Rebecca Cairns and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN It’s Lunar New Year. Wearing their finest festive clothes, an 18th century family sits down to feast on a lavish banquet in a room adorned with auspicious signage. This scene will sound familiar to many of the families, across China and the globe, enjoying their own festivities, traditions
Continue Reading Rebecca Cairns and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN It’s Lunar New Year. Wearing their finest festive clothes, an 18th century family sits down to feast on a lavish banquet in a room adorned with auspicious signage. This scene will sound familiar to many of the families, across China and the globe, enjoying their own festivities, traditions
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN As has frequently been the case throughout his unparalleled career, James Cameron made film history again this weekend. His long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” has now made over $2 billion in worldwide grosses, as reported by Deadline. That grand total is after the film’s box office take from this
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Dan Heching, CNN A large crowd of family, friends and public mourners gathered Sunday in front of the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, for the memorial service of Lisa Marie Presley, the sole daughter of late singer Elvis Presley. Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley’s mother, spoke briefly and quietly, reading
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Aubrey Plaza made sure to pay homage to her Pawnee roots while hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and she had a little help from her former onscreen boss. The “White Lotus” star was joined by her “Parks and Recreation” costar Amy Poehler during the live broadcast, who appeared during Plaza’s
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Colin Jeffery, CNN A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, managing not to strike any vehicles in the process, according to the Knoxville Police Department. The pilot was not harmed and there were no significant injuries, said Mark Nagi, community relations officer for
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN “Avengers” star Jeremy Renner says he broke more than 30 bones in the New Year’s Day snowplow accident that sent him to the hospital for more than two weeks. Renner, who plays superhero archer Hawkeye in the Marvel movie and TV “Universe,” posted a photo on Instagram with a caption that
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza and Hira Humayun, CNN Tourist entry to Machu Picchu Citadel and the Inca Trail Network has been suspended until further notice due to ongoing unrest in Peru, officials in the country said Saturday. The Decentralized Culture Directorate and Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary Directorate said in a statement the day before that tourists
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN One of the most stirring and resonant sequences in a film this awards season comes from an unlikely source: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.” The DreamWorks film, a sequel to a spinoff of “Shrek,” follows the titular feline as he attempts to restore eight of the nine lives he’s spent.
Continue Reading Samantha Tse, CNN The menswear shows in Paris have wrapped for another season, giving way to a run of haute couture presentations. Despite chilling temperatures and a debilitating transit strike, the fashion community came out in full force to see new collections from some of the world’s leading menswear designers. This season’s event, which ended
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, China is on the move as the Lunar New Year rush gets underway, a boy makes the catch of a lifetime, temperatures drop to minus 80 F in the world’s coldest city, plus what it’s like to spend the night in an igloo in the Alps.
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, China is on the move as the Lunar New Year rush gets underway, a boy makes the catch of a lifetime, temperatures drop to minus 80 F in the world’s coldest city, plus what it’s like to spend the night in an igloo in the Alps.
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, China is on the move as the Lunar New Year rush gets underway, a boy makes the catch of a lifetime, temperatures drop to minus 80 F in the world’s coldest city, plus what it’s like to spend the night in an igloo in the Alps.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Alec Baldwin, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a crew member during a “Rust” film rehearsal, will continue starring in the lead role, a production attorney told CNN on Friday. As the film proceeds, operations will include “on-set safety supervisors and union
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Alec Baldwin, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a crew member during a “Rust” film rehearsal, will continue starring in the lead role, a production attorney told CNN on Friday. As the film proceeds, operations will include “on-set safety supervisors and union
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, CNN Here’s some “tough news” for premium travelers whose New Year’s resolution was healthier meals: Desserts are back. After a pandemic pause, the signature treats are returning to premium cabins at United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The offerings include Delta’s dessert cart and United’s sundae cart. They’re available only on international
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ticket sales for Madonna’s “Celebration Tour” went live on Friday. The superstar announced her tour, set to mark her four decades of hits, earlier this week with a black and white video of herself seated around a table of comedians, musicians and directors, including Amy Schumer and Diplo, who all played
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Legendary rocker Neil Young has paid tribute to former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate David Crosby. “David is gone, but his music lives on. The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band,” the statement, posted to Young’s website, read. Crosby’s family announced Thursday
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Regina King has paid tribute to her late son, Ian Alexander Jr., nearly one year after his death. King on Instagram Thursday shared video of a lantern glowing in the sky on what would have been Alexander’s 27th birthday. “January 19th is Ian’s Worthday,” she captioned the video. “As we still
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN What do you get when you take a movie about a group of octogenarians who are hardcore Tom Brady fans and a song written by Diane Warren sung by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry? You get the single “Gonna Be You,” which debuted Friday
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