By Amanda Jackson, CNN Matthew McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde where at least 21 people were killed Tuesday, described gun violence as an “epidemic we can control.” “Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us,” the 52-year-old actor said in a statement.
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Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN A wild expanse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has earned the top spot on an annual list of America’s best beaches. Ocracoke Island’s Lifeguarded Beach is the No. 1 stretch of sand for 2022, according to coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman, also known as “Dr. Beach.” Leatherman, a professor and director of
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By Serenitie Wang, CNN When I made up my mind to travel outside of Hong Kong in early March, the city’s daily Covid-19 case count had just passed 50,000, with the highest fatality rate in the world. But I was trying to go to Shanghai, my hometown, for the first time in more than two
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “This is Us” took the idea of a “final season” to heart, which made its series finale somewhat less significant, given all that had happened in the multi-episode run-up to formally saying goodbye. Yet the show delivered on its core values and formula, playing with time while depicting the “circle
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By Chloe Melas, CNN “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will air its final episode this week and the talk show is wrapping up its 19 seasons with some major star power. Oprah Winfrey paid DeGeneres a visit on Tuesday. Winfrey said it made her emotional to think about the final days of her own daytime talk
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN A week before the start of Pride Month, comedian Ricky Gervais is being criticized for his new stand-up special, in which he mocks transgender women and the debate around bathroom access. The special, called “SuperNature,” debuted Tuesday on Netflix. A few minutes into the set, Gervais describes reading a comment from
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN After hearing more than 100 hours of testimony over six weeks, jurors have finished hearing evidence in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial, with both sides resting. As a final witness, Heard returned to the stand for a second time Thursday, where she was grilled about witnesses who testified
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Aerosmith has canceled some of the band’s residency dates in Las Vegas as frontman Steven Tyler seeks rehabilitation treatment. A statement posted on Aerosmith’s verified Instagram account Tuesday explained that Tyler, 74, recently relapsed following surgery. “As many of you know, our beloved brother Steven has worked on his sobriety
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Get your tickets because Bruce Springsteen is hitting the road next year. “The Boss” and the E Street Band will kick off their next tour in 2023, their first together since 2017. The first stop is April 28 in Barcelona. Springsteen posted the European leg of the tour to his Instagram
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By Marianne Garvey A new “Thor: Love and Thunder” trailer debuted Monday. Airing during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Chris Hemsworth is back as Thor, who runs into his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, and is a bit thrown off by the encounter. Director Taika Waititi narrates the trailer. The new “Thor” is
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey A new “Thor: Love and Thunder” trailer debuted Monday. Airing during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Chris Hemsworth is back as Thor, who runs into his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, and is a bit thrown off by the encounter. Director Taika Waititi narrates the trailer. The new “Thor” is
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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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