Jacqui Palumbo, CNN It might be the most famous kiss ever caught on camera — the US sailor wrapping his arms around a woman in a white medical uniform in Times Square, her body folded dramatically into his. Taken amid the jubilation of V-J Day, which effectively brought World War II to an end, Alfred
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Regina Spektor has put her national tour on hold after coming down with a “bad case” of Covid-19, the singer announced on Instagram. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 42, wrote that she caught the virus “after being so careful and miraculously avoiding it for over 2.5 years,” and went on to apologize to
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Finding room for green spaces is a challenge in any city, let alone the world’s most densely populated ones. So in downtown Singapore, anyone looking for a new park to stroll in may need to turn toward the sky. A third of the way up the recently completed CapitaSpring tower, the soaring
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Grammy Awards ceremony in 2023 will be an evening without Silk Sonic among the nominees. The duo has decided not to submit their album, “An Evening With Silk Sonic,” for consideration, according to a statement via Billboard. Silk Sonic won four Grammy Awards earlier this year for the track “Leave
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Forty-four years, 13 movies and innumerable corpses later, it sounds naïve to think “Halloween Ends” will really mark the end of anything, but like the holiday for which it’s named, it’s fun to pretend. The producers do seek to bring finality to this latest trilogy featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, although
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Forty-four years, 13 movies and innumerable corpses later, it sounds naïve to think “Halloween Ends” will really mark the end of anything, but like the holiday for which it’s named, it’s fun to pretend. The producers do seek to bring finality to this latest trilogy featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, although
Continue Reading By Laura Ly and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Cuba Gooding Jr. will not face any jail time after complying with the terms of a plea agreement in a forcible touching case, according to Emily Tuttle, spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Gooding previously pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching a
Continue Reading Christian Edwards, CNN A pair of Levi’s jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than $87,000. The jeans — found in an abandoned mine by a “denim archaeologist” — were bought by 23-year-old Kyle Hautner and Zip Stevenson, a veteran of the vintage denim
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN For years, several vintage Orient Express train carriages lay, forgotten, at a small railway station on the border between Poland and Belarus called Małaszewicze. One day in 2015, French railway fan Arthur Mettetal spotted the distinctive blue carriages in a YouTube video, kickstarting a journey across Europe to track down the lost
Continue Reading Sonia Moghe, CNN Jennifer Keller, a lead attorney representing Kevin Spacey in the sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by Anthony Rapp, has tested positive for Covid-19. Keller tested positive Thursday morning and is symptomatic, US District a judge Lewis Kaplan told the court. “I would ask that everybody at the defense table mask now,” Kaplan said.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Mark Wahlberg says he has moved his family from California to Nevada for “a better life.” Wahlberg recently appeared on “The Talk,” where addressed balancing work and fatherhood. “That is the biggest challenge,” he said. “Every free moment that I have, I’m at home.” Right now for the Massachusetts native, home
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Did Dwayne Johnson just reveal a “Black Adam” spoiler? Johnson stars as the villain in the film alongside Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge and Pierce Brosnan, but teased another possible big name. Ahead of a screening of the film in New York, Johnson addressed speculation Henry Cavill will reprise his
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Did Dwayne Johnson just reveal a “Black Adam” spoiler? Johnson stars as the villain in the film alongside Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge and Pierce Brosnan, but teased another possible big name. Ahead of a screening of the film in New York, Johnson addressed speculation Henry Cavill will reprise his
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Good news for Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican performer is the most-nominated artists for the 2022 American Music Awards, earning eight nominations, among them his first-ever for artist of the year. The show — which is produced by dick clark productions and ABC — pointed out in a release on Thursday
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Brendan Fraser wasn’t a part of the 2017 reboot of “The Mummy,” but he has a theory about why the Tom Cruise led film wasn’t a blockbuster. “It is hard to make that movie,” Fraser told Variety. “The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Almost 30 years after the groundbreaking Asian American film “The Joy Luck Club” released, plans are being made for a new movie that will catch up with the characters from the original. According to Deadline, a sequel is in development with Oscar-winning screenwriter Ron Bass and author Amy Tan that
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lisbon is in the midst of a renaissance. The latest European capital of cool’s affordable rents, great nightlife and gorgeous streets — which wind high into the hills from the River Tagus — have seen younger travelers arrive in their droves in recent years, enjoying extended stays thanks to
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN With one of the world’s most diverse food scenes, China makes it nearly impossible to put together one single list that truly encompasses the “best” Chinese dishes. But with such a huge variety of flavors on offer, it’s immensely helpful to go into the country with an introductory list of
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Ryan Reynolds has the help of a holiday favorite to get into the ‘spirit’ of the season this year — none other than “Elf” star Will Ferrell. The pair headline the new Apple TV+ Christmas movie “Spirited,” for which a teaser was released on Wednesday. In it, the comedic duo start
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Willie Spence, a singer who as a teen went viral with his rendition of Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds” and was the runner up on Season 19 on “American Idol, has died the show confirmed in a social media posting on Wednesday. He was 23 years old. “We are devastated about the
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