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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When American traveler Marty Kovalsky walked into the Brussels chocolate shop in the summer of 1986, he fell in love with Belgian chocolate. American chocolate, he quickly realized, was no match for the silky goodness on offer in Brussels. It was flavorful and moreish. He was quickly obsessed. The
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe, potentially bringing record-breaking temperatures and raising serious concerns about the impacts on people’s health, especially as the continent welcomes an influx of tourists. Parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Italy are
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like a lot of things in Hollywood, “The Blacklist” didn’t know when to quit, hanging on for two listless seasons beyond the exit of Megan Boone as Liz Keen in 2021. Yet the show at least knew to provide viewers with a pretty definitive ending, as it did with
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors are officially on strike today, creating tremendous uncertainty for the entertainment industry. While some films are already complete and set to hit theaters soon — like “Barbie” — many other movies and TV shows in the production stage have come to a
Continue Reading By Emiko Jozuka and Junko Fukutome, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — A woman with spiky, dyed blonde hair sits submerged in a bath strewn with red rose petals. She is naked, aside from a pair of swimming goggles just visible above the water line. This is one of Japanese photographer Yurie Nagashima’s arresting self-portraits —
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Lovers of luxury rail journeys have a couple of new routes to add to their travel wish lists now that one of the world’s most iconic trains has announced its return to the tracks of Southeast Asia. In February 2024, The Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train will launch
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Richard Simmons is 75 years old and happy. The fitness guru celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, and his representative Tom Estey told Entertainment Tonight that his 75th is a “big milestone.” “I just want to see him happy, which he is,” Estey said, in the rare update on the
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As the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists National Board voted on a strike Thursday, July 13th. Coachella Valley businesses are biting their nails on the impact it will have on the local economy. The strike is on midnight July 14th, affecting the 2020 TV Theatrical Contract. A local business
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fran Drescher, the president of the SAG-AFTRA union, responded to criticism on Thursday for traveling to Italy to attend Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda festivities this past weekend as her 160,000-member actors’ union faced a deadline to go on strike. At a press conference that day – during
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Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 18:31 ET Updated: 13 JUL 23 18:53 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A report by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner stated on Thursday that Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January was caused by a “sequelae of a small bowel obstruction.” A small bowel obstruction is a blockage
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fran Drescher, the president of the SAG-AFTRA union, responded to criticism on Thursday for traveling to Italy to attend Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda festivities this past weekend as her 160,000-member actors’ union faced a deadline to go on strike. At a press conference that day – during which
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A report by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner states Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January was caused by a “sequelae of a small bowel obstruction.” A small bowel obstruction is a blockage in the small intestine, often because of things like scar tissue, a hernia
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fran Drescher, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced during a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday that the union representing Hollywood actors will go on strike. “It’s official @sagaftra has voted to strike. We will be joining the @wgawest @wgaeast
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our seven-part guide helps you minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. A new report from Fashion Revolution, a non-profit “fashion activism movement,” claims that an overwhelming majority of major fashion brands are refusing to publicly
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Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 03:47 ET Updated: 13 JUL 23 15:43 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors is going on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services have failed. It is the first time its members have stopped work on movie and
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cast of director Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated war-era drama “Oppenheimer” is standing united in the effort to support the SAG-AFTRA strike. Stars of the film appeared on the red carpet of the film’s UK premiere on Thursday before the strike was officially announced, but they ended up walking
Continue Reading By Martha Alexander (CNN) — After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion’s most divisive garments — the men’s swimming brief — is making a tentative return across the globe. Some would argue the garment has never gone away. Beaches and pools in Europe (in France in particular) has long been a safe
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A hand-sized vase bought from a UK thrift store for just £2.50 ($3.30) is expected to sell for up to £9,000 ($11,800) at auction. The 10-centimeter (four-inch) masterpiece was spotted by a couple in the southeastern English county of Surrey, on the edge of London, according to Canterbury Auction Galleries
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Reuniting director Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon (the writer of “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and “Men in Black”), “Full Circle” wages a battle between being twisty and feeling convoluted, finally coming out on the short end. An impressive cast makes this HBO limited series reasonably watchable, but
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Khloé Kardashian says don’t rule out her brother Rob Kardashian’s return to the family’s reality TV show. On Thursday’s episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” she was asked if her younger brother would ever rejoin the series after shying away from the spotlight in recent years. “I do think Rob
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