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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — Andy Rourke, bassist for legendary English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate announced Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” guitarist Johnny
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus Hong Kong (CNN) — Zachary Kussin was ready. The New Yorker had marked the date on his calendar months in advance and checked the Hello Hong Kong website every day for more information, all in hopes of scoring a free airline ticket. The Hello Hong Kong initiative was introduced to lure back
Continue Reading Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — In one shot, a young woman stands on a New York street beneath glittering string lights, the nighttime scene mimicking an old photo of her mother, a Japanese immigrant who raised four children in the United States. “My mother has always been bound by the limitations of her reality,” reads
Continue Reading Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney World is closing down Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, one of its newest and splashiest attractions, at the end of September, the resort announced Thursday. The ultra-immersive – and ultra-pricey – bow to the “Star Wars” universe opened to much fanfare in spring 2022. Guests pay from about $4,800
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The nostalgic John Williams-composed score of the “Indiana Jones” movies played as Harrison Ford walked up to the stage at the Grand Theatre Lumière in Cannes to accept his honorary Palme d’Or on Thursday. Raucous applause resounded through the theater as Ford was handed his statuette. “I’m very touched,”
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Halle Bailey might be one of the biggest up-and-coming stars, but even she gets starstruck when it comes to a certain other Halle. On Thursday’s episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” Bailey – who stars as Ariel in the new live-action “Little Mermaid” – discussed the moment she
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — An original reality competition series featuring drag queens might seem like a no-brainer today, but when “RuPaul’s Drag Race” debuted in 2009 on Logo TV, no one could have guessed that the show would slowly explode in popularity over 15 seasons, across three networks, winning 26 Primetime Emmys and
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Half of the top 10 beaches in the United States for 2023 are in Florida and Hawaii. That’s according to the 2023 list of best US beaches released in May by “Dr. Beach,” aka coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman. Florida’s St. George Island State Park earns the top slot. The
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Miley Cyrus’s 2023 single “Flowers” – a track off her latest album “Endless Summer Vacation” – became the fastest song to cross one billion streams on Spotify in May following its January release. Part of (or, perhaps a lot of) the chatter that surrounded the single and music video
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ireland Baldwin is a new mom. The 27-year-old model announced on social media that she and her boyfriend, Portuguese musician Rac, recently welcomed a baby girl they named Holland. IShe explained that baby’s name during an interview on the “Girlboss Radio” podcast in January. “We’re naming her Holland,”
Continue Reading CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Vanderpump Rules” Season 10 came to an explosive end on Wednesday. Viewers of the show saw the results of cameras picking back up six months after filming ended for the new season due to castmember, Tom Sandoval, cheating on his long-term girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with her best friend,
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the latest celebrity to announce their own fashion brand with the launch of Atelier Jolie. The Oscar-winning actor announced the new fashion venture in a post on Instagram on Wednesday. “I’m starting something new today — a collective where everyone can create,” wrote Jolie.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez has sympathy for her 15-year-old twins having to grow up with famous parents. She shares Max and Emme with ex-husband, singer/actor Marc Anthony, and recently spoke to “Audacy” about them during a roundtable to promote her Netflix film, “The Mother.” In it, Lopez plays an assasin
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Vanderpump Rules” Season 10 came to an explosive end on Wednesday. Viewers of the show saw the results of cameras picking back up six months after filming ended for the new season due to castmember, Tom Sandoval, cheating on his long-term girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with her best friend, Raquel
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “This is a fight for our very existence.” That’s the message in the trailer for the forthcoming sci-fi thriller, “The Creator.” John David Washington stars in movie about a battle with artificial intelligence that threatens to make humans extinct. In the preview, Washington is shown fighting to win
Continue Reading By Will McGough, CNN (CNN) — Think of the Florida Keys and the tried-and-true destinations of Key West, Key Largo, and maybe, if you’ve been before, Islamorada, quickly come to mind. But in between all that, in an area known as the “Middle Keys,” a destination known as Marathon is emerging as the new place
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — British musician Sting has become the latest artist to voice concern over Artificial Intelligence (AI), saying we should be “wary” of the technology and that it will be a “battle we all have to fight.” “The building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings,” Sting told the
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Living la dolce vita in Italy isn’t just about snatching a cheap dwelling in a charming rural village. It also requires lazing around, soaking in the sun, and indulging in great food and wine. It can also be a job like making pizza – albeit the German way. While many
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — US authorities have charged a man in connection with the theft of a pair of ruby red slippers worn by actress Judy Garland as Dorothy in the 1939 classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” nearly 20 years after they were stolen from a museum in Minnesota.
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus (CNN) — British mountaineer Kenton Cool has set a record for the most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali after reaching the top of the world’s highest mountain for the 17th time. Cool reached the peak alongside Dorjee Gyelzen Sherpa, a local guide who has himself summitted both Everest and K2 multiple
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