By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Even though it feels like we were just watching “Oppenheimer” sweep and Billie Eilish’s “Barbie” track was making us weep, it’s time for another Academy Awards. First-time Oscar host Conan O’Brien has already rolled out the red carpet in Los Angeles, and our snacks are already planned out (Wicked
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Photographer Dafydd Jones’ Hollywood party pictures are littered with Oscars. They sit casually on star-studded dinner tables and are wielded by celebrities before the press. In some cases, the golden statuettes are even being used like tickets to enter Vanity Fair’s exclusive after-party. “I think Vanity Fair had a
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — As authorities investigate the causes of deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their most recent encounter. “Last time we saw them, they were alive and
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — From slaps to envelope mix-ups, it’s impossible to predict what will happen at the Academy Awards. The most glamourous night in Hollywood unfolds during three-and-a-half hours of live television, nearly ensuring some sort of unexpected shocker. But this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ CEO
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pamela Anderson has won a Razzie she can be proud of. The winners of this year’s awards for the best of the worst in cinema – known as the Razzies – were announced Friday, and Anderson won the Razzie Redeemer for her performance in “The Last Showgirl.” The
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — From slaps to envelope mix-ups, it’s impossible to predict what will happen at the Academy Awards. The most glamourous night in Hollywood unfolds during three-and-a-half hours of live television, nearly ensuring some sort of unexpected shocker. But this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ CEO Bill
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kim Basinger hasn’t given an interview in years and now that she has, the Oscar-winner has a few things to say. Basinger reflected on her career and her life, including her relationship with ex-husband, fellow actor Alec Baldwin, in an interview with Variety. Basinger and Baldwin were married
Continue Reading By Saeed Ahmed, CNN (CNN) — There are more than 8 billion people in the world. And about a quarter of them are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, and it’s the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. In 2025, it runs roughly from February 28 to March
Continue Reading CNN By Karina Tsui and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — As authorities investigate the causes of deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their most recent encounter. “Last time we saw them, they were alive
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gene Hackman was known for his talent as an actor, but many of his other artistic pursuits were inspired and supported by his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa. The Oscar-winner retired from the screen in 2014, in part, to spend more time painting and writing. In an
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Monica Kennedy booked the trip to the Amalfi Coast, she was hoping the time in Italy would save her marriage. It was 2017. Monica lived in a nice house in Connecticut in the United States. She worked as a clinical paralegal at Yale Law School. She’d been married
Continue Reading By Katharina Krebs and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian negotiators have asked their American counterparts to consider reopening US airspace to Russian aircraft and to restore direct flights between the two countries, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The ministry said the request was made during a bilateral meeting in Istanbul,
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures, has been unearthed in an area where ongoing excavations have produced some of the ancient
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to entertainment news, it doesn’t get much bigger than this – at least if you’re a preschooler. Oink. Peppa Pig, loved by under-5s the world over, is about to become a big sister again. She and her little brother, George, will soon have a baby sibling
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Is Millie Bobby Brown trying to send a message with her new look? The 21-year-old British actor has undergone a massive style shift as she debuted a new bleach blonde blowout accompanied by ’90s and Y2K-inspired ensembles — from bedazzled low-slung pants to a nostalgic Hervé Léger bandage dress —
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — If you want to take a stroll around this park in Japan, you will have to be very nimble on your toes. A park roughly the size of four sheets of paper in Japan’s central prefecture of Shizuoka was recently crowned the world’s smallest, according to Guinness World Records.
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, Alexandra Skores and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A near collision between two planes at a major California airport two years ago was caused by an air traffic controller distracted by a third plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, as federal officials roll out a plan to boost air traffic
Continue Reading CNN By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — The cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas rescued 11 people adrift in the Gulf of Mexico between Cuba and Mexico on Wednesday, according to VACAYA, an LGBT+ vacation company that chartered the ship. The Royal Caribbean cruise line ship departed New Orleans on Saturday for
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — You might already know that roughly a quarter of the world’s population is expected to head into Ramadan this weekend, the Islamic holy month perhaps best known for its followers’ dawn-to-sunset abstinence of food and liquids. What you might not realize if you’re not a follower: Muslims tentatively know
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As we continue to settle in to the luxurious and twisty experience that is another season of “The White Lotus,” there’s one character worth talking about who doesn’t even appear on screen: Mike White, the auteur who has singlehandedly written and directed all three seasons of the endlessly meme-ified
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