Francesca Street, CNN When a huge plumbing disaster strikes, most Airbnb guests would pack their bags and demand their money back, while their hosts would glumly write off their profits and try to forget about it. But for German travelers Elke Thau-Montgomery and Rudi Thau, and their American hosts Beth Ann Moon and Jennifer Steinberg,
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN Actor Jeremy Renner tweeted he is home from the hospital more than two weeks after he was crushed in a snowplow accident. The Marvel star had been hospitalized since New Year’s Day, when he was injured by the snowplow while clearing a driveway near his Nevada home, leaving him with “blunt
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Amanda Jackson, CNN Seventeen migrants were taken onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Saturday after it encountered a small vessel adrift on its way to the Bahamas, according to a statement from the cruise line. The Liberty of the Seas was sailing to the Bahamas when it encountered a small vessel
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Dior has named BTS star Jimin as a global brand ambassador, a move that further signals South Korea’s growing importance to the world’s biggest luxury fashion houses. Announcing the partnership via social media Monday, Dior said its appointment “solidifies” the singer’s friendship with the French label, and “continues a bond” with artistic
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Mandalorian and Grogu are back in action. On Monday night, Disney+ debuted the Season 3 trailer for “The Mandalorian,” dropping the highly anticipated first look during the NFL Super Wild Card matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the trailer for the new season, set to debut
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The first time Reuben Wu saw the warm sandstone hues and vast, open skies of the American West, he was watching the landscapes pass him by from the window of a tour bus. The British visual artist, now based in Chicago, has become known for his sublime imagery of remote landscapes using
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN The Material Girl might be preparing to take on the material world — on tour. The pop icon, 64, raised eyebrows this weekend when she wiped her Instagram feed, after Billboard reported on Friday that she’s set to “embark on a career-spanning 40th anniversary tour.” The 40th anniversary would be pegged
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Selena Gomez brushed off online body shamers following her red carpet appearance at the Golden Globes on Tuesday. The singer, producer and actress took to Instagram with her date, her little sister Gracie Teefey, to talk about body positivity. “I’m a little bit big right now because I enjoyed myself during
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There’s an old saying in journalism that “Three is a trend,” which seemingly serves as the underlying rationale for “The Price of Glee,” a three-part docuseries from Investigation Discovery (a.k.a. ID). Recounting triumphs but mostly tragedies associated with the hit Fox show, the project feels as if it’s on significantly
Continue Reading By Antonia Mortensen and Lucy Benson, CNN Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95, news agency ANSA reported, citing members of her family. Her grandnephew, Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida, tweeted news of her death, calling her “one of the brightest stars of Italian cinematography and culture.” RAI state
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In what could be the first of many major pieces of hardware for him this award season, Brendan Fraser picked up best actor for his role in film festival darling “The Whale” at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. Fraser had some mighty competition for the award, including Golden Globe winners Austin Butler,
Continue Reading By David G. Allan, CNN Spending the night in an igloo sounds cool. And it is, though mainly literally. As my family sat in a restaurant-sized igloo at the base of a ski resort in the Austrian Alps in late December, eating a dinner consisting solely of bread and hot cheese (read: fondue), my 10-year
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Veteran actor Al Brown, who became famous for his role in the hit TV show “The Wire,” has died at age 83. Brown made his name playing police commander Stanislaus “Stan” Valchek in the blockbuster HBO show about the Baltimore drugs trade. News of Brown’s death was announced on his YouTube
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The United States Department of the Interior has replaced a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for centuries in five areas across the country. The Board on Geographic Names (BGN) voted on replacement names to remove the word sq—, an “offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women,” from
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In what could be the first of many major pieces of hardware for him this award season, Brendan Fraser picked up best actor for his role in film festival darling “The Whale” at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards. Fraser had some mighty competition for the award, including Golden Globe winners Austin Butler,
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN The Critics’ Choice Awards returned to its usual January time slot after 2022’s ceremony was delayed for over two months amid a surge of Covid-19 cases. And all eyes were on the red carpet as stars arrived at LA’s Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday evening. On
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN It was a starry night in Los Angeles in spite of repeated spates of rain on Sunday, as awards season continued with the 2023 Critics Choice Awards. The event, hosted by Chelsea Handler, saw celebrities come out in droves even though some — like Colin Farrell and Jamie Lee Curtis —
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It isn’t every day that you spot a motorcyclist riding along the road with a German shepherd dog on the back of their bike. So it’s not surprising that the sight of content creator Jess Stone and her beloved dog Moxie cruising along together usually has onlookers doing double takes. “Every car
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Navarone Garibaldi, the younger half-brother of Lisa Marie Presley, has spoken out following her death last week. The musician, who is the son of Priscilla Presley and her former partner Marco Garibaldi, shared Friday on Instagram that he hopes his older sister is “now at peace and happy with your Dad
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Chicago’s got bad blood. Taylor Swift fans and despondent singles alike will be able to visit a Swift-themed “breakup bar” this Valentine’s Day in Chicago. The time-limited pop-up venue is named “Bad Blood” in homage to Swift’s song from her 2014 album 1989. Events organization BucketListers announced the pop-up on its
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