By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In the old days, otherwise known as 20 years ago, the fall TV slate was packed with new titles designed to attract audiences to the major networks. That model has all but given way to a year-round flow of constant content on streaming platforms. And while entertainment is a
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Addison Stock asked her pilot father for a ride home from the airport, she knew he’d come through. “When he shows up, it’s like, ‘Okay, I’m taken care of,” Stock tells CNN Travel. “That’s how he’s been my whole life, he’s always been the type to show up.”
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There you go, Pink, making lemonade out of some truly not great lemons. The popular singer posted a photo of herself getting some intravenous vitamins with the caption: “Ahhh life and lemons and lemonade and great memories that I might remember.” But it’s the note on the photo
Continue Reading By Gareth Harris (CNN) — One of Johannes Vermeer’s most famous paintings, “The Guitar Player,” has gone on show alongside its “twin” in a new exhibition. “Double Vision: Vermeer,” which opened at London’s Kenwood House on Monday, displays the Dutch master’s original 1672 image of the guitar-playing woman alongside its doppelgänger, “Lady with a Guitar.”
Continue Reading By Will Ripley, Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — Miles of white sand, turquoise waters, and rows of pristine beachfront hotels line the shore at the newly built Wonsan-Kalma resort. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes the development will be his country’s answer to Waikiki. But there’s one problem: the tourists aren’t there. When CNN
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CNN By Leah Dolan, Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After months of speculation on who will replace fashion’s most famous editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour has announced a new top editor at Vogue — though the role isn’t quite the same as the golden post Wintour held for almost 40 years. Chloe Malle, who currently serves as
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, whose role in boxing movie “The Smashing Machine” is marking a dramatic turn in his acting career, has said he felt “pigeon-holed” as a blockbuster star. The former WWE wrestler – who is known for portraying charismatic and athletic characters in high-octane action movies such
Continue Reading CNN By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, whose role in boxing movie “The Smashing Machine” is marking a dramatic turn in his acting career, has said he felt “pigeon-holed” as a blockbuster star. The former WWE wrestler – who is known for portraying charismatic and athletic characters in high-octane action movies
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After months of speculation on who will replace fashion’s most famous editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour has announced a new top editor at Vogue — though the role isn’t quite the same as the golden post Wintour held for almost 40 years. Chloe Malle, who currently serves as editor
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Chloë Grace Moretz and photographer Kate Harrison have announced that they are married. Moretz, 28, known for her roles in movies such as “Kick-Ass” and “Bad Neighbours 2,” and model Harrison, 34, tied the knot over Labor Day weekend, it was announced in an interview with Vogue. The
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 equipped with the retractable barrier entered service in time for the Labor Day weekend, making
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — At this year’s Venice Film Festival, Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried came to promote their films, “After The Hunt” and “The Testament Of Ann Lee,” respectively. But after learning the story of their outfits, another movie comes to mind: “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.” Yes, Seyfried and Roberts
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Colman Domingo is not shedding any “Tears” over complaints about his appearance in Sabrina Carpenter’s new video for the song. The Emmy-winning actor appears in drag in the music video, which appears to be inspired by “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Domingo and Carpenter appeared to have a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Fifth Harmony’s “indefinite hiatus” had a pause over the weekend. The now-quartet group, including Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani, reunited to perform at a Jonas Brothers concert Sunday in Dallas, Texas. Former member Camila Cabello, who left Fifth Harmony in 2016, was not present. The
Continue Reading By Peter Wilkinson, CNN London (CNN) — “It’s been a very long time since this record,” Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn reminisces, while performing the once-virtual band’s eponymous debut album in its entirety for the first time in London. “Some of you weren’t born … and all that bollocks.” It’s a rare and almost embarrassed moment
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By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — When Hiromi Ozaki created six AI-generated “tech bros” to debate each other about the future of humanity, she had no idea how quickly, and how closely, reality would imitate art. “Like, it’s not really about votes anymore, it’s about who’s controlling the algorithms,” argues one of the avatars, a
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Joe Koenen has not seen a single Toronto Blue Jays baseball hat all summer. Typically, Canadians will flood the streets of Seattle during the summer, but Koenen, who runs Seattle Free Walking Tours (where people pay what they can), said Canadian tourists are almost gone. Streets look emptier to
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Monday is already September 1, and BAM! – Labor Day is here, the unofficial end of summer. With it, as always, comes a slate of new offerings at the movies, with many titles signaling a subtle shift from popcorn movies to the forward-looking (read: awards-courting) entries of the fall.
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, a look inside Amtrak’s new high-speed train, Southwest Airlines’ controversial new seating policy, plus the United States scores low on a ranking of the world’s most peaceful countries. And it’s Labor Day weekend in the US, when a crush of travelers could strain an
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Ten different looks and my looks all kill,” Cardi B raps on her song, “Money.” By swapping wigs and serving candor, the Grammy-winning artist seems to have done just that during her testimony this week in a civil trial in Los Angeles County. The case stems from a
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