billion office tower in Los Angeles that will see greenery spilling out from a series of terraces spiraling up its facade. The eye-catching proposal, which was formally submitted to city planning authorities this week, will transform a two-acre site
Continue Reading CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says Yosuke
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paul Rudd has described himself in a new interview as somebody who lives his life “like someone’s grandfather,” but he does find ways to keep things young and fresh, including listening to the music of pop superstar Taylor Swift. In an interview with MTV posted to YouTube on Thursday,
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The original “Road House” has long been the guiltiest of pleasures, a movie that seems to be in a perpetual loop on cable, with Patrick Swayze as the philosopher-bouncer immortalizing lines like “Pain don’t hurt.” A 35-years-later update brings some of that allure to Amazon, with Jake
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Get ready everyone because the ghost with the most is back in town. Warner Bros. Pictures released the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” on Thursday, a followup to the 1988 Tim Burton classic starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. (Like CNN, Warner Bros. Pictures
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on Thursday’s episode of hot wing interview show “Hot Ones,” and naturally, her reaction to consuming the spicy wings was flawless. The Oscar-winner and Goop founder admitted before she even took her first bite that she was already “full of regret” about participating in this interview
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — M. Emmet Walsh, a celebrated character actor with credits including “Blade Runner,” “Blood Simple” and “Knives Out,” has died. He was 88. The news was confirmed by Walsh’s manger Sandra L. Joseph, who said the actor died Tuesday at a hospital in Vermont after suffering cardiac arrest. Walsh’s career spanned six
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — War is coming. The second season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” begins June 16 and not one – but two – trailers were released on Thursday. “Westeros is on the brink of a bloody civil war with the Green and Black Councils fighting for King Aegon and
Continue Reading By Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — A treasure hunter struggling with faulty equipment has unearthed a gold nugget believed to be the largest ever found in England. Richard Brock discovered the gold nugget, weighing 64.8 grams (2.3 ounces), in the country’s Shropshire Hills near the border with Wales, auction house Mullock Jones said Thursday. The
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, a starry guestlist poured into the regal halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery for the museum’s first fundraising Gala since its hefty three-year remodel completed in 2023. Against the backdrop of 1700s portraiture, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, artist Tracey Emin and Dame Kristen Scott Thomas
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dana Carvey apologized to Sharon Stone for an offensive sketch that the two were in on “Saturday NIght Live” in 1992. Stone hosted the show at the height of her “Basic Instinct” fame and recalled protestors charging the stage during her monologue over her work as an AIDS activist.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — What began as a discussion about obesity ended with viewers learning something new about Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King’s friendship. The women appeared Wednesday night on CNN’s “King Charles,” hosted by King and Charles Barkley, to talk about weight loss and weight management medication. Barkley thanked Winfrey for
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