By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from sale following an outcry. The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire withdrew more than two dozen lots from an upcoming auction titled “The Curious Collector Sale,” including an 18th-century Tsantsa shrunken head,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of their most famous films together on Tuesday. The pair appeared at a screening of “Speed” at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles at American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, where they were joined onstage by
Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in southeastern France’s Isère region will not reopen this year after a
Continue Reading By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Despite the ugly realities of war, military-adjacent aesthetics have enjoyed a long affiliation with the fashion industry and pop culture at large; from the mainstream use of camoflage prints and epaulettes on the shoulders of jackets to the widespread adoption of colors such as army green and khaki. These
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disneyland fans woke up Wednesday morning to find about a 6% price increase on most park tickets and a price increase between 6% to 20% on annual passes, known as Magic Keys, for Disney’s original resort in California. Peak season, single-day tickets for Disneyland – during the late December
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles has won the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The winning image, “The Swarm of Life” by Canadian photojournalist Shane Gross, was chosen from a record-breaking 59,228 entries, according to a statement from the organizers, published Tuesday. “Shane captured
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CNN, KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, EXPLORE.ORG, SHANE GROSS , WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, ALEXIS TINKER-TSAVALAS , KATMAI NATIONAL PARK/EXPLORE.ORG, Shane Gross / Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas / Wildlife Photographer of the Year By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In an exciting and personal rematch from last year, 128 Grazer and 32 Chunk
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In an exciting and personal rematch from last year, 128 Grazer and 32 Chunk faced off again in the final round of 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest. And this year, embattled mama bear 128 Grazer has retained the crown of the most popular fat bear in the annual online
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Garfield is generous with his grief. Not that one’s mourning process should be assigned value by others, but Garfield’s ability to so lovingly and poetically express his grief for his mother, Linda, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2019, offers a gift of connection, and, perhaps, catharsis, to
Continue Reading CNN By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Garfield is generous with his grief. Not that one’s mourning process should be assigned value by others, but Garfield’s ability to so lovingly and poetically express his grief for his mother, Linda, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2019, offers a gift of connection, and, perhaps, catharsis,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion’s heart will always go on for Kelly Clarkson. The Canadian vocal powerhouse posted an emotional video to her X page on Tuesday with a special message for Clarkson, who performed a cover of Dion’s famed “Titanic” movie theme song “My Heart Will Go On” during a recent
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton is prompting closure of some of Florida’s biggest and most beloved tourist attractions, including all four of the main theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort. Though it’s located southwest of Orlando in inland Florida, Milton’s expected path across central Florida is forcing the
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Fischer is highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sharing that she is now “cancer free” after she was diagnosed with the disease in October 2023. Fischer, 50, detailed her cancer journey on her Instagram page on Tuesday, writing that she was diagnosed with stage I triple-positive breast cancer
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Marie Presley was devastated when her only son, Benjamin Keough, died at the age of 27 in 2020. We now know how deeply she grieved. In “From Here to the Great Unknown,” a new memoir by the late Presley, finished by her daughter, Riley Keough, the pair
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish has gone from teen phenom to bone fide adult, according to her brother, producer and collaborator Finneas O’Connell. It’s one of the reasons why O’Connell, for the first time, won’t be accompanying his Grammy-winning little sister on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour – with the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lyle and Erik Menendez weren’t happy with a recent Netflix project about their lives, but another title from the streamer is giving them an opportunity to have their say. In “The Menendez Brothers,” a new documentary, the two men speak in extended interviews about what happened in the
Continue Reading By Mark Johanson, CNN (CNN) — What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal, is clearly the world’s highest. Yet,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Actor Chris Pine is telling a different type of story these days. The “Star Trek” star has a new children’s book out, titled “When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel: A Short Tale About a Short Tail.” “A lot of the impetus for writing, the joy of
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A lift technician at a museum in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away a piece of artwork made to look like two empty beer cans. “All the good times we spent together” by French artist Alexandre Lavet may look like it belongs in a trash can at first glance, but
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — “You do not lose your feminine qualities just because you are a prime minister,” Margaret Thatcher told British TV doctor Miriam Stoppard in a 1985 interview. “I often wear bows, they are rather softening … (and) rather pretty.” As the UK’s first female prime minister, Thatcher could be excused
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