Taylor Swift tells grads to embrace cringe in NYU commencement speech
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Taylor Swift famously sang about “feeling 22.” A decade later, she’s celebrating it — the class of…
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Rare 18th-century Chinese vase kept in kitchen sells for $1.8 million at auction
Sana Noor Haq, CNN A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue…
Continue Reading Britain’s Royal Mint releases rainbow-colored coin to mark 50 years of Pride UK
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Britain’s Royal Mint has issued a commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. The coin, which…
Continue Reading Volodymyr Zelensky made a special appearance at Cannes Film Festival
By Marianne Garvey Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video during opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France, giving a…
Continue Reading The Ringling Bros. circus is returning next year — without elephants
By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you’ve missed gawking at human cannonballs and unicycling clowns under a figurative big top while the smell of…
Continue Reading Pearl Jam drummer walks back comments about Taylor Hawkins
By Chloe Melas, CNN Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron says his quotes in a “Rolling Stone” article that published about Taylor…
Continue Reading Bob Mackie, designer who sketched famous Marilyn Monroe dress, says it was a ‘big mistake’ for Kim Kardashian to wear it
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Bob Mackie, the designer who drew the sketch for a crystal-covered gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe, said “it was a big…
Continue Reading Disney+ releases new trailer for Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’
By Marianne Garvey Disney+ has released a new trailer for Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” The new series stars Tatiana…
Continue Reading We knew it was coming. ‘This Is Us’ airs most emotional episode yet
By Chloe Melas, CNN Six seasons, more than a hundred episodes and plenty of anticipatory grief led to an emotional hour of “This Is Us”…
Continue Reading ‘1932’ adds Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford to the cast
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Yellowstone’s” next origin story is getting some major star power. Paramount+ announced Tuesday that…
Continue Reading Camille Vasquez takes center stage in Depp/Heard trial
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The spotlight in a Virginia courtroom has turned to attorney Camille Vasquez this week. Vasquez serves as one of Johnny…
Continue Reading LEGO has reimagined Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ in 2,316 little bricks
Lianne Kolirin, CNN When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) bought “The Starry Night” from a private collector in 1941, the…
Continue Reading Why these unsettling ’90s Ukrainian passport photos are more relevant than ever
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph taken in newly independent Ukraine during the mid-1990s, an elderly woman casts her eyes away from the camera,…
Continue Reading Why these unsettling ’90s Ukrainian passport photos are more relevant than ever
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph taken in newly independent Ukraine during the mid-1990s, an elderly woman casts her eyes away from the camera,…
Continue Reading The unusual new superyacht concept with a giant glass eye
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN As record numbers of superyachts enter the market, designers have been pushing the limits further and further in order to…
Continue Reading 30 of the best fried foods around the world
By Casey Barber, CNN People have never been able to resist the crunchy craving of deep-fried food. Archaeological evidence shows we’ve been…
Continue Reading Art auction fetches $922 million for high-profile divorce settlement
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN More than three years after the high-profile divorce proceedings of New York real estate developer Harry Macklowe and his wife,…
Continue Reading Picasso portrait of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature fetches $67.5 million
Jacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pablo Picasso’s most curious painting of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, in which she appears as a…
Continue Reading Amber Heard finishes testifying in Johnny Depp defamation case
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard faced questions from Johnny Depp’s lawyers in her fourth day of testimony in the defamation trial between the…
Continue Reading Eric Clapton postpones some concert dates after testing positive for Covid-19
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Eric Clapton, the famed guitarist who has expressed skepticism about Covid-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns, has postponed…
Continue Reading Amber Heard finishes testifying in Johnny Depp defamation case
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard faced questions from Johnny Depp’s lawyers in her fourth day of testimony in the defamation trial between the…
Continue Reading Maye Musk becomes oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model
Amarachi Orie, CNN Her billionaire son may have dominated headlines recently, but 74-year-old Maye Musk is now in the spotlight after becoming the…
Continue Reading Bob Saget’s widow celebrates his birthday with memories
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget would have turned 66 on Tuesday and his widow Kelly Rizzo paid tribute to her late husband. Rizzo shared video…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth makes surprise appearance at opening ceremony of London train line
By Jack Guy and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise public appearance at the opening ceremony of a long-awaited…
