By Richard Collett, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Somalia’s name has been shorthand for conflict, piracy and danger. Since the country’s civil war began in the 1990s, the country has had relatively few Western visitors. Yet, against the odds, the East African nation is now seeing a quiet rise in foreign tourists. About 10,000 tourists
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By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — For more than seven decades, the family behind electronics giant Samsung amassed one of Asia’s largest private art collections. Now, with thousands of its priceless works in public hands following the death of the conglomerate’s chairman, the collection is being put to new use — as part of South Korea’s
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By Sofía Hanalei Sanchez (CNN) — First, there was the 1997 Gregory Nava biopic starring Jennifer Lopez. Then, there was the scripted Netflix series that came out in 2020. Now, the late Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla Perez, is having her story told directly by her family and bandmates. In many ways, we have
Continue Reading By Terry Ward (CNN) — Is there a food more humble yet universally adored than the sandwich? And while one person’s go-to hamburger snack might be another’s katsu sando or chivito, there’s hardly a country on the planet that doesn’t turn to some type of bread with something stuffed inside it to cure a craving.
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel: The world’s best cheese and plenty of delicious bread to pair with it, another Italian town offering sweet deals to new residents, plus a medieval village in France that earns top scores from the French. France’s favorite village France has for some years been the
Continue Reading By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — It’s not uncommon for a bar or café to remind patrons that someone famous once ate there by having a physical photograph of said VIP on display. For 36 years however, at Davé, a Chinese restaurant on Rue Saint-Roch in Paris’s 1st Arrondissement, Polaroids of beloved guests were less
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Screen Actors Guild Awards is getting a rebrand. Starting next year, the annual awards show which celebrates acting across film and television – and is voted on by actors within the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) – will be named after the actual award, The Actor, according to
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Grey’s Anatomy” actor James Pickens Jr. saves lives on screen, but says early detection saved his. The actor, who has portrayed Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC hit for more than 20 years, appeared in an Instagram video on Friday, in which he disclosed that he is “living proof”
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By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, six young women — Sophia, Lara, Manon, Daniela, Megan and Yoonchae — went from relative obscurity to internet fame when the Netflix reality show, “Pop Star Academy,” turned them into the now-Grammy-nominated girl group Katseye. As their names were called out in the finale, the newly
Continue Reading CNN By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, six young women — Sophia, Lara, Manon, Daniela, Megan and Yoonchae — went from relative obscurity to internet fame when the Netflix reality show, “Pop Star Academy,” turned them into the now-Grammy-nominated girl group Katseye. As their names were called out in the finale, the
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Van Der Beek is parting with some of his prized possessions. Fans have a chance to snag some of the memorabilia from his “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues” roles in a live auction to be held early in December. According to People magazine, “Dawson’s Creek fans
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Latin Grammys honored some of the best music of the year and it was una gran fiesta. In addition to presenting immaculate vibes, there were some awards handed out, too. The complete list of hardware winners can be found on the Latin Grammys website, but here are
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By Barry Neild, CNN Bern, Switzerland (CNN) — Remember that time you had too much cheese, felt a bit queasy and — as a greasy sheen broke out on your forehead — you lied to yourself that it was salad from now on? Then spare a thought for the heroic judges at this year’s World
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The “Eras Tour” has ended, yet Swifties can still be in that era. On Thursday Taylor Swift dropped the trailer for her forthcoming Disney+ docuseries “The End of an Era.” It begins with a behind-the-scenes of the superstar singer on the tour, with Swift saying “I’m very aware
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Van Der Beek is parting with some of his prized possessions. Fans have a chance to snag some of the memorabilia from his “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues” roles in a live auction to be held early in December. According to People magazine, “Dawson’s Creek fans will
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — What does a cowgirl look like? For some, the question may call forth images of flanneled shirts, Stetson hats and bootcut jeans. But in escaramuza, the all-female equestrian sport imported by the US from Mexico, the answer is a little different. Before every escaramuza competition, each team lines up
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Miranda Priestly’s not riding the elevator alone anymore. The teaser trailer for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” dropped Wednesday, and it was just what the world needed. In it, Meryl Streep as Priestly is seen striding in red heels through the offices of fictional magazine Runway. Before she
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By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Back in May, Lynne Ramsay debuted her latest film “Die My Love” at the Cannes Film Festival. Within days, she was telling critics they had her film all wrong. The Scottish director’s adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as a couple tearing at
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By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — KATSEYE, the global girl group propelled to stardom through the 2024 Netflix show “Pop Star Academy,” revealed they are frequently targets of online death threats and hate. The diverse ensemble, based in Los Angeles but made up of six young women from countries across the globe — members hail
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By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel shared his broken heart for 22 minutes with his audience Tuesday night. The late night host used his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” monologue to speak about his childhood friend who was also his bandleader. Cleto Escobedo III died at the age of 59 on Tuesday. “We’ve been on
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