Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Some songs just stick around for generations. It’s a concept that Green Day’s lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong is very familiar with when it comes to the band’s classic song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” – even if people tend to assign their own meaning to

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Glynis Johns, the British actress known for her role as feminist icon Mrs. Banks in 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” has died. She was 100. Johns’ longtime manager Mitch Clem told CNN on Thursday that she died “peacefully” Thursday morning in Los Angeles at an assisted living home, where she’s lived

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dungeons & Dragons players still have to eat. Chef and content creator Mike Haracz knows all about that, and he and writer/director/actor Sujata Day have just the thing for hungry players as well as the rest of us. The pair cohost a D&D-themed cooking show titled “Heroes’ Feast”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Joe Bonsall is leaving the legendary singing group the Oak Ridge Boys due to a health issue. The singer, 75, shared the news in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. “Many of you know I have been battling a slow onset (over 4 years now) of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Russell Crowe has appeared in a few high profile historical projects, but he’s now saying he’s personally connected to some actual history of his own. The actor shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that he’s related to Simon Fraser, who was the 11th Lord Lovat, a Scottish

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — An old interview with Taylor Swift has some of her fans believing she predicted her relationship with Travis Kelce long ago. In 2009, the superstar singer talked to Glamour magazine and was asked what a relationship would “look like” for her. “It’s always going to be long-distance, even

By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — Maybe you’ve resolved to read more in the new year. We’re here to help. Here are 12 intriguing titles coming in 2024 — most of them in the next few months. It’s a smorgasbord: literary fiction, thrillers, memoirs, self-empowerment and true tales of extraordinary bravery. Whether they’re fiction or

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears says not to believe recent reports that she’s working on a new album. The singer took to her verified Instagram account on Wednesday to deny she’s back in the studio, writing in the caption next to a famed painting of Salome, “Just so we’re clear most

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Clarkson credits moving to New York City and listening to her doctor for her new, svelte look. In the latest cover story for People Magazine, the singer and daytime talk show host said she and her kids have been doing plenty of walking since she moved both

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — More than 30 years have passed since “Alive,” the movie based on the true story of the Uruguayan rugby team whose flight crashed in the Andes in 1972, forcing survivors to resort to cannibalism. Now, “Society of the Snow” retells that tale under the guidance of Spanish director

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Mixing comedy and kicks in roughly equal measure, “The Brothers Sun” is a breezy if unspectacular showcase for Michelle Yeoh, here in a series that casts her as a mom harboring lots of family secrets. At its best when it’s playful – basically “Mother Knows Best” with a