YouTube star MrBeast helps 1,000 blind people see again by sponsoring cataract surgeries
By Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTube superstar MrBeast is making the world clearer — for at least 1,000 people. The content creator’s latest stunt…
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Michael B. Jordan spoofs Jake from State Farm in hilarious ‘SNL’ skit
by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Michael B. Jordan is giving full insurance coverage a whole new meaning. The actor portrayed an interloping version of State…
Continue Reading Michael B. Jordan spoofs Jake from State Farm in hilarious ‘SNL’ skit
by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Michael B. Jordan is giving full insurance coverage a whole new meaning. The actor portrayed an interloping version of State…
Continue Reading Tom Verlaine, guitarist and vocalist of punk rock band Television, dies at 73
By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Tom Verlaine, founding member of seminal New York punk band Television, died Saturday at age 73 “after…
Continue Reading How a harrowing fire became a silver lining for a museum of Chinese American life
Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Museum of Chinese in America’s workshop space in Lower Manhattan is brimming with artifacts that were very nearly lost to…
Continue Reading Rare Van Dyck painting sells for $3 million. The owner originally bought it for $600
Zoe Sottile, CNN Once abandoned in a farm shed, a rediscovered Anthony van Dyck painting has sold for over $3 million at auction. The piece is a…
Continue Reading ‘I know I’m gonna get roasted:’ Julia Fox shows off tiny NYC apartment in TikTok tour
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In true New York City fashion, Julia Fox’s apartment is a little tight on space. The “Uncut Gems” star (and…
Continue Reading Controversial cuisine: Fish head pie and ‘devil’s dung’
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, we bring you fish head pie, “devil’s dung,” mummified crocodiles and a cane…
Continue Reading All Flybe flights canceled after UK airline ceases trading
By Duarte Mendonca British airline Flybe has “ceased trading” and canceled all scheduled flights, the company and the British Civil…
Continue Reading Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta makes his Paris Haute Couture Week debut
Samantha Tse, CNN Nearly 20 years after launching his eponymous brand, Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta made his hotly anticipated debut at Paris…
Continue Reading Pamela Anderson defends Tim Allen after flashing allegation
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Pamela Anderson is addressing discussion about a story regarding her “Home Improvement” costar Tim Allen that…
Continue Reading Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s oldest mummy
Amarachi Orie and Mia Alberti, CNN Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift releases trippy ‘Lavender Haze’ video
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Taylor Swift has released a (very lavender) video for her song “Lavender Haze” off her new album. Swift’s…
Continue Reading ‘It Ends With Us’ movie casts Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni
By Lisa Respers France, CNN BookTok is all abuzz with the news that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will be starring in a movie based on the…
Continue Reading ‘You People’ squanders a topnotch cast in a movie caught between satire and sitcom
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “You People” relies on cringe-inducing moments as the crux of its comedy, as a Jewish guy and a Black Muslim…
Continue Reading US tourist fined for driving rental car over medieval Italian bridge
From Barbie Nadeau, CNN The Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful centuries-old bridge spanning the Arno River in the Italian city of Florence, is best viewed…
Continue Reading ‘Shrinking’ turns grief into laughter in an Apple TV+ series that really grows on you
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Shrinking” starts slowly, feeling like it’s going to be just another dour comedy as much about grief as…
Continue Reading ‘Shotgun Wedding’ loads up a Jennifer Lopez rom-com that misfires badly
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although we’re almost past the point of having the stench of death surround movies when they head directly to…
Continue Reading Alan Cumming returns OBE award in protest at ‘toxicity’ of British Empire
By Niamh Kennedy and Christian Edwards, CNN Alan Cumming has returned a prestigious royal award in an effort to sever his association with the…
Continue Reading Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jay Leno says he broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident months after suffering severe burns to his face after…
Continue Reading Complete Roman city uncovered in Luxor, Egypt
By Christian Edwards, CNN Archaeologists working in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor have uncovered a complete 1,800-year-old Roman city. Mostafa…
Continue Reading She was crying alone at an airport. Then she met her future best friend
Francesca Street, CNN Maggie Musgrave was sitting, alone, in Miami International Airport, crying. It was a Sunday evening in summer 2011.…
Continue Reading Why NASA tested a plane with a pivoting wing
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Not many aircraft can claim to be truly one of a kind, but the NASA AD-1 is undoubtedly one of them. A slim pointed cigar with…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Apple Martin looks every bit the ‘Chanel girl’
Leah Dolan, CNN and Oscar Holland, CNN When the late Karl Lagerfeld met Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple, as a baby, he…
Continue Reading This bio-designer is creating flavorful future food with microalgae
Rebecca Cairns, CNN The year is 2050. Agriculture happens in labs, as well as fields. And on the menu for dinner? Microalgae. That speculative future…
Continue Reading ‘Beauty is power’: For Eileen Gu, fashion and sport aren’t so different
