Jack Guy, CNN Redacted lines from letters between Marie-Antoinette and her alleged lover have been revealed for the first time, using advanced scientific techniques. The letters, exchanged by the doomed French queen and Count Axel von Fersen of Sweden during the French Revolution, were analyzed by a team of scientists from the Centre de Recherche
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Netflix and Howard University have established a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship. The full scholarship will cover four years of tuition at Howard’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed after Boseman earlier this year. Boseman attended the school studying directing
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Simone Biles is thanking Taylor Swift for being a shoulder to lean on during the Tokyo Olympics over the summer. Biles will be presenting Swift with the Gracie Grand Award at the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s 46th Gracie Awards on Tuesday. In an exclusive advance look at Biles’ tribute
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Captain Kirk is headed to space. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced Monday actor William Shatner, 90, will be on the next Blue Origin flight alongside Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries. “I’ve heard about space for a long time now,”
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN This is not a drill. Dave Chappelle is dropping another comedy special on Netflix. The trailer for “Dave Chappelle: The Closer” debuted Monday and features Chappelle and a voice over by Morgan Freeman. Or is it? Earlier this year, the comic and the streaming giant reached an agreement over streaming
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Francesca Street, CNN The UK plans to remove the seven countries remaining on its “red” travel list from November 1. This follows the UK introducing a new system for international travel earlier this month, in which testing requirements were loosened for many fully vaccinated travelers and destinations were designated either “red” or “green.” A week
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ben Affleck and George Clooney have never acted on the big screen together. The two appeared on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Tender Bar,” which Clooney directed and Affleck stars in. Affleck talked to Entertainment Tonight, saying of Clooney, “We had great experience working together previously,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Billie Eilish is set to once again make history. The singer, who turns 20 in December, has been announced as the headliner for next year’s Glastonbury Festival. According to the festival’s verified Twitter account, she will be “the youngest ever solo headliner.” “We are very excited to confirm that @billieeilish
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards have reunited more than 40 years after starring together in 1978’s “Halloween.” The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and the actress appeared in a behind-the-scenes video from the upcoming sequel “Halloween Kills.” Richards asked, “Jamie, can I say something? 40 years ago? I carried
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards have reunited more than 40 years after starring together in 1978’s “Halloween.” The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and the actress appeared in a behind-the-scenes video from the upcoming sequel “Halloween Kills.” Richards asked, “Jamie, can I say something? 40 years ago? I carried
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Captain Kirk is headed to space. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced Monday actor William Shatner, 90, will be on the next Blue Origin flight alongside Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries. “I’ve heard about space for a long time now,”
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Blake Shelton posted a sweet picture of himself with Gwen Stefani from their wedding day to wish her a happy birthday. The country star captioned it: “Happy birthday to my better half.. my WIFE!!!! I love you.” The No Doubt frontwoman turned 52 on Sunday. Stefani commented on the post, writing,
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By Brian Lowry, CNN “Billions” closed a major account in its fifth-season finale, as the show pivots to a new billionaire and star. In a major twist, the character of Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) got axed — or rather, outmaneuvered by New York Attorney General Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and rival billionaire Michael Prince
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN This story is for grown folks only. If you have ever wondered what Harry Styles was singing about in his hit “Watermelon Sugar,” wonder no more. According to a YouTube video posted from the singer’s concert Friday in Nashville, Styles has finally revealed the real meaning of the lyrical reference.
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Showtime has teased the return of its high-stakes drama “Billions” after a major character bowed out. Emmy award-winning actor Damian Lewis ended his five-season run in the season finale “No Direction Home” on Sunday night, with his character, hedge fund wizard Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, leaving New York for good to escape
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By John Walton, CNN After a long, golden sunset of being installed on fewer and fewer aircraft, the retirement of older aircraft caused by the Covid-19 pandemic means that when air travel resumes, international first class will be very nearly a thing of the past. Its replacement is a new generation of superbusiness minisuites, more
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN This month marks 90 years since the Waldorf Astoria first opened its doors on New York’s Park Avenue in 1931, becoming the tallest and largest luxury hotel in the world during an inauspicious time, as the Great Depression cast its long shadow. The hotel’s famed Art Deco interiors have been the backdrop
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice everything. It all points to one thing: Fat Bear Week is here. Fat Bear Week is an annual competition, nay, celebration, of fat bears everywhere — although in this case,
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN With China experiencing a museum boom, and cities of all sizes building cultural venues at unprecedented speed, there is something refreshingly modest about Li Hu and Huang Wenjing’s approach to architecture. The husband-and-wife duo, founders of Beijing-based practice Open Architecture, are responsible for some of the last decade’s most thought-provoking Chinese arts
Continue Reading By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Many African cultures in the United States have been fighting to keep their traditions and unique way of life alive, and now, an online retail outlet is helping the Gullah community in Charleston, South Carolina, use tech to reach a wider audience. It used to be the only way to
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