Rare Van Dyck painting sells for $3 million. The owner originally bought it for $600
Zoe Sottile, CNN Once abandoned in a farm shed, a rediscovered Anthony van Dyck painting has sold for over $3 million at auction. The piece is a…
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‘I know I’m gonna get roasted:’ Julia Fox shows off tiny NYC apartment in TikTok tour
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In true New York City fashion, Julia Fox’s apartment is a little tight on space. The “Uncut Gems” star (and…
Continue ReadingControversial cuisine: Fish head pie and ‘devil’s dung’
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, we bring you fish head pie, “devil’s dung,” mummified crocodiles and a cane…
Continue ReadingAll Flybe flights canceled after UK airline ceases trading
By Duarte Mendonca British airline Flybe has “ceased trading” and canceled all scheduled flights, the company and the British Civil…
Continue ReadingIndian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta makes his Paris Haute Couture Week debut
Samantha Tse, CNN Nearly 20 years after launching his eponymous brand, Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta made his hotly anticipated debut at Paris…
Continue ReadingPamela Anderson defends Tim Allen after flashing allegation
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Pamela Anderson is addressing discussion about a story regarding her “Home Improvement” costar Tim Allen that…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists may have found Egypt’s oldest mummy
Amarachi Orie and Mia Alberti, CNN Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift releases trippy ‘Lavender Haze’ video
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Taylor Swift has released a (very lavender) video for her song “Lavender Haze” off her new album. Swift’s…
Continue Reading‘It Ends With Us’ movie casts Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni
By Lisa Respers France, CNN BookTok is all abuzz with the news that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will be starring in a movie based on the…
Continue Reading‘You People’ squanders a topnotch cast in a movie caught between satire and sitcom
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “You People” relies on cringe-inducing moments as the crux of its comedy, as a Jewish guy and a Black Muslim…
Continue ReadingUS tourist fined for driving rental car over medieval Italian bridge
From Barbie Nadeau, CNN The Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful centuries-old bridge spanning the Arno River in the Italian city of Florence, is best viewed…
Continue Reading‘Shrinking’ turns grief into laughter in an Apple TV+ series that really grows on you
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Shrinking” starts slowly, feeling like it’s going to be just another dour comedy as much about grief as…
Continue Reading‘Shotgun Wedding’ loads up a Jennifer Lopez rom-com that misfires badly
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although we’re almost past the point of having the stench of death surround movies when they head directly to…
Continue ReadingAlan Cumming returns OBE award in protest at ‘toxicity’ of British Empire
By Niamh Kennedy and Christian Edwards, CNN Alan Cumming has returned a prestigious royal award in an effort to sever his association with the…
Continue ReadingJay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jay Leno says he broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident months after suffering severe burns to his face after…
Continue ReadingComplete Roman city uncovered in Luxor, Egypt
By Christian Edwards, CNN Archaeologists working in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor have uncovered a complete 1,800-year-old Roman city. Mostafa…
Continue ReadingShe was crying alone at an airport. Then she met her future best friend
Francesca Street, CNN Maggie Musgrave was sitting, alone, in Miami International Airport, crying. It was a Sunday evening in summer 2011.…
Continue ReadingLook of the Week: Apple Martin looks every bit the ‘Chanel girl’
Leah Dolan, CNN and Oscar Holland, CNN When the late Karl Lagerfeld met Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple, as a baby, he…
Continue ReadingWhy NASA tested a plane with a pivoting wing
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Not many aircraft can claim to be truly one of a kind, but the NASA AD-1 is undoubtedly one of them. A slim pointed cigar with…
Continue ReadingThis bio-designer is creating flavorful future food with microalgae
Rebecca Cairns, CNN The year is 2050. Agriculture happens in labs, as well as fields. And on the menu for dinner? Microalgae. That speculative future…
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