Hong Kong offers 500,000 free air tickets to tempt tourists back
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Hong Kong attracted around 56 million visitors a year before the pandemic, and now the popular destination is taking…
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Mondrian painting fetches record $51 million at rare auction
Amarachi Orie, CNN One of Piet Mondrian’s iconic abstract paintings sold for $51 million at Sotheby’s New York on Monday, setting a new…
Continue ReadingJared Leto will play Karl Lagerfeld in biopic on the late fashion designer
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jared Leto will star in and produce a biopic of Karl Lagerfeld, Women’s Wear Daily reports. The Oscar winner says he…
Continue ReadingJada Pinkett Smith set to publish ‘no holds barred’ memoir
By Marianne Garvey, CNN As she always does, Jada Pinkett Smith is going to tell it like it is. The “Red Table Talk” host is set to…
Continue ReadingNiecy Nash’s wife has the wrong name tattooed on her neck after a misunderstanding
By Lisa Respers France, CNN A funny thing happened when Jessica Betts asked Niecy Nash about her birth name. During a recent appearance on “The…
Continue ReadingCory Hardrict refutes speculation he cheated on Tia Mowry as sister Tamera supports her
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Cory Hardrict is shutting down talk that he was unfaithful to wife Tia Mowry in the wake of her announcing their split…
Continue ReadingThis Italian region will pay you to visit
Julia Buckley, CNN There are Italian villages that sell houses for the price of a cup of coffee, places that pay you to move there — and now…
Continue ReadingThis Italian region will pay you to visit
CNN Julia Buckley, CNN There are Italian villages that sell houses for the price of a cup of coffee, places that pay you to move there — and…
Continue ReadingWynonna Judd denies feuding with Ashley Judd over their mother’s estate
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wynonna Judd has addressed speculation that she and her sister Ashley Judd are locked in a battle over their late mother…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Dahmer’s latest media moment continues in ‘Conversations With a Killer’
By Brian Lowry, CNN Joe Berlinger maintains he didn’t set out to become the official chronicler of notorious serial killers, but the producer…
Continue Reading‘Walker Independence’ and ‘The Winchesters’ are far from pioneering prequels
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If all shows were animated like “The Simpsons,” networks wouldn’t need to strain to keep them alive. Yet…
Continue ReadingHulu’s ‘Hellraiser’ doesn’t raise the bar on Clive Barker’s gory original
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although the new “Hellraiser” is billed as “reimagining” Clive Barker’s 1987 horror film,…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey returns to court. A timeline of his legal woes
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kevin Spacey will return to another courtroom on Thursday, as jury selection begins in a civil suit filed by actor Anthony Rapp.…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s best regional desserts: 15 sweet treats to try
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Buckeyes, biscochitos, marionberry pie. All over the United States, sweet concoctions have sprung up that mean a lot to locals…
Continue ReadingAnnie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literature for her ‘uncompromising’ work on family, class and gender
Rob Picheta, CNN French author Annie Ernaux has won the Nobel Prize in literature, organizers announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Ernaux, 82, has…
Continue ReadingAsia Pacific set to lose title as the world’s largest travel region
Francesca Street, CNN Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s most beloved travel destinations, from the natural beauty of Bali to the…
Continue Reading‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ gets its message across with a smart Stephen King adaptation
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Add “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” to the relatively short list of really good Stephen King adaptations,…
Continue ReadingClassical statue of Hercules nearly 2,000 years old found in Greece
Hafsa Khalil, CNN Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a classical statue dating back more than 1,800 years in the ancient metropolis of…
Continue Reading‘Little Fires Everywhere’ author says new novel’s dystopic vision is ‘plausible — and plausible soon’
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In best-selling novelist Celeste Ng’s vision of a near-future or alternate America, children of dissident families are…
Continue ReadingHilary Swank is pregnant and expecting twins
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actress Hilary Swank is going to be a mom — of two! The Oscar winner, 48, announced the happy news Wednesday on…
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