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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Disney is set to conjure up another sequel to a beloved film. According to a recently published New York Times profile of Sean Bailey, who is president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, “Hocus Pocus 3” is in development. “Hocus Pocus 2” was released in October, almost
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It was an improvised scene the audience didn’t see, but Jeremy Strong freaked out the “Succession” creator with his performance in the series finale. The creator, Jesse Armstrong, appeared on a recent episode of NPR’s “Fresh Air” and was asked about Strong climbing over the railing at
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It was an improvised scene the audience didn’t see, but Jeremy Strong freaked out the “Succession” creator with his performance in the series finale. The creator, Jesse Armstrong, appeared on a recent episode of NPR’s “Fresh Air” and was asked about Strong climbing over the railing at the
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — Would you sit directly below another airplane passenger? It might not sound particularly appealing on paper, but 23-year-old airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente believes double-level seating is the future of economy flying. You may have seen a photo of Núñez Vicente’s Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype
Continue Reading CNN Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” sculpture has returned to Hong Kong. And this time it has a friend. Creative studio AllRightsReserved, which often orchestrates public art displays in the city, announced Thursday that a pair of Hofman’s inflatable ducks
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The space starved island state of Singapore is bringing the curtain down on more than 180 years of horse racing with its sole racecourse set to be handed back to the government to make way for public housing. The final race at the Singapore Turf Club will
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” sculpture has returned to Hong Kong. And this time it has a friend. Creative studio AllRightsReserved, which often orchestrates public art displays in the city, announced Thursday that a pair of Hofman’s inflatable ducks will
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — A Philadelphia restaurant with an eight-course tasting menu, a Haitian restaurant in the Pacific Northwest and a chef who focuses on a sustainable menu of oysters and wild vegetables in Washington, D.C., were three of the big winners at the 2023 James Beard Awards, widely considered
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lewis Capaldi is taking some time for himself. The Scottish singer-songwriter shared a message on his verified Instagram page on Monday notifying his followers that he is canceling all previously scheduled performances until his appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in England on June 24. “It’s been such an incredible
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Anna Shay, star of the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” has died after suffering a stroke, her family confirmed in a statement shared with CNN by Netflix on Monday. She was 62. “It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother, grandmother, charismatic star, and our
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The wait for the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” will likely be longer than anybody had initially anticipated given the current writers’ strike, and Finn Wolfhard is just as eager as everyone else to learn the fate Hawkins and the characters who live there. “We’re pressing pause
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If Issa Rae was going to play a superhero in a Marvel project, of course it would be a pregnant one. in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” she stars as Jessica Drew, a.k.a. Spider-Woman, who just happens to be with child in the new animated film that spans alternate
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be tilted 3.5 degrees to the right. The monument to Karl Lueger, situated in Dr. Karl Lueger Platz in the center of Vienna, has long been a subject of fierce debate
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams has some thoughts about the speculation surrounding his sexuality. The 30-year-old actor posted a note over the weekend on the stories portion of his Instagram account. “Usually I wouldn’t address stuff like this, but I feel like it as a conversation is
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Michael J. Fox was participating in a “Back to the Future” panel on Sunday when he took a tumble. Fox was at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for a Q&A about the film. When he was introduced and bowed he lost his balance, falling and bumping into a couch.
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — At the age of 75, legendary musician and producer Brian Eno is planning to embark on his first-ever solo tour. According to a post on Eno’s Instagram account, the first show in his “Ships” tour will take place on October 21 at the Venice Biennale Musica, before four further
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in 2004. But other than a “couple of cruises,” Janell and Stu Clarke, both from Australia, had barely traveled beyond their home country nearly a decade later. Once Janell got her motorbike
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lauryn Hill brought Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel on stage over the weekend to surprise attendees of the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia and it may be the last time fans see them together. The trio make up the hip hop group the Fugees and fans have long wanted
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a global shortage, according to its production designer. “The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest. Greenwood, who has been nominated for six Academy
Continue Reading CNN Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a global shortage, according to its production designer. “The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest. Greenwood, who has been nominated for six
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