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CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s ceaseless fascination with the Titanic disaster resulted in fresh tragedy this week when five people were killed by the “catastrophic implosion” of a submersible bound for the ship’s final resting place. Titanic is just one of many wrecks lying in the deep and hostile waters of
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s ceaseless fascination with the Titanic disaster resulted in fresh tragedy this week when five people were killed by the “catastrophic implosion” of a submersible bound for the ship’s final resting place. Titanic is just one of many wrecks lying in the deep and hostile waters of the
Continue Reading CNN By Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media. Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lance Bass loves adventures, but lately he’s been staying close to home. “I’m a risk taker. I love skydiving, all that type of stuff,” he said. “But these days, I don’t really need to risk that, you know? Cause it is really all about my kids right now,
Continue Reading By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — When the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in northern Spain 25 years ago, architect Frank Gehry’s curvy titanium-clad building was itself as much a part of the attraction for many art lovers as the exhibits inside. As Spain opens the long-awaited Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid next week, its
Continue Reading Nadine Schmidt and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — A glistening, curved building of blue tiles and panels in metallic hues, the Pears Jewish Campus (PJC) will be Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural center when it opens its doors in Berlin on Sunday. Hailed as symbolic for Jewish families in the country, the dream behind
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Kennedy Center honorees have been announced. The show will take place on Dec. 3, at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C., and will broadcast later that month on CBS. The honorees include comedian and host Billy Crystal, soprano Renée Fleming, singer-songwriter-producer Barry Gibb, rapper, singer
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There was a 13-year gap between the first “Avatar” movie in 2009 and its sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” during which time filmmaker James Cameron indulged in another of his passions: deep sea exploration. Cameron, who is also the director of the Oscar-winning movie “Titanic,” has
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There was a 13-year gap between the first “Avatar” movie in 2009 and its sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” during which time filmmaker James Cameron indulged in another of his passions: deep sea exploration. Cameron, who is also the director of the Oscar-winning movie “Titanic,” has shared
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “The Perfect Find” falls well short of perfection, but it’s the kind of low-key romance that often finds an appreciative audience on Netflix. Gabrielle Union plays the newly single woman who falls for a much-younger man, in a movie that emphasizes chemistry over eroticism, landing somewhere between Hallmark
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — For Dr. Sij Hemal, it was a flight he’ll never forget. It was December 2017. Hemal, then a 27-year-old second year medical resident, was returning home to the US from India, where he’d been celebrating his best friend’s wedding. First, Hemal traveled from New Delhi to Paris. Then he
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney is offering more information on how artificial intelligence is being used for what he said will be a “final” Beatles song. “We’ve seen some confusion and speculation about it,” read a note posted in a story on his verified Instagram account Thursday. “Seems to be a
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “No Hard Feelings” is the kind of hard-to-characterize movie that isn’t served by a splashy ad campaign, in mostly good ways. Part French sex comedy, part “American Pie”-like coming-of-age story, this raunchy vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence also possesses darker and deeper streaks that elevate it above its “Pretty.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A solid candidate for weirdest series of the year, “I’m a Virgo” represents an outlandish concept from writer-director Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”), contemplating how the world would respond to a 13-foot-tall young Black man. As metaphorically intriguing as that sounds – and indeed, is at the
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed with tampering with evidence in relation to the shooting death of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, an amended complaint filed Thursday shows. The charge is in addition to two counts of involuntary manslaughter filed against Gutierrez
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — James Cameron, who directed the hit 1997 film “Titanic” and has himself made 33 dives to the wreckage, offered his thoughts Thursday after it was announced that a missing Titanic-bound submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board. “I think there’s
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN AlUla, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — To find one of the most iconic attractions in Saudi Arabia, don’t look for the building itself – look for the people with selfie sticks and ring lights. Maraya is the largest mirror-covered building in the world, and at certain times of day the structure seems
Continue Reading By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Greta Lee isn’t afraid to mess around with her co-stars. The actor was sitting with John Magaro and Teo Yoo for an interview about their film “Past Lives,” an achingly beautiful romantic drama about a Korean immigrant’s experiences in the US. A question about the recent flurry of Asian
Continue Reading Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When the British Museum launched its “China’s hidden century” exhibition last month, writer and translator Yilin Wang began getting confusing messages from her peers. The show, which featured 19th century Chinese works including poems by feminist and revolutionary Qiu Jin, didn’t seem to include credits for translators, a friend told
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The archetypal white gown that Carrie Fisher wore while playing Princess Leia in 1977’s “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” could be yours to own, if you have a couple million dollars to spare. Propstore Auction, billed as a vendor of entertainment memorabilia that sells props and collectibles
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