If you spend Christmas at the movies, you’re not alone
By Leah Asmelash, CNN
(CNN) — Some American holidays are intrinsically tied to certain traditions. Fourth of July and fireworks shows.… Continue Reading
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Let It Glow Winter