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CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The “Let’s do another ‘Bridesmaids’” energy is strong in “Joy Ride,” a road-trip comedy that peaks early and feels guilty of trying too hard thereafter. Built around a predominantly Asian-American cast, it’s so determined to be crude and edgy that while its friendship dynamic lingers, its initial
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The “Let’s do another ‘Bridesmaids’” energy is strong in “Joy Ride,” a road-trip comedy that peaks early and feels guilty of trying too hard thereafter. Built around a predominantly Asian-American cast, it’s so determined to be crude and edgy that while its friendship dynamic lingers, its initial cleverness
Continue Reading Gianluca Mezzofiore and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media. Posting a picture of the mud-covered relic on Twitter on Thursday, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wrote: “#Roma continues to return precious evidence of its past: a
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Gloria Fila was a kid, airplanes were a home away from home. The daughter of an Austrian Airlines flight attendant and pilot who met on the job, Fila often tagged along on her parents’ work trips. There are photos of her playing happily while in an airplane seat.
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A Bob Marley biopic is making its way to the big screen more than 40 years after his death – and a trailer just dropped. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae legend and Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita Marley, “Bob Marley: One Love” explores Jamaican singer-songwriting legend Marley’s
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A pair of previously unknown and “exceptionally rare” portraits by Rembrandt sold for over £11.2 million ($14.2 million) Thursday after they were discovered in a private collection in the UK. Depicting relatives of the Dutch master, the intimate paintings are the last Rembrandt portraits still in private hands,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Last month, Taylor Swift told a Pittsburgh audience at a stop on her groundbreaking “Eras Tour” that “Cruel Summer” – her self-professed “favorite song” off of her 2019 “Lover” album – was finally becoming a single because so many people keep streaming it, leading to the track charting in
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is speaking out about an incident Wednesday night involving San Antonio Spurs basketball player Victor Wembanyama in Las Vegas. The pop star alleged a security guard struck her in the face when she tried to get Wembanyama’s attention. TMZ was first to report the incident. “Traumatic experiences
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The tourist who was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum late last month has sent a letter of apology to the local prosecutor’s office, his defense lawyer told CNN on Thursday. “I admit with the deepest embarrassment that only after
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Drake once sang, “Call me on my cellphone,” but never once did he say to fling one at him while he’s on stage performing. That is exactly what appears to have happened in Chicago on Wednesday, amounting to the latest incident in an alarmingly long list of similar situations
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Out of all the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA may win the award for having the most diverse career. The Brooklyn-born rapper has also acted, produced, scored films and directed a few titles as well. Even he’s surprised by the places his gifts have taken him. “I
Continue Reading CNN, WSOC By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After a parent spotted a cracked steel support pillar at the top of a North Carolina roller coaster last week, Carowinds amusement park said in a statement Thursday that its maintenance team is working with the damaged ride’s manufacturer. The Charlotte-based amusement park and Bolliger and Mabillard
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After a parent spotted a cracked steel support pillar at the top of a North Carolina roller coaster last week, Carowinds amusement park said in a statement Thursday that its maintenance team is working with the damaged ride’s manufacturer. The Charlotte-based amusement park and Bolliger and Mabillard Consulting Engineers
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — George Tickner, a founding member of the rock group Journey who left the band in the mid-1970s to pursue a career in medicine, has died, his former bandmate Neal Schon said on Facebook. Tickner was 76, per Schon. Tickner was a rhythm guitarist in Journey, which he joined after
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Twitter account for the Netflix series “Peaky Blinders” posted a message on Wednesday strongly disapproving of the use of footage of star Cillian Murphy as lead character Thomas Shelby in a Ron DeSantis video targeting the LGBTQ+ community, from the account @Proudelephantus. The video was retweeted by @DeSantisWarRoom,
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — She may be a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, but the boundaries between Barbieland and real life are blurring as Margot Robbie undertakes her whirlwind international press tour for the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, out later this month. Robbie and her stylist, Andrew Mukamal, have fully committed to delivering
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — After more than 50 years The Eagles are heading on the road for what they say will be their “final” tour. On Thursday the legendary band announced “The Long Goodbye” tour that is set to kick off September 7 in New York. “The Eagles have had a miraculous
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The father of Keke Palmer’s son is getting dragged on social media for recent comments he made regarding her clothing. Palmer was recently filmed grooving at an Usher concert in Las Vegas, where the superstar singer serenaded her. Her boyfriend, fitness instructor Darius Jackson, was apparently not a
Continue Reading By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A windswept Arctic fox, a murmuration of birds facing a snowstorm in the Himalayas, and a man and a boy in a flooded living room are among the images recognized in this year’s Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award. The prize, in its third edition, hopes
Continue Reading CNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when it will glow like the Earth from space. The MSG Sphere won’t open to the public for almost three more months, when U2 christens the entertainment venue with a
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