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By Dana Santas, CNN For many people, travel is a necessary part of celebrating the holidays with loved ones. This means enduring all the stressful hiccups that can come with traveling and spending time away from the comforts of your own home. Every year, my family kicks off the season by watching the classic comedy
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Hypermodern glass and steel may be shaping our cities of the future — and the supertall skyscrapers that continue to punch through their skylines — but some architects are looking instead to humanity’s oldest dwelling: the humble cave. With well-insulated, energy-efficient interiors, building materials partially provided by an existing structure, and a
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Grace Migliaccio decided at the last minute not to get on the plane. It was summer 1984. Grace, a recent college graduate in her early 20s, had put all her savings towards a long distance flight from her home in Washington DC to visit her Australian boyfriend, John Hiron. The couple met
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Andy Warhol may be best known for his pop art iconography of Marilyn Monroe, Chairman Mao and Campbell’s soup cans, but it was one of his silkscreen prints of a mangled car crash that on Wednesday joined the most valuable post-war works ever to sell at auction. “White Disaster (White Car Crash
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rapper Blueface was arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting last month, Las Vegas police said. The artist, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, according to a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The
Continue Reading CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN Singapore’s Haw Par Villa is a sprawling complex of sculptures, tree-lined walkways and exhibits focused on Buddhist beliefs. But there was only one part that any visitor wanted to talk about — hell. The 10 Courts of Hell, specifically. For generations, children as young as six or seven were brought
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Singapore’s Haw Par Villa is a sprawling complex of sculptures, tree-lined walkways and exhibits focused on Buddhist beliefs. But there was only one part that any visitor wanted to talk about — hell. The 10 Courts of Hell, specifically. For generations, children as young as six or seven were brought here
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Brendan Fraser, who has garnered considerable awards buzz for his starring turn in next month’s “The Whale,” says he does not plan on attending the next Golden Globes ceremony, citing his “history” with the organization in a new interview. “I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN Jay Leno has undergone one surgery for his burn injuries and will undergo a second procedure later this week, according to his physician. Leno, an avid car collector, had been working underneath a vehicle on Saturday when he was burned by a gasoline fire, Dr. Peter Grossman, who is treating the
Continue Reading CNN, HLN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Months after they had a public back and forth, JoJo Siwa is voicing her disappointment with Candace Cameron Bure. The singer/dancer, 19, posted on her verified Instagram about Cameron Bure after the former “Full House” star talked to the Wall Street Journal about her work with the faith-based
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Wednesday that actor Colin Farrell was the recipient of its Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin. The announcement marked the festival’s first major award ahead of its January gala. Photo credit: Matt Easton Festival Chairman Harold Matzner said, “Colin Farrell reunites with Brendan Gleeson and director Martin McDonagh
Continue Reading CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Fallon is asking Elon Musk to help put a stop to a disturbing trend on Twitter. “The Tonight Show” host asked the social media giant’s new CEO to take down the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon that has been trending on the platform. Fallon tweeted, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.” Musk
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Fallon is asking Elon Musk to help put a stop to a disturbing trend on Twitter. “The Tonight Show” host asked the social media giant’s new CEO to take down the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon that has been trending on the platform. Fallon tweeted, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.” Musk responded
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Melissa Joan Hart is talking about that so-called feud with Lena Dunham. Rumors had been circulating for some time that the two actresses did not like each other, but Hart took to Instagram to clear the air. “So I don’t normally pay any attention to the tabloid rumor mill but numerous
Continue Reading Review by Thomas Page, CNN Florence Pugh is always a welcome presence on screen, capable of great performances in films that might not always be worthy of them. But when she finds herself in a film that can match her talents, as she does in Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder,” she’s a marvel. Pugh announced herself
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Grammy nominations are always fodder for surprises and snubs, but in the case of Taylor Swift, it’s not what it may appear. Her latest album, “Midnights,” has been phenomenally successful and made her the first artist to ever occupy all the top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita have expanded their family. The duo announced on Instagram that they welcomed their second child together via surrogate on Tuesday. They also revealed they named the baby Sullivan Louis Ferguson-Mikita. Ferguson was taking time off from his Broadway play “Take Me Out” to
Continue Reading Hafsa Khalil, CNN Ambitious Lego fans who want to replicate the Parisian experience in their own homes can now do so with their very own Eiffel Tower set, which reaches 1.49 meters (4.8 ft) — the company’s tallest ever build. The Eiffel Tower was erected in the French capital for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, celebrating
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Months after they had a public back and forth, JoJo Siwa is voicing her disappointment with Candace Cameron Bure. The singer/dancer, 19, posted on her verified Instagram about Cameron Bure after the former “Full House” star talked to the Wall Street Journal about her work with the faith-based channel, Great
Continue Reading CNN Marianna Cerini, CNN Pirelli unveiled its 2023 calendar Wednesday, an opulent, dream-like edition featuring a star-studded cast. Titled “Letters to the Muse,” the calendar is an homage to a group of “extraordinary women” — artists, activists, athletes and other trailblazers — said Australian photographer Emma Summerton, who have inspired her. “I wanted to go
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