By Mike Valerio, CNN and Stephy Chung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Near Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace, a hotly anticipated auction is being brought to life by two global celebrities: American singer and Louis Vuitton men’s creative director, Pharrell Williams, and South Korea’s trailblazing K-pop star, G-Dragon. The sale features dozens of items owned by G-Dragon
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will be the headlining act for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Lamar announced the news on Sunday on his social media pages, as did the NFL. “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be there to remind the
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy shows, and the feeling of defeat was settling in. So when she got booked
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — No sooner have airports introduced new scanning machines so you don’t need to unpack your carry-on bags, than a trend emerges where you photograph all your loose items in your airport security tray. The “airport tray aesthetic” has taken off on TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest as people share artfully
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It was the years-long cruise that was supposed to set sail, but saw its departure postponed… postponed… and postponed again. The Villa Vie Odyssey was set to depart in May for the trip of a lifetime: three and a half years chasing the sun around the globe, allowing its
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: booze-free bars are on the rise, the unexpected perks of traveling with kids, plus the countries whose tourism economies are booming. Why tourism matters The United States is the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market, bringing in a record-breaking $2.36 trillion to the
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — One of the hottest places on Earth is getting even hotter. Death Valley National Park had its hottest meteorological summer (June-August) on record, with an average 24-hour temperature of 104.5°F (40.3°C), according to a National Park Service news release. That sustained scorcher surpasses the old record of 104.2°F (40.1°C),
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — You can call her a misunderstood artiste or a “stepmonster,” but any way you put it, Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz in 1988’s “Beetlejuice” is a devilishly delicious pop culture mom in a class of her own. Through the lens 2024, the character – who returns in this week’s sequel
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family shared in a statement with CNN. Mendes was 83. “His wife and musical partner for the past 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — To Erin Tridle, it felt as though the universe paved the way for her to meet the love of her life years before their actual meeting. “There was a lot of happenstance, fate, whatever you want to call it, that played into this,” is how Erin puts it to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — What’s to say about a show featuring Mormon mom TikTok influencers, a sex scandal and Ben Affleck’s cousin? Plenty. Buckle in for “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which debuts Friday on Hulu. The series follows current and former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Continue Reading By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the idea of moving to France usually conjures up dreams of romance or – because this is the land of Michelin stars and cafe culture – food. US woman Jane Satow found both. Not only that, but in a country renowned for showing disdain toward the
Continue Reading By Yahya Salem, CNN (CNN) — To the untrained eye, a tennis court is merely an amalgamation of nine parallel and perpendicular lines, converging to define the limitations of movement for both ball and player. But to American photographer and journalist Nick Pachelli, a tennis court is the harmonious union of surface, sound, and spectators,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift spent her Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium watching her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce play, play, play. And win. Wearing a denim corset, matching denim shorts and red knee-high boots, Swift strolled into the stadium over a hour before the game began, according
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta-based rapper Rich Homie Quan, known for his 2013 hit “Type of Way,” has died, according to a statement from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was 33. Quan, whose full name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died on Thursday at Grady Memorial Hospital, according to
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The Department of Transportation told executives of the country’s four major airlines on Thursday to divulge details and data surrounding the policies and practices
Continue Reading Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez , CNN (CNN) — An empaneled Manhattan grand jury is hearing a new case against Harvey Weinstein, according to a transcript of a hearing held Tuesday. The grand jury could potentially hand up an indictment related to sexual assault allegations from three accusers as early as Friday, when its session is
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Anna “Delvey” Sorokin is not shying away from her controversial past as she readies to compete on the new season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Sorokin was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and other financial crimes after pretending to be a German heiress with a trust fund.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paula Abdul is straight up heartbroken to have to disappoint her fans, but she’s taking some time off to take care of herself. In a statement shared on social media Wednesday, the singer and songwriter announced with “an incredibly heavy heart” that she “recently sustained” some injuries. “In
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Michael Keaton can’t even remember how he came about his professional name. “I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” the “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star told People about the origin of his use of Keaton. “I must’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me
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