By Ana De Oliva, CNN (CNN) — White, domed buildings cascading into crystal blue waters. To the eye, it’s unmistakable. It’s the world-famous holiday destination of Santorini, Greece. But, something feels different. Perhaps it’s the hotter desert-climate breeze, or the Arabic calligraphy across the signage. A few hints here and there point towards the resort’s
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms. “It is regrettable that we had to take such measures,” a local official told CNN last month, when
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “The Apprentice,” a new film about former President Donald Trump’s real estate dealings in New York in the ’80s, debuted to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and criticism from his campaign. The film about the presumptive Republican nominee comes five months before the presidential election. Starring
Continue Reading By Stephy Chung and Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — Kehinde Wiley, the American artist best known for painting former US President Barack Obama’s official portrait, has denied accusations of sexual assault. In an Instagram post shared Sunday, British-Ghanaian artist and curator Joseph Awuah-Darko alleged Wiley sexually assaulted him twice in 2021. Awuah-Darko said the first
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By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — This article may contain spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3. Dearest gentle reader… By now, viewers have had time to watch the first four episodes of the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton. This season turned its focus to the love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton), who the internet
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Sean “Diddy” Combs was presented with a lifetime achievement recognition at the BET Awards in 2022, his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, was among the people he thanked. “I’mma keep it a hundred with y’all, I was in a dark place for a few years,” Combs said at
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Demi Moore is basking in the critical acclaim of her performance in the film “The Substance,” while also getting real about what it took. During a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, Moore, 61, discussed playing an aging actress who takes a substance to give her a
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — As Venice continues to trial its entry fee for day trippers, a popular village in the Swiss Alps is looking to follow its lead. The local authority in Lauterbrunnen, a valley in Switzerland’s mountainous Bernese Oberland region, has set up a working group to come up with new ways
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Katy Perry said her goodbyes on “American Idol” after seven seasons. On Sunday night’s live “Idol” season finale, a medley of Perry’s hit songs were performed, including “Teenage Dream,” “Dark Horse” and “California Gurls.” Perry jumped onto the judges’ table after the performance. In the three-hour finale, Perry also
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce knows he’s “biased,” but he’s pretty open about where his heart lies. At his second annual Kelce Jam music festival, the professional football player was asked about his favorite musical era of his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s career. “I’m a big ‘1989’ fan,” Kelce told “Access Hollywood.”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — After 10 years on the air, “Rick and Morty,” the animated sci-fi comedy about a misanthropic scientist and his 14-year-old grandson’s interdimensional adventures, is surprising as ever. In its seven seasons, it has steered its characters through apocalypses, divorces, an alien musical reality TV competition and school dances —
Continue Reading By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps you’ve dreamed of buying a home in a remote, quiet village or coastal area in Italy’s southern region of Calabria, but were daunted by the research, the paperwork, the red tape of purchasing and the efforts of restyling. That’s where Bruno Mongiardo and his wife Ginevra dell’Orso come
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — It may be true that Maldives’ luxury resorts really do have it all – the turquoise water, the rich marine life, and, in some cases, their own time system. Referred to as “island time,” it isn’t a figurative saying that invites guests to relax and forget about the
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Auction house Christie’s in New York is set to offer up its most expensive watch ever – a limited-edition Richard Mille – alongside rare timepieces, such as ones that once belonged to a former US president and an Apollo 7 astronaut. The transparent Richard Mille wristwatch, with a complex sapphire case design and
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging and
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized on Sunday for physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, two days after CNN published exclusive hotel surveillance video from 2016 in which Combs appeared to grab, shove, drag and kick her. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Toward the end of its 35th season, “The Simpsons” made a move that rankled some fans: It killed a longtime resident of Springfield. Larry the Barfly died in Moe’s Tavern, where he’s been a mostly wordless mainstay since the 1989 pilot. Even longtime “Simpsons” fans would be forgiven for
Continue Reading By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — Most art galleries and museums are famous for the art they contain. London’s National Gallery has Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”; “The Starry Night” meanwhile, is held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, in good company alongside Salvador Dalì’s melting clocks, Andy Warhol’s soup cans and Frida Kahlo’s
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jake Gyllenhaal was “honored” to be the host of the Season 49 finale episode of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, but comically couldn’t shield his slight disappointment over not being selected for the decidedly showier gig of hosting the premiere of the beloved sketch show’s 50th season this fall.
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