Nick Glass, CNN | Natasha Maguder, CNN “The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time.” Without a hint of apology, this is how the general director of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Taco Dibbits, describes Vermeer. And it’s hard to disagree. Of course, we have other more recognizable names — Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Van Gogh — but
Continue Reading Nick Glass, CNN | Natasha Maguder, CNN “The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time.” Without a hint of apology, this is how the general director of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Taco Dibbits, describes Vermeer. And it’s hard to disagree. Of course, we have other more recognizable names — Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Van Gogh — but
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN Wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is recovering in a Florida hospital after having a massive stroke on Monday, according to a post on his Twitter account. His speech is limited, but with rehabilitation he will make a full recovery, the post, published Wednesday, reads. “He
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN To passersby, the sight of two men embracing besides New Delhi’s India Gate in 1986 might have seemed unremarkable. In a city where public displays of platonic male affection are relatively commonplace, it was photographer Sunil Gupta who attracted more attention at the time. “Men holding hands or lying in each other’s
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN One of social media’s most fiery darlings is set to make another sensation in coming weeks. It’s a spectacular, orange-tinged nature show called “Firefall.” It happens when sunlight and water cooperate in just the right way at Yosemite National Park in California to create the memorable effect. For the 2023 season,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Mouse House is not letting go of prize properties “Frozen” or “Toy Story” anytime soon. Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday during the company’s earnings call that there are plans for additional sequels to both hit franchises in the works. “We’ll have more to share about these productions soon,
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A spectacular image of a snow leopard gazing out across mountains in India has been voted the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. A record 60,466 nature people voted, and German photographer Sascha Fonseca’s “World of the snow leopard” emerged as the firm favorite in
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Indiana Jones might be a few decades older than when the first film about the titular hero was released, but Harrison Ford doesn’t want the character’s age to be a punchline. “In (new film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’) there were a lot of old jokes in the script.
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN With her bonkers new movie “Cocaine Bear,” Elizabeth Banks knew she wanted “to make something muscular and masculine.” In a new interview with Variety published on Wednesday, Banks — who directed and coproduced the film about a drug-fueled bear on a killing rampage — shared how difficult it was to convince
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Derek Zoolander is back and, yes, he remains “really, really, really ridiculously good looking.” Ben Stiller — who first appeared as the vapid supermodel character in the 2001 movie “Zoolander” and the 2016 sequel — is blue steeling once again, this time for Pepsi’s new Super Bowl LVII ad, which was
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN David Hasselhoff walked daughter Taylor Hasselhoff done the aisle last weekend. Hasselhoff married her fiancé Madison Fiore in Escondido, California. “It was so great being able to bring everybody together from our families and friends, and have everybody in the same room,” she told People of their wedding, adding that guests
Continue Reading Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Cuban American artist Celia Cruz will be the first Latina singer to feature as part of the American Women Quarters Program, the US Mint announced. Music legend Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be honored along with four others by appearing on a quarter in 2024. Cruz was
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Did Jonah Hill and Lauren London really kiss in “You People?” Their costar Andrew Schulz recently claimed on his podcast “The Brilliant Idiots” with his cohost Charlamagne Tha God that the two costars did not actually kiss in the closing scene of the film. During an episode featuring the two
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Marc Maron was deep in the throes of trauma and grief over the sudden loss of his creative partner and girlfriend, Lynn Shelton, in the spring of 2020. Like many of us, he was also feeling isolated and lonely due the pandemic. At the time, Maron would often take to his
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Dan Heching, CNN While audiences seem to be into the new film “80 for Brady,” there’s one scene they won’t be seeing. Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy told Variety his cameo in the film included him “making out” with “M3GAN” actor Brian Jordan Alvarez, but the scene was cut from the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Riding high with her success with Broadway’s “Funny Girl” revival, Lea Michele is reflecting on the drama she had with some of her former costars on “Glee.” In a discussion with “Interview” magazine, Michele talked about her experience in 2020, when some of her fellow “Glee” actors said she had
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Mexico has banned shark-related tourism activities at a popular Pacific Ocean destination. Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California is a hotspot for great white sharks, with cage diving, sport fishing and “shark watching” from pleasure boats among the activities on offer in the area. Now, though, the Mexican government
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Packing their lives up and heading off on a lengthy road trip was something Nina and Kai Schakat, both from Germany, had envisioned doing together during their retirement. But after the death of Nina’s father, and the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the couple, who have two children, Ben, 11 and
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Actor Jim Carrey has listed his California mansion for sale, with the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom home being offered for almost $29 million. The sprawling 12,700-square foot property, in LA’s upmarket Brentwood neighborhood, is set across more than two acres of land, according to Sotheby’s International Realty, which is handling the sale. A series
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Days before Beyoncé’s record-breaking night at the Grammy Awards, during which the coveted album of the year award remained elusive for the superstar, her husband Jay-Z had some thoughts on the Recording Academy’s track record in the category. In a recent interview with Tidal, conducted before the Grammys and published on
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