Continue Reading Jerry Bruckheimer addresses Johnny Depp’s future with ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, has reportedly had his say about Johnny…
Continue Reading ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 will focus on Penelope and Colin’s love story
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The “Bridgerton” TV series is going out of order. Netflix’s hit series will diverge from the series of…
Continue Reading Camille Vasquez takes center stage in Depp/Heard trial
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The spotlight in a Virginia courtroom has turned to attorney Camille Vasquez this week. Vasquez serves as one of Johnny…
Continue Reading How Kristin Chenoweth is connected to the Girl Scout murders
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kristin Chenoweth believes getting sick may have saved her life when she was a child. In the trailer for the docuseries…
Continue Reading Want to become Italian? The 007 of lost Italian documents may be able to help
By Terry Ward, CNN Want to become Italian? If you have Italian ancestors in your family tree, it might be easier than you realize. Thanks to the rule…
Continue Reading Why the fashion world has a fetish for toes
Leah Dolan, CNN During the couture shows at Paris Fashion Week this past January, luxury fashion house Schiaparelli unveiled a new, instantly adored…
Continue Reading Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are married
By Chloe Melas Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are married, for real this time. The two shared the happy news on their respective Instagram…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ producer ‘confident’ film will get finished
By Chloe Melas Months after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the film “Rust,” the co-producer of the…
Continue Reading Machine Gun Kelly dedicates Billboard Music Awards performance to his ‘wife’ and ‘unborn child’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Was Machine Gun Kelly trying to tell us something? During his performance of the song “Twin Flame” at…
Continue Reading Camila Cabello replacing Kelly Clarkson on ‘The Voice’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Voice” will mix up the coaches seated in the show’s turning chairs next season. On Sunday, the…
Continue Reading Lisa Marie Presley believes late son would have loved ‘Elvis’ movie
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lisa Marie Presley loves Baz Luhrmann‘s forthcoming film about her legendary father, Elvis Presley, and believes…
Continue Reading Amber Heard testifies her role in ‘Aquaman 2’ was reduced after Johnny Depp’s attorney called her abuse claims a ‘hoax’
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard finished testifying on direct examination in the $50 million defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Monday,…
Continue Reading David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to ‘Doctor Who’
By Amarachi Orie, CNN David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to “Doctor Who,” the BBC has confirmed. The 10th Doctor and his…
Continue Reading Machine Gun Kelly dedicates Billboard Music Awards performance to his ‘wife’ and ‘unborn child’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Was Machine Gun Kelly trying to tell us something? During his performance of the song “Twin Flame” at…
Continue Reading The German city with an incredible upside down railway
Marcel Krueger, CNN Suspension railways today seem like an anachronism — a 19th-century vision of what the future of transport would look like.…
Continue Reading Man Ray’s ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ photograph sells for record $12.4 million
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Man Ray’s famed “Le Violon d’Ingres” made history Saturday when it became the most expensive photograph…
Continue Reading Travis Scott makes first major public appearance at Billboard Music Awards since Astroworld tragedy
By Chloe Melas, CNN Travis Scott returned to center stage at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Scott performed two songs, “Mafia” and…
Continue Reading Revenge travel: How vacation vengeance became a thing
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge…
Continue Reading Revenge travel: How vacation vengeance became a thing
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge…
Continue Reading Billboard Music Awards 2022: Here are the winners
By Chloe Melas The Billboard Music Awards were presented Sunday. See below for a full list of nominees, with the winners indicated in bold. Top…
Continue Reading Naomi Judd remembered in song and tears at public memorial
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Remarks and music with lyrics about love, loss and heaven were a common thread throughout the public memorial held for…
Continue Reading Jason Momoa apologizes after taking photos in the Sistine Chapel
By Zoe Sottile, CNN “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa took to Instagram to apologize for taking photos in the Sistine Chapel — by posting…
Continue Reading Naomi Judd remembered in song and tears at public memorial
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Remarks and music with lyrics about love, loss and heaven were a common thread throughout the public memorial held for…
Continue Reading Travis Scott will return to the stage for first major public performance since Astroworld tragedy
By Chloe Melas Travis Scott is scheduled to perform at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, marking his first major public performance since a crowd…
Continue Reading Jason Momoa apologizes after taking photos in the Sistine Chapel
By Zoe Sottile, CNN “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa took to Instagram to apologize for taking photos in the Sistine Chapel — by posting…
Continue Reading Billboard Music Awards 2022: See who’s nominated and how to watch
By Marianne Garvey Winners of the Billboard Music Awards, which celebrate top performers on the Billboard Music Charts across genres, will be…
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