Dr. Dre talks Eminem taking a knee at Super Bowl
By Lisa Respers France, CNN It was all good in the hood during the Super Bowl halftime show, according to Dr. Dre. The uber producer, who performed…
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Verzuz announces viewer paywall, Swizz Beatz steps in
By Marianne Garvey Verzuz will still be free to watch after backlash over plans to add a paywall to view the live-streaming “battles”…
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Coachella and Stagecoach festivals drop vaccination requirements
By Lisa Respers France, CNN As municipalities around the country begin to relax their Covid-19 mandates, Coachella and Stagecoach have announced that…
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‘Very rare’ baby ghost shark found by scientists
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a newly-hatched ghost shark which they say could inform their knowledge of the…
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‘Teen Wolf’ movie sequel reunites cast
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Teen Wolf” is getting the pack back together. Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) has announced the first joint…
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‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ presents Kanye West’s superstar origin story
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A superstar origin story, “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” is the product of an extraordinary bet made nearly a…
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Compelling exhibition challenges stereotypes of sex work
Leah Dolan, CNN There is no shortage of depictions of sex work in media, from films like “Moulin Rouge” and “Memoirs of a…
Continue Reading Record-breaking blue diamond could fetch $48 million at auction
Sana Noor Haq, CNN One of the most valuable blue diamonds to ever feature at an auction could sell for more than $48 million, according to…
Continue Reading Judge blocks release of additional records in Bob Saget death investigation
By Amy Simonson, Aya Elamroussi, Tina Burnside and Kate Conerly, CNN A Florida judge on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction blocking the…
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Middle schoolers launched a boat from New Hampshire in 2020. It was found in Norway 462 days later
By Sara Smart, CNN A miniboat built by fifth graders took to the seas on October 25, 2020, charging off into the Gulf Stream for its maiden voyage.…
Continue Reading North Korea breaks ground on 10,000-home residential project in major housing drive
Oscar Holland, CNN | Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has started work on a sprawling 10,000-apartment residential project as the country embarks on a…
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Alec Baldwin and others named in wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of Halyna Hutchins
By Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the set of the movie “Rust” last…
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Reality TV can make us cringe — and teach us about ourselves, a new book says
Scottie Andrew, CNN On their faces, “Jersey Shore” and the “Real Housewives” franchise don’t seem like series worthy of…
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Kanye West: What’s going on with Kim Kardashian, Julia Fox and his career
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kanye West is all over the headlines right now. Between his (now mostly deleted) social media posts about estranged wife,…
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Brittney Johnson had a historic night as Glinda in ‘Wicked’
By Marianne Garvey When Brittney Johnson floated on stage in a magic bubble Monday night, she got a standing ovation. Johnson also got a two-minute…
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler felt James Gandolfini as she recreated ‘Sopranos’ opening
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Sopranos” went off the air in 2007, but people are still debating the ending. Which is one of the…
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Tyrese Gibson’s mom dies after battling Covid-19 and pneumonia
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of his mother Priscilla Murray, who died on Monday from Covid-19 and pneumonia, according…
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‘Insensitive’ Van Gogh souvenirs removed from sale amid backlash
Hannah Ryan, CNN A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive…
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Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall to host the Oscars
By Sandra Gonzalez and Lisa Respers France, CNN And the Oscar host duties go to … Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. On Tuesday the trio…
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‘She wasn’t adopted — she’s my child’: Naomi Campbell on motherhood
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Naomi Campbell has been revealed as the cover star for the latest edition of British Vogue — and she’s joined by a…
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