Move to share art prize sparked outrage. Why winning is out of fashion
You get a prize! You get a prize! Everybody gets a prize! In a mass giveaway more commonly seen on Oprah Winfrey’s set, organizers of…
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You can now go skiing in a New Jersey mall
What has 5,500 tons of snow, a 160-foot vertical drop, and 28-degree weather year round? Suburban New Jersey, thanks to North America’s first…
Continue Reading The actress behind ‘Peloton wife’ has finally spoken
“Peloton wife” has a name and it’s not the one shouted out by the spin instructor on her little stationary bike TV. Monica Ruiz is…
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Several wedding planning sites will stop promoting plantation weddings. What does that mean for the industry?
In response to urging by a civil rights advocacy group, Pinterest and The Knot Worldwide, which owns prominent wedding platforms WeddingWire and the…
Continue Reading Ron Leibman, ‘Norma Rae’ and ‘Friends’ actor, dies at 82
Ron Leibman, an acclaimed film, television and Tony-winning actor, has died, his agent Robert Attermann of Abrams Artists Agency said. Leibman was…
Continue Reading Best places to visit in Europe in January 2020
Peak travel season in Europe is summer. But if you have a high tolerance for colder weather and a low tolerance for crowds, winter in Europe could be…
Continue Reading The stars of ‘A Christmas Prince’ franchise understand its ridiculousness
“A Christmas Prince” and its fantasy royal family are back just in time for the holidays. For this time around, we get to visit Aldovia…
Continue Reading Camila Cabello puts a spin on Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy”
Camila Cabello is always down for a little karaoke. The singer went on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday night and was…
Continue Reading ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ wraps up the ‘Star Wars’ journey of a lifetime
Not long after “Star Wars” rocked the pop-culture world, it was reported that writer-director George Lucas had nine movies in mind, to be…
Continue Reading Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino celebrates 4 years of sobriety
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is a changed man. The “Jersey Shore” stalwart marked four years of sobriety with an Instagram…
Continue Reading Tony Shalhoub once drove Bill Murray around in a cab
He’s known to most for starring in “Monk” or as his role as “Abe Weissman” on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”…
Continue Reading ‘Marriage Story’ explores the pain and confusion of divorce
“Marriage Story” is an ironic title for writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest foray into family dysfunction, since “Divorce…
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New book ‘One Day at Disney’ takes an inside look at the magic
EL PASO, Texas – A new book lets you discover what it’s like to report to work every day for The Walt Disney Company. “One Day at Disney” takes…
Continue Reading No cars, few people: Brazil’s Ilha do Cardoso is a true escape
There are no established roads, no cars. There’s not even a school bus; children are picked up and taken to school by boat. Electricity is…
Continue Reading Kylie Rae Harris was speeding and drunk at the time of her fatal crash on a New Mexico highway, police say
Kylie Rae Harris, a rising country star who died in a car wreck in September, was drunk and speeding at the time of the crash that killed her and a…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift releases Christmas song, complete with cute home movie compilation
Taylor Swift has released a Christmas song — but it’s not just the music people are talking about. “Christmas Tree Farm,”…
Continue Reading Recline your seat or keep it upright? We asked, you responded
Full disclosure: I am not a tiny, magical elf (h/t CNN reader Aimee), nor am I six feet tall, but Geoff from Durham, North Carolina already guessed…
Continue Reading King of confectionery: The man who created Hungary’s birthday cake
Made with painstaking precision, Hungarian cakes are among the most luxurious and coveted in the world. From the six-layered Dobos cake, created by…
Continue Reading Watch out, Adam Levine might give you a parking ticket
Can you imagine getting a parking ticket from Adam Levine? Well, it was a reality for some drivers in Los Angeles. Luckily, it was all a stunt for…
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake apologizes to wife Jessica Biel after he was pictured holding hands with co-star
Justin Timberlake has publicly apologized to his wife Jessica Biel for a “strong lapse in judgement” after pictures surfaced of him…
Continue Reading Kanye West and Joel Osteen set to team up again for a night at Yankee Stadium
Kanye West will join Joel Osteen again, this time for a stadium sermon in New York. The rapper, who says he is a born-again Christian, is set to…
Continue Reading They drove across the country in 27 hours, 25 minutes
In a feat of engineering, human will and blatant disregard of speed limits, three men claim that they broke the record for the “Cannonball…
Continue Reading Emma Stone and ‘SNL’ writer Dave McCary are engaged
Emma Stone has a rock on her finger. The star of “La La Land,” “The Favourite” and “Zombieland” was pictured in…
Continue Reading Julianne Hough commends Gabrielle Union for ‘speaking her truth’ amid controversial ‘AGT’ exit
Julianne Hough is speaking out in support of her former “America’s Got Talent’ co-star, Gabrielle Union. Hough and Union were both…
Continue Reading An electric eel named Miguel Wattson is powering lights on a Christmas tree at the Tennessee Aquarium
The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is making good use of one of its residents. Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that resides in the…
Continue Reading This is the ultimate dinosaur road trip
Eighty million years ago, a ferocious predecessor of Tyrannosaurus Rex stalked the western shore of an ancient seaway that flooded through North…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton goes on Howard Stern’s show for the first time
Hillary Clinton made her debut appearance on Howard Stern’s show Wednesday and spilled her heart out. Clinton spoke with Stern as part of a…
Continue Reading A model was disqualified from Miss World for being a mother. Now she’s pushing back
Veronika Didusenko had only been Miss Ukraine for a few days before she was stripped of her title for having a child and having been married. Now,…
Continue Reading Amazon’s ‘The Aeronauts’ never quite gets off the ground
The wide-open skies turn oddly claustrophobic in “The Aeronauts,” a fact-based story about 19th-century exploration that never quite gets…
Continue Reading ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ could use some new material in its third season
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has received plenty of ovations since its premiere, including the best comedy Emmy for its first season. The…
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