Is Antarctica a country? The future of the world’s least understood continent
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As long as humans have known of its existence, they have wanted to visit Antarctica. It is the world’s least visited,…
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A Mercedes once owned by U2’s Bono is going up for auction
By Rachel Trent, CNN A Mercedes once owned by singer Bono of U2 is going up for auction Sunday. Bono, whose birth name is Paul Hewson, bought the…
Continue Reading Cannes Film Festival 2021: ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or; Julia Ducournau becomes second female director to win top prize
Thomas Page, CNN French filmmaker Julia Ducournau has become only the second female director to win the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film…
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‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival; Julia Ducournau becomes 2nd female filmmaker to win top honor
CANNES, France (AP) — “Titane” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win…
Continue Reading Britney Spears calls out those who didn’t lend a hand when she was ‘drowning’
By Megan Thomas, CNN Britney Spears shared a message seemingly aimed at those close to her who she feels ignored her in a time of need. In an…
Continue Reading ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ lets LeBron James jump into Michael Jordan’s shoes
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Debates over LeBron James’ greatness compared to Michael Jordan on a basketball court will continue in perpetuity,…
Continue Reading Why the celebrity couples ruling summer have been just the escape we needed
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN As poet Jennifer Lopez once wrote, love don’t cost a thing. But this summer, her love life has been everything.…
Continue Reading What’s the best pizza city in the USA? ‘Modernist’ authors have a surprise for you
By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s not up to you after all, New York. And Chicago — the wind has been taken out of your deep dish sails. The…
Continue Reading Biz Markie, ‘Just A Friend’ rapper, dead at 57
Biz Markie, who infused his music with so much fun and humor that he became known as “The Clown Prince of Hip Hop,” has died at 57, his manager,…
Continue Reading Why it seems like everyone hates the English abroad
Julia Buckley, CNN When England played Italy in the Euros 2020 soccer final on July 11, the images went around the world. Not just of the Italian…
Continue Reading Black tech entrepreneurs get $1 million boost from Pharrell Williams
By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Entrepreneur Justin Turk knew his start-up was special, but a $1 million prize from Grammy award-winning singer and…
Continue Reading Biz Markie, ‘Just A Friend’ rapper, dead at 57
By Lisa Respers France and Andy Rose, CNN Biz Markie, who infused his music with so much fun and humor that he became known as “The Clown…
Continue Reading Where to find some cool travel escapes in the blazin’ hot summer
By Forrest Brown, CNN Summer travel can be so inviting. There are fewer clothes to pack. Days are long for outdoor adventures. Al fresco dining…
Continue Reading From digital detox to apology tours, how some celebrities come back from being ‘canceled’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN There’s no winning in cancel culture. Just ask Chrissy Teigen. The model, businesswoman and social media star Twitter…
Continue Reading This ‘Vegetable Seller’ is much older — and grumpier — than we realized
Amy Woodyatt, CNN The restoration of an old unsigned painting has wiped the smile off one young woman’s face — and given art historians…
Continue Reading Courteney Cox’s teen daughter chooses between ‘young Joey or young Chandler’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Turns out Courteney Cox knows her teen daughter, Coco, pretty well. The 17-year-old is Cox’s child with ex-husband…
Continue Reading Pop Smoke and Dua Lipa single ‘Demeanor’ released
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Prior to his death in February 2020 during a home invasion in Los Angeles, Pop Smoke recorded a video jamming to Dua…
Continue Reading Harry Styles announces new ‘Love On Tour’ dates
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Harry Styles is offering more opportunities to adore him with new dates for his “Love on Tour” concerts. He took…
Continue Reading ‘Naomi Osaka’ portrays a young athlete wrestling with the weight of stardom
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Naomi Osaka” tackles a lot more than just tennis, but this Netflix docuseries (really just a 110-minute…
Continue Reading ‘Schmigadoon!’ spoofs old musicals, in a series that’s too cute for its own good
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Schmigadoon!” was clearly made by and for people who love musicals, for better and occasionally worse.…
Continue Reading Ashton Kutcher was set to fly into space. Mila Kunis talked him out of it
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ashton Kutcher says he sold his ticket on a Virgin Galactic flight into space because his wife, Mila Kunis, persuaded him that…
Continue Reading Italy town puts price of cheap homes up to €2
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Of the countless dwindling Italian towns that have opted to sell dilapidated homes for just one euro, Sambuca di Sicilia has…
Continue Reading Google Maps accused of offering ‘potentially fatal’ hiking routes
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Hikers looking to summit Scotland’s highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up “potentially…
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen mourns death of her beloved dog Pippa
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chrissy Teigen is mourning the death of her beloved dog Pippa. The model turned TV personality shared on Instagram on Thursday…
Continue Reading ‘McCartney 3,2,1’ takes the former Beatle on a magical walk down memory lane
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Senior citizen reminisces about music” — in black and white, no less — doesn’t sound like a…
Continue Reading ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ lets LeBron James jump into Michael Jordan’s shoes
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Debates over LeBron James’ greatness compared to Michael Jordan on a basketball court will continue in perpetuity,…
Continue Reading LeBron James in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
In ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy,’ Lebron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang for a high stakes basketball showdown. Rick Damigella…
Continue Reading Don Cheadle explains why he got married to Bridgid Coulter after 28 years of dating
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Don Cheadle and his longtime love Bridgid Coulter decided to get married in 2020, 28 years after they first started dating.…
Continue Reading Jerry O’Connell replaces Sharon Osbourne and becomes first male co-host on ‘The Talk’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Talk” made history with their announcement Wednesday of Sharon Osbourne’s replacement. Actor Jerry…
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen opens up about depression after becoming part of the ‘cancel club’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chrissy Teigen is feeling “lost” these days. The lifestyle entrepreneur and TV personality posted on her…
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