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By Foren Clark, CNN (CNN) — The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential “Le Cuisinier François” recipe book, which emphasized regional and seasonal ingredients and highlighted complementary flavors. “French cooking is,
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Auliʻi Cravalho “cannot wait to help” make the recently announced live-action version of Disney’s animated 2016 film “Moana” a reality, but it won’t be as the titular character. In an Instagram video post shared on her verified account Friday, Cravalho explained when she was cast as Moana at 14
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — John Cena admitted he feels “shortsighted and selfish” for having started a feud with Dwayne Johnson a decade ago, when they faced off against one another as major WWE stars. On Thursday’s episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Cena said he “would like to think” the pair –
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Brad Ryan and his grandmother Joy Ryan set out on a journey to visit all 63 national parks seven and a half years ago. This week they completed their goal when they arrived at the National Park of American Samoa. “The National Park of American Samoa is the only
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — She’s one of the most celebrated actors of her generation, but Cate Blanchett wants to branch out even more into other filmmaking pursuits. “I’m always trying to get out of acting,” she said at the Cannes Film Festival this week during a conversation with Variety’s Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two years of “The Fast & the Furious” movies have created enough characters and history for cameos and callbacks aplenty in “Fast X.” Yet for all its high-octane action this tenth film is really just revving its engine for more sequels to come, kicking off a multi-part story
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two years of “The Fast & the Furious” movies have created enough characters and history for cameos and callbacks aplenty in “Fast X.” Yet for all its high-octane action this tenth film is really just revving its engine for more sequels to come, kicking off a multi-part
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” is perhaps the most highly anticipated video game of the year. (In fact, it won that very award in 2022 – the wait has been long.) And by all accounts, it’s living up to the hype: “Tears of the Kingdom,” released
Continue Reading CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” is perhaps the most highly anticipated video game of the year. (In fact, it won that very award in 2022 – the wait has been long.) And by all accounts, it’s living up to the hype: “Tears of the Kingdom,”
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, why this summer could be a record-breaking one for air travel, America’s best beaches and Asian-American fusion cuisine – plus an Austrian village takes an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behavior. Desperate times, desperate measures Some people just won’t “Let It Go.” An
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima have been treated to a belt-expanding tour of local gastronomical delights with a host of menus showcasing the best of Japanese fine dining. Among some of the more luxury ingredients the cohort has sampled so far were
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s journey in the limelight began in 2000 when she was crowned Miss World – thanks in part to a nudge from her younger brother, Siddharth Chopra. In a new interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace, the “Citadel” star says that it was her brother who encouraged
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — W. Kamau Bell isn’t the only star in his home. The comedian and television host credits his three daughters, Sami, Juno and Asha, with inspiring his latest project, “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed.” Sami and Juno both appear in the HBO documentary about the experiences of multiracial children
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — YouTuber, science educator, and writer Hank Green announced on Friday that he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer that affects the lymph system. Green, 43, announced his diagnosis in a YouTube video Friday morning. He said he had been diagnosed with the disease after
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Idina Menzel and Jonathan Van Ness are speaking out about anti-LGBTQ legislation being put forward in states across the country. “My son and his friends, they don’t even have to be told about being inclusive,” Menzel, who stars as the voice Elsa in Disney’s “Frozen” franchise, told CNN ahead
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s journey in the limelight began in 2000 when she was crowned Miss World – thanks in part to a nudge from her younger brother, Siddharth Chopra. In a new interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace, the “Citadel” star says that it was her brother who encouraged
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It’s the 76th Cannes Film Festival and celebrities are flocking to the South of France hot off-the-runway — the airport runway that is. While to some, an arrivals terminal is simply a place to disembark an aircraft, collect luggage and stare blankly at international subway systems, to others, it’s the first
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band concert scheduled to be held in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend, has been postponed due to the singer being hospitalized. Buffett announced the news in posts on both his site and on social media. “Two days ago, I was just
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — On a recent transatlantic flight from Florida to London Heathrow, married flight attendants Hunter Smith-Lihas and John Lihas locked eyes across the aisle. The two men smiled at each other, before swiftly returning to serving champagne to First Class travelers. This shared smile was fleeting, but spoke volumes. And
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A new docuseries from Amazon Prime is promising an in-depth look at a once popular reality TV family, the Duggars of “19 Kids and Counting” The teaser trailer for “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” is out and includes a sneak-peek at an interview with Jill Duggar, the
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