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Disney’s live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake sparks another debate about colorism in Hollywood

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Disney’s animated hit “Lilo & Stitch” is getting the live-action treatment, but a reported casting decision has set off a new conversation about colorism in Hollywood. Some fans were disappointed after The Hollywood Reporter reported last week that Sydney Agudong was set to play Nani, Lilo’s overworked older sister and legal

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Italy’s new tourism ambassador is Botticelli’s Venus, brought to life by AI

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN It is probably safe to assume that Italian artist Sandro Botticelli never imagined Venus—the love goddess featured in his 15th-century masterpieces “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera”—eating spaghetti or wearing shorts in front of the Roman Colosseum. But a new marketing campaign by Italy’s tourism ministry has turned the ancient

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