By Chloe Melas, CNN The final season of “Succession” kicks off on Sunday. The series, which centers around the Roy family and the complicated family dynamics over wealth and power, will reach a fever pitch based on the explosive trailer for the HBO show. (HBO, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) It stars
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Italian authorities are searching for a man who jumped off a three-story building into a canal in Venice on Thursday. Calling the man an “idiot”, Venice’s Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said in a Twitter post that he would give the man a “certificate of stupidity and a lot of kicks” for
Continue Reading Elinda Labropoulou The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece. The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was announced by Pope Francis last year, who described the decision as a gesture of friendship. One of the fragments depicts the head of a boy, another the
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned more than $20 million worth of ancient artifacts to Greece, including an “extraordinarily rare” gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold. The repatriation ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Greek Consulate in
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN A direct “wine train” could soon link London and southern France, and the world’s happiest country is set to share its secrets with a lucky few in a free master class on home turf, with travel expenses covered. Europe’s trains know how to party Good news for guys who like to
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The Beyhive may still be waiting for “Renaissance” visuals, but a surprise couture collection directly inspired by the album’s songs, courtesy of Balmain, might scratch that itch (for now). The French luxury brand’s creative director, Olivier Rousteing, released a lookbook Friday of showstopping designs made in collaboration with Beyoncé. The collection’s theme:
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Gwyneth Paltrow, the award-winning actress facing a civil trial for a 2016 skiing crash at a Utah resort, testified that she “froze” when a man allegedly skied directly into her back, causing them to collapse to the ground as their skis tangled together. Paltrow testified on Friday that the collision forced
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The slopes are open for summer, at least in California. Several California ski resorts have announced they have received so much snow that they plan to stay open until well into the summer months. Mammoth Mountain, a popular four-season resort located in the Eastern Sierra mountains, announced earlier this week it
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Believe that when “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis says he read his Twitter DMs, he really does. In a new interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that aired on Friday, Sudeikis, who stars as the titular character of the Apple TV+ feel-good comedy series, said his Twitter DMs are wide open for
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Believe that when “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis says he read his Twitter DMs, he really does. In a new interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that aired on Friday, Sudeikis, who stars as the titular character of the Apple TV+ feel-good comedy series, said his Twitter DMs are wide open for
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN If it feels like Kiernan Shipka is everywhere, you’re right. The 23-year-old who rose to fame on the hit series, “Mad Men,” is at the helm of an indie flick that’s getting quite a bit of buzz called, “Wildflower.” Shipka plays Bea Johnson a high school senior who is at a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth are divorcing after 12 years of marriage. The actress and producer shared the news Friday in a joint statement from her and Toth on her verified Instagram account. “We have some personal news to share…,” the statement reads. “It is with a great
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Selena Gomez is once again asking people to be kinder to Hailey Bieber. The singer and actress posted a note to her Instagram Story portion of her verified social media account on Friday, writing “Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she has been receiving death
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Blessed with an A-plus creative pedigree that includes the director of “Hamilton,” writer of “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and songwriters behind “Frozen,” “Up Here” joins the growing list of musical series, in what amounts to a young-adult version of “Inside Out.” The show, however, isn’t as good as its auspices,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey BTS member Jimin has debuted his solo album “Face.” He had teased the album with a pre-release single titled, “Set Me Free, Pt.2.” The album features six dance-heavy songs including “Like Crazy,” “Face-Off” and more. The K-pop star’s BTS bandmate RM has songwriting credits on three songs. Jimin appeared on “The Tonight
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN No spoilers here, but you may want to hang around after the credits run for “John Wick: Chapter 4.” That’s because there’s a post credit scene that will have plenty of people talking. Keanu Reeves reprises his role in the famous franchise about a hitman who is forced out of
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN We’ve had people tracking their bags when airlines can’t find them. Now here’s something new: a passenger tracking an item she left on a plane — to an airport employee’s home. Earlier in March, Alisabeth Hayden, from Washington state in the US, was separated from her AirPods — Apple’s pricey micro headphones
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If you are among those passengers who boarded Showtime’s mystery “Yellowjackets” and couldn’t get enough of it, fasten your seat belts for more turbulence in Season 2. As for others unmoved by the slow pace of revelations in the twin-track drama, the first four episodes offer little hope of reaching
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, Matt Meyer, Elise Hammond and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand to testify on Friday in a Utah trial over a 2016 snow skiing accident, painting a picture of her version of events relating to the incident over roughly two hours of testimony. The actress and businesswoman has
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Never underestimate the creative powers of Adam Sandler. He’s an accomplished comedian, singer-songwriter, director, producer, screenwriter and actor whose movies have made billions at the box office. He’s also the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler received the honor at a ceremony in Washington, DC last
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