Oscar Holland, CNN Interview by Coy Wire, CNN If Eileen Gu’s account of last Saturday’s Freestyle Ski World Cup event in Calgary is…
Continue Reading ‘Beauty is power’: For Eileen Gu, fashion and sport aren’t so different
Oscar Holland, CNN Interview by Coy Wire, CNN If Eileen Gu’s account of last Saturday’s Freestyle Ski World Cup event in Calgary is…
Continue Reading John Mayer is hitting the road for his first acoustic tour
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN John Mayer has announced a first-ever solo acoustic tour. The 19-date tour will stop at arenas across North America and is…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift teases release of ‘Lavender Haze’ music video
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Taylor Swift has us floating on a cloud of “Lavender Haze.” The singer teased the debut of the music video to her…
Continue Reading Britney Spears asks fans to respect her privacy after ‘prank phone calls’ prompted wellness check
By Dan Heching, CNN Britney Spears has asked her fans to respect her privacy after she says “prank phone calls” prompted a wellness check…
Continue Reading Riley Keough sings her heart out in new ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ teaser
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The first official teaser trailer for “Daisy Jones & The Six” has dropped, along with the fictional…
Continue Reading Grace Duah hopes you’ll be seeing more of her after ‘Gossip Girl’
By Matthew Pittman, CNN The reboot of “Gossip Girl” is coming to an end after two seasons, but one of the stars of the HBO Max series is…
Continue Reading ‘Succession’ Season 4 trailer teases the Roy siblings vs. the world
By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Succession,” the king of prestige TV, is returning this March — its acid-tongued dialogue, family…
Continue Reading ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ chronicles the fight to purge one family’s name from the art world
Thomas Page, CNN The campaign by American photographer Nan Goldin to shame galleries and museums into cutting ties with the Sackler families, the…
Continue Reading True crime sells, but fans are debating the ethics of their passion
By AJ Willingham, CNN For some people, relaxation looks like settling down with a nice glass of wine and the most graphic, disturbing tale of murder…
Continue Reading John Legend shares picture of new baby girl
By Marianne Garvey, CNN John Legend shared his first photo with newborn daughter, Esti, on social media. The singer and his wife Chrissy Teigen…
Continue Reading Three people treated during filming of real-life ‘Squid Game,’ but Netflix denies any ‘serious injury’
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three people received medical treatment during filming for a real-life “Squid Game” show, Netflix has confirmed,…
Continue Reading Austin Butler gives ex Vanessa Hudgens credit for inspiring him to pursue ‘Elvis’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN People on the internet can calm down now as Austin Butler has acknowledged that his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, is…
Continue Reading Chelsea Handler says she ‘didn’t know’ she was on Ozempic
By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a great deal of conversation recently about celebrities using Type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic for weight…
Continue Reading ‘Teen Wolf: The Movie’ and ‘Wolf Pack’ pack a pretty toothless one-two punch
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There aren’t many teen wolves in “Teen Wolf: The Movie,” but there is a pack of them in “Wolf…
Continue Reading ‘Teen Wolf: The Movie’ and ‘Wolf Pack’ pack a pretty toothless one-two punch
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There aren’t many teen wolves in “Teen Wolf: The Movie,” but there is a pack of them in “Wolf…
Continue Reading In ‘Poker Face,’ Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne deal up a small-stakes TV mystery
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Designed as a modern spin on an old formula, “Poker Face” represents another point of entry into TV detective…
Continue Reading From 700 million years ago to the World Cup: Inside Qatar’s best museums
Sarah Reid, CNN Qatar hasn’t only been busy building soccer stadiums but also a slew of architecturally striking and accessible museums in its…
Continue Reading What it’s like to travel to every country in the world
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN After decades of traveling, both separately and together, Rachel Davey and Martina Sebova had each visited over 100 of…
Continue Reading Communing with the dead: A photographer spent 20 years documenting seánces
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Though photographer Shannon Taggart grew up only an hour from Lily Dale, New York, the lakeside hamlet where people congregate to…
Continue Reading Viktor & Rolf couture show features upside-down and sideways gowns
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Paris Haute Couture Week is in full swing with dramatic runway shows and surreal, lavish looks worn by front-row A-Listers —…
Continue Reading Controversial cuisine: Fish head pie and ‘devil’s dung’
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, we bring you fish head pie, “devil’s dung,” mummified crocodiles and a cane…
Continue Reading Adam Scott gets closure on perceived ‘Boy Meets World’ snub
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Well, that’s awkward. Adam Scott went on the “Boy Meets World” rewatch podcast, “Pod Meets…
Continue Reading Lance Kerwin, ‘Salem’s Lot’ actor, dead at 62
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Lance Kerwin, an actor best known for his role on the TV miniseries “Salem’s Lot” and other notable series…
Continue Reading Bessie Coleman, pioneering pilot, now has her own Barbie
Leah Asmelash, CNN What does Bessie Coleman have in common with Tina Turner, Jane Goodall and Madam C.J. Walker? As of Wednesday, it’s a Barbie…
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