Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago fetched almost £11 million ($13.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt. “Adoration of the Kings” had been virtually unseen since the 1950s, when it first came to light.
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The winner of Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” has been named. Mai Whelan, number 287, took home the top prize of $4.56 million during Wednesday’s season finale episode after playing a high-stakes game of “rock paper scissors.” The 55-year old Virginia-native played against runner-up Phill Cain, a scuba instructor
Continue Reading By Sandy Thin, CNN (CNN) — In this era of prestige television, few shows have generated as many column inches as Netflix’s jewel: “The Crown.” Helmed by writer and showrunner Peter Morgan, the series has traversed 60 yearsof world history through the lens of the British monarchy, and next week comes to aclose as the
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is clearing a few things up related to the much-debated timeline of her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. In an interview with Time Magazine published Wednesday – wherein Swift was named the outlet’s 2023 “Person of the Year” – she said her relationship
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Yes, people are still giving handy wipes to Tony Shalhoub. That’s because for years he so convincingly portrayed ace investigator and germaphobe Adrian Monk that people assumed Shalhoub, too, was paranoid about clean hands. “It was funny the first thousand times and now it’s gotten a little old,”
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dan Levy tugs at the heartstrings in the trailer for his new film, “Good Grief,” which he both wrote and directed. It’s the “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator’s feature directing debut. Levy plays an artist named Marc, who is mourning the death of his husband Oliver, played by Luke Evans. He
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Producer Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing new allegations of sexual assault, at least the third civil complaint filed against him in as many weeks. According to new complaint filed Wednesday and obtained by CNN, Combs is accused of sex trafficking and gang rape, among other allegations, naming him along with Harve Pierre,
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced the end of his music career in order to dedicate his life to his Christian faith. In a speech at the end of his final concert on Sunday, the singer, whose real name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, told the crowd that he
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — According to almost every beloved romantic comedy ever — and even some not-so-beloved ones — romance and the holiday season go hand-in-hand. That has to be the reason for the myriad of holiday-themed romantic comedies, from cult favorites like “The Holiday” and Netflix efforts like “The Knight before Christmas.”
Continue Reading By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — British photographer Oli Kellett has taken his camera from New York to Rio de Janeiro, obsessively capturing one everyday aspect of big cities: Crosswalks. In his images, these banal parts of urban infrastructure transform into dramatically lit, cinematic scenes featuring people waiting to cross, suspended in a moment of
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — An etching created by Rembrandt more than 350 years ago has been deemed to be too explicit for open viewing by international auction house Christie’s. “The French Bed,” drawn by the Dutch old master in 1646, is up for sale at the auctioneer’s London branch, but it can
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Dancing with the Stars” has crowned a Season 32 winner. Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy walked away with the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy in the season finale Tuesday night. It was the first finale in “DWTS” history to feature five couples. Also in the finale alongside the pros were
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie says she wouldn’t be an actress if she was starting out in the entertainment industry today. That was just one of the revelations the star shared in her recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal Magazine. In an article, titled “Angelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — John Krasinski isn’t really Jenna Fischer’s love interest, he’s just played that on TV. Just ask his real life wife, Emily Blunt. The actress recently appeared on “Variety’s Award Circuit” podcast, where she said viewers of the sitcom have an interesting reaction when they see her and Krasinski
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Photos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction in London. The small, sepia images were taken by Eliza Francis “Fanny” Pettit, who was Nightingale’s companion late in her life,
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Skiers, take note. Less snow is falling worldwide, according to analysis of data gathered since 1973 by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The Northern Hemisphere’s middle latitudes (the area north of the tropics and south of the Arctic) are seeing the most notable decline. Last winter, ski resorts in places
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He
Continue Reading By Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. With its chilly weather and gothic sensibilities, the continent, particularly its northern region, is ideal for those searching for a perfect winter wonderland during this time of year. From Austria’s Vienna, to Sweden’s Gothenburg, here are the European towns and cities
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Former “Dancing with the Stars” professional Mark Ballas and his wife, BC Jean, welcomed a baby boy last month, the pair announced on social media. The pair broke the news on their individual Instagram accounts on Tuesday, sharing the same black-and-white image of their hands holding that of their
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