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BAFTA Film Awards nominations revealed

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Holy smokes, a film that dramatizes the process to choose a Pope leads the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards. “Conclave” earned 12 nominations, beating out the musical about a drug lord getting gender affirming care, “Emilia Pérez,” which had 11. Period drama “The Brutalist” scored nine nominations. The three

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People drink beer outside a bar-restaurant while an anti-tourism demonstration passes by in Barcelona in July 2024.

Overtourism was the buzzword of 2024. This summer looks to be just as crowded and chaotic

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Higher visitor fees. Bans on cruise ships, new hotel construction and vacation rentals. Widespread protests, including highly publicized incidents in Barcelona when residents sprayed tourists with water pistols. Throughout 2024, various efforts by tourism authorities — and frustrated locals — to curb the sheer number of visitors in the

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Ms. Rachel, popular children’s educator and YouTuber, is coming to Netflix

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Accurso, better known as toddler-educator-of-the-internet Ms. Rachel, is bringing her popular YouTube series to Netflix. A four-episode season of Ms. Rachel’s videos that will include “interactive lessons that teach letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and more” will be available to stream on January 27, the streamer announced on Tuesday.

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