By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston is reportedly reflecting on “Friends” now feeling out of step with the times. The actress was promoting her new Netflix film “Murder Mystery 2,” costarring Adam Sandler, when the topic came up. “Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Aniston told AFP in Paris, where the film is set.
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN On March 30, 1923, exactly 100 years ago, the world’s first continuous passenger cruise ship arrived back in New York City after completing a 130-day voyage. This six-month trip was the first of its kind, paving the way for the world cruises of today, taking in destinations including Japan, Singapore, Egypt and
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN More than 70 years after cheetahs were declared officially extinct in India, the country is now home to four newborn cheetahs, India’s Environment Minister announced Wednesday. The cubs were born to Siyaya and Freddie, two of the eight rehabilitated cheetahs brought from Namibia to India’s Kuno National Park
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Christian music singer Steven Curtis Chapman is taking some time to remember his close friend Katherine Koonce, one of the six victims of the Nashville school shooting. In an interview with Anderson Cooper for CNN’s “AC360” on Wednesday, Chapman described Koonce as “an amazing person” who would “move towards, step into
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN Goldie Hawn is in a hurry to help end America’s mental health crisis, but the fight is not new to her. The Oscar-winning actor and advocate for children’s mental health first recognized the need to help kids learn how to process their emotions more than 20 years ago, as she was
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jeremy Renner has sat down for his first interview since the New Year’s Day accident that could have killed him. A trailer for “Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview — A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph” debuted on Wednesday. In it, Renner talks about being crushed by a snow
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN After what can at best be described as a somewhat disjointed third season thus far, the fifth episode of “The Mandalorian” began to bring those pieces together and into focus, while continuing to draw upon the “Star Wars” animated series that preceded it, including another cameo by a character from the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Murder Mystery 2” may want to include epsom salts as part of its marketing campaign. The movie’s stars, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, each reportedly had some aches and pains while working on the Netflix film. Sandler told Variety he ended up having hip replacement shortly after filming. “I had
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN House-cured meat and handmade pasta, a three-course American menu where French techniques shine and a seasonally inspired eight-course tasting menu are among the offerings from the nominees for one of the culinary world’s highest honors — the James Beard Awards. The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for the 2023 Restaurant
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Neil Patrick Harris was back in the role of Barney Stinson in the mid-season finale of “How I Met Your Father.” Harris was a main character on the original series “How I Met Your Mother,” which ran for nine seasons on CBS starting in 2005. He earned four Emmy Award nominations
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tom Sandoval is reflecting on what he could have done better. The “Vanderpump Rules” star was recently approached by a paparazzi photographer and asked, “If you could go back and change everything that happened, would you? Would you go back and change it?” “Hindsight’s always 20/20, man,” Sandoval said in
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Keanu Reeves is intensely private about his personal life. But when he does have something to say, he makes it special. Such was the case when the “John Wick 4” star was recently asked by People magazine to identify his last moments of bliss. He replied, “A couple of days
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN A pink diamond of “unparalleled color and brightness” is expected to fetch over $35 million when it goes on sale in New York, auction house Sotheby’s announced Wednesday. Weighing 10.57 carats and named The Eternal Pink, the “ultra-rare” gemstone will go under the hammer this June, four years after South African firm
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Actress Melissa Joan Hart says she was near Nashville’s Covenant School soon after Monday’s deadly shooting of six people, including three children, and helped some students get away from the scene. “My kids go to school right next to a school where there was a shooting today,” Hart said in an
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN Amsterdam is asking young British men to “stay away” if they plan to visit the city to cut loose and “go wild”. The Netherlands’ capital’s new online campaign to tackle nuisance tourism launched this week and targets visitors between the ages of 18 and 35, the city’s local authority announced in a
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Paul O’Grady, one of Britain’s most popular TV personalities, has died aged 67. The star, also known for his drag queen alter ego Lily Savage, died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, according to his husband, Andre Portasio, the PA Media news agency reported. In the statement shared with PA, Portasio said: “It
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Jemma Gregory stumbled across Denise Warner’s podcast more or less by chance. It was 2006. Jemma, a student in Brisbane, Australia in her 20s, was looking for a LGBTQ+ listen on her “old school” chunky iPod. “It was when Apple had just started promoting podcasts on iTunes like, way, way back in
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN A man was attacked by a mountain lion while relaxing in a hot tub at a rental property in Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “Although this victim had only minor injuries, we take this incident seriously,” area wildlife manager Sean Shepherd said in a news release.
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN “Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study. Trace quantities of protein residue have long been detected in classic oil paintings, though they were often ascribed to contamination. A new study published Tuesday
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Melissa Tempel’s first grade class at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has spent weeks preparing for its upcoming spring concert. Tempel and her co-teacher, dual-language instructors at the school, wanted the concert to have a theme of world unity and peace. Among the songs they selected: “It’s a Small
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