By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Grab your camera and slap on something flame resistant, it’s time to witness one of China’s most incredible displays – the fire dragon dance. The dragon, a sacred mythical creature in Chinese culture, is often the protagonist in festivities and rituals. Dragon dances have been documented at ceremonial
Continue Reading Photos and interviews by Soeun Kim, Kahyun Lee and Getty Images; Text by Oscar Holland, CNN. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The “big four” fashion weeks — New York, London, Milan and Paris — may still dominate the industry’s calendar, but Seoul’s biannual showcase is gaining traction amid an explosion of interest in South Korean
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Justin Hartley has come a bit of a way since portraying Kevin Pearson on the hit drama, “This Is Us.” He’s now starring as Colter Shaw on the new CBS series “Tracker.” The character is a skilled survivalist who makes his living earning rewards for tracking down folks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest in Columbia announced the lineup of movies that can be viewed at this year’s fest in a Wednesday press release. The annual festival will take place Feb. 29-March 3 in downtown Columbia. Thirty-one feature films and 25 short films were picked out of about 1,400 submissions, according to
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Just when you thought it was safe to make a sound, the “Quiet Place” franchise is back with another installment to shut you right up. Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for prequel ”A Quiet Place: Day One” on Wednesday, revealing new cast addition Lupita Nyong’o as a central
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Let’s say you wanted to fly from Tokyo to Las Vegas to catch a sporting event, and then turn around and fly back across the Pacific to Australia. No one would recommend this punishing schedule from a rest standpoint. But if you’re Taylor Swift and your boyfriend is playing
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year after a snowplow accident nearly ended his life, Jeremy Renner is jumping, kicking and feeling good in a new Super Bowl ad. The commercial, for Silk Protein Almondmilk, shows Renner back in full form, twisting and kicking his way through his morning routine, where he
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “The Emancipation of Mimi” with a new concert residency in Las Vegas. “Vegas, I’m coming back to town with a new show!!,” Carey announced on social media. “The Celebration of Mimi’ Live in Las Vegas, this April 12-27 at Dolby
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ben Affleck knows what everyone’s been saying about his many sad faces. He’s now using it to his advantage in a new Dunkin’ Donuts ad, which starts by poking fun at his annoyed-looking reactions in the audience at last year’s Grammy Awards. At the start of the commercial, Affleck
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — There’s a phrase that the locals love to use in Zanzibar, one that sums up life on this archipelago of 50 islands just off the coast of East Africa: hakuna matata. It means “no worries,” (as fans of “The Lion King” will know) and it’s a
Continue Reading By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Miley Cyrus can buy her own underwear. During her acceptance speech Sunday for the prestigious record of the year Grammy, Cyrus quipped, “I don’t think I forgot anyone. But I might have forgotten underwear. Bye!” She later clarified on X (formerly known as Twitter) that she was joking. “PS
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Before his death this week from stomach cancer, Toby Keith reflected on how integral his wife was to helping him his live with the disease. “She’s been a trouper. She’s the best nurse,” Keith said of his wife of almost 40 years, Tricia Lucas, in a recent interview
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé has revealed she will be launching a hair care line on February 20. The 29-time Grammy winner made the announcement on Instagram, posting a cryptic video featuring apparent home movie footage of her mother’s salon Headliners, in Houston, Texas — where Beyoncé had her first job sweeping hair.
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — “Superman” star Henry Cavill has revealed that he’s “not a fan” of on-screen sex scenes. The British actor, who stars in newly released movie “Argylle,” suggested graphic love scenes can sometimes feel gratuitous. Appearing on the podcast “Happy Sad Confused” on Monday, Cavill said he felt that intimate scenes
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Tom Holland will play Romeo in Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” in London’s West End later this year. The “Spiderman” star announced his new gig at the Duke of York’s Theater in a post on Instagram, marking his return from a mental health break. “Tom Holland is Romeo
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — An image of a napping polar bear curled up on an iceberg has captured the hearts of voters to become the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani called it an honor to win the award for the
Continue Reading By Christian House, CNN (CNN) — In 1930 George Hoyningen-Huene pulled off one of the greatest dupes in the history of photography. Taking his large-format camera up onto the roof of the Vogue studio on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he framed his lover Horst P. Horst and a young wannabe photographer named Lee Miller as
Continue Reading By David McElhinney, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When art collective teamLab opened its flagship Tokyo venue, teamLab Borderless, in 2018, the group wanted it to fundamentally change the way we perceive and think about modern art. Whether it achieved this ambition is subjective, but it’s hard to argue with Borderless’ commercial success before it
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Text by Maggie Hiufu Wong, illustrations by Natalie Leung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At this very moment, millions of people around the world are busy preparing for one of the year’s biggest festivals – Lunar New Year, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar. This year, it falls on February 10,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — For those who missed attending Usher’s Las Vegas residency, he has a gift. On Tuesday, the headliner for the upcoming halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII has announced his “Usher: Past Present Future Tour.” The tour will kick off August 20 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
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