How Dubrovnik survived disease, war and tourists
The Croatian city is home to ancient quarantine quarters and practices from the Middle Ages meant to prevent the spread of the…
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How Dubrovnik survived disease, war and tourists
By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th…
Continue Reading Eminem stars as ‘White Boy Rick’ in 50 Cent’s ‘BMF’ drama
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Eminem has teamed up with his friend 50 Cent for the latter’s latest drama. The “Slim Shady” rapper…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost welcome baby boy
It’s a boy for actors Scarlett Johansson and Colin…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost welcome baby boy
By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a boy for Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Jost announced the news on his Instagram Wednesdasy. “Ok ok we had…
Continue Reading Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to Delta variant : ‘I must do my part’
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Garth Brooks is putting his live music party on hold. The country superstar on Wednesday said he’s canceling the next…
Continue Reading From ‘Reservation Dogs’ to ‘Rutherford Falls,’ Native people are having a moment on TV
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When the character Bear is visited by the spirit of an unknown warrior in the series premiere of “Reservation Dogs,”…
Continue Reading ‘Clerks III’ first look reunites cast
By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Clerks” is back. The third installment of the 1994 cult classic from Kevin Smith, takes audiences back to the…
Continue Reading Alyssa Milano passenger in car accident after her uncle suffered a medical incident while driving
By Chloe Melas and Stella Chan, CNN Alyssa Milano was in a car accident on Tuesday. The actress was uninjured but her uncle, who was driving, was…
Continue Reading Sean Lock, British comedian, dead at 58
By Marianne Garvey, CNN British comic Sean Lock has died after a long battle with cancer, his agent announced on Wednesday. He was 58. “It is…
Continue Reading A timeline of the case against R. Kelly
Singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in New York. He was also accused of kidnapping, forced labor and sexual…
Continue Reading A timeline of the case against R. Kelly
By Lisa Respers France, CNN A federal trial for singer R. Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and sex trafficking charges that could…
Continue Reading ‘In the Same Breath’ digs into the Covid outbreak in China and the US
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Deeply personal, complex and timely, “In the Same Breath” charts the initial outbreak of novel coronavirus in…
Continue Reading Laura Prepon no longer practices Scientology
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Laura Prepon has stopped practicing Scientology. The “Orange Is the New Black” actress revealed the news in an…
Continue Reading What Ibiza is like when the party stops
By Gemma Zoë Price, CNN In the run up to summer, Ibiza’s nightlife empresarios were optimistic that the White Isle could fully reopen safely,…
Continue Reading ‘The Crown’ offers first look at new Prince Charles and Princess Diana
By Lisa Respers France, CNN We have a new royal couple. As per their standard practice of bringing in different actors as the characters age,…
Continue Reading Britney Spears explains topless posting spree
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears went from declaring she would be posting less on social media to baring some skin. The singer has posted a…
Continue Reading Travel to the North Pole on board a luxury airship
By Miquel Ros, CNN It’s May 11, 1926, and a giant airship, the Norge (meaning Norway), has just been unhooked from its mast at one of the…
Continue Reading ‘Misfit’ Ghanaian artist Kojo Marfo finds a home among London’s elite
Tom Bouchier Hayes and Rachel Wood, CNN The JD Malat Gallery in London’s Mayfair is everything you’d expect an exclusive art space to be.…
Continue Reading She flew to Tonga for a weekend. 18 months later she’s still stuck there
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN When British traveler Zoe Stephens flew into the South Pacific island nation of Tonga last March, she was only planning…
Continue Reading Thieves attempt to steal $1.4M Monet painting in botched museum raid
Megan C. Hills, CNN Two men attempted to steal a prized Claude Monet painting from a museum in the Netherlands, though the robbery was foiled and the…
Continue Reading Church made famous by Paul Revere reckons with its ties to slavery
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The main reason people come to visit the Old North Church in Boston’s historic North End is to see the famous…
Continue Reading Selma Blair says humor helps her cope with health struggles
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Selma Blair has in recent years faced some serious health struggles, but she says she’s met these moments with a dose…
Continue Reading Marvel’s Kevin Feige calls Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi’ flare-up on social media a ‘misunderstanding’
By Brian Lowry, CNN Disney’s recent run-ins with talent have seemingly complicated life for Marvel, as Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige spent…
Continue Reading Dozens of Nazi-looted artworks are exhibiting in New York
Oscar Holland, CNN Dozens of artworks once stolen from Jewish collectors by the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s will be exhibited in New York…
Continue Reading ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ checks in as ‘The White Lotus’ checks out
Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Bobby Cannavale lead the cast of the miniseries from the creators of “Big Little Lies.” David Daniel has a…
Continue Reading ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ checks in as ‘The White Lotus’ checks out
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN With a mini-reunion of key players from “Big Little Lies” at its core, “Nine Perfect Strangers”…
Continue Reading Venice plans wheelchair-accessible route
Julia Buckley, CNN Its 403 bridges, myriad canals and pretty cobbled streets have made Venice one of the world’s most beautiful cities. But…
Continue Reading The underwater forest growing in the Med
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The artist behind the world’s first underwater sculpture park has just unveiled his latest subaquatic project…
Continue Reading Pop star Kris Wu formally arrested in China on suspicion of rape
By Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been formally arrested on suspicion of rape, prosecutors in Beijing said in…
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