By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the 2024 Mount Everest season, Nepal has announced a new requirement that all climbers must rent and use tracking chips on their journey. “Reputed companies were already using them but now it’s been mandatory for all climbers,” Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s department of tourism, told CNN.
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s not a bird or a plane… it’s James Gunn bringing us news about Superman, and on Leap Day, no less. The director and co-CEO of DC Studios (which, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery) said on his Instagram on Thursday that principal photography has begun on
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Selling Sunset” stars Jason Oppenheim and Mary Bonnet have shared some difficult news about their dog Niko. In a joint Instagram post on Thursday, the celebrity realtors, who once dated, said the dog they shared for 18 years has died. Alongside a touching carousel of photos that showed the
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Airlines damaged or lost more than 11,000 passenger wheelchairs last year – and a new federal proposal seeks cut the inconvenience for wheelchair-reliant travelers with six-figure penalties against airlines. The Department of Transportation proposal, unveiled Thursday, would establish new airline passenger rights. Those include the right of immediate notification
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to call Linda Hamilton the queen of sci-fi. How it happened, she believes, was a “lucky accident.” “I actually really love reading sci-fi too. I really do enjoy the characters that they have brought to me to get to play,” Hamilton recently told CNN. “In terms
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx has some jokes to tell. The Oscar winner posted a funny video of himself on Instagram from his 2002 HBO special “I Might Need Security” in which he is doing an impression of Prince. Foxx teased his possible return to the standup stage. “PRINCE singing the Brady
Continue Reading By Dan Q. Dao, CNN (CNN) — An-My Lê doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Though her body of work across the last three decades deals largely with themes of human conflict, it’s not the act of combat itself she is most preoccupied with. For Lê, who came to the United States from Vietnam as
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Coming soon to an AMC theater near you: New Nicole Kidman ads. AMC’s Oscar-winning spokeswoman will appear in three updated, 30-second versions of the original ad for the movie theater chain, which play during AMC’s pre-show. One of the new ads will debut in theaters on March 1, the
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — This year hasn’t started well for aviation safety, with a runway collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and a door plug blowing out mid-air from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 in January, and with four more fatal accidents involving regional and business aircraft in the weeks since. However, commercial
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Lee Curtis sent love to her late friend and former costar, comedian and actor Richard Lewis, who died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star had been living with Parkinson’s disease. Curtis took to Instagram with a series of pictures of herself
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Garner’s golden retriever has some goals before she turns nine, though she has already achieved one. During an appearance on the WeRateDogs Youtube channel, Garner walked her dog, Birdie, and spoke about her beloved companion. It was noted that Garner did 50 things to celebrate turning 50
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — For Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi drama “Dune: Part Two,” Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are joined by pivotal new characters played by Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Anya Taylor-Joy and Austin Butler, who plays the villainous, “psychotic” (as Pugh’s character calls him in the film) Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. To get
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After fighting “The Good Fight” for streaming, the producers of “The Good Wife” indulge in a more CBS-friendly spinoff with “Elsbeth,” which breezily takes Carrie Preston’s quirky title character and turns her into a modern version of “Columbo.” About all that’s missing is the latter’s “Oh, one thing” method
Continue Reading By Zahra Hankir, CNN (CNN) — Kohl use in the Middle East and North Africa is as rich and varied as the region itself. The earliest iteration of eyeliner — which has been integral to Arab culture for millennia — can be traced back to ancient Egypt where it served not only beautification purposes but was
Continue Reading By Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — A little more than 10 years ago, in October 2013, a Wizz Air A320 arriving from Budapest made headlines by becoming the first commercial passenger flight ever to touch down at Al Maktoum International Airport, also known as Dubai World Central (DWC). This brand new “greenfield” airport some 20
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus and Saki Toi, CNN (CNN) — Geisha and maiko (teenage apprentices training to become geisha) are women who perform Japanese traditional arts such as singing, dancing and playing instruments to entertain customers while they dine and drink. Many of them work and reside in Gion, an elegant and historic quarter of Kyoto,
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is February 29, a leap day that occurs every four years to keep our calendar in sync with the seasons. Without the extra days, the summer we generally experience in June would eventually arrive in December after several centuries. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rebecca Ferguson may use “the Voice” while playing her powerful “Dune” character, but she also knows how powerful her own voice can be in real life. On Tuesday’s episode of podcast series “Reign with Josh Smith,” the actress recalled a time where she spoke up against a former costar
Continue Reading CNN By Dan Heching, Brian Lowry and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, whose self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Anything but Love” entertained audiences for decades, has died, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. He was 76. Abraham said in an email to CNN that the
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, Brian Lowry and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, whose self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Anything but Love” entertained audiences for decades, has died, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. He was 76. Abraham said in an email to CNN that the entertainer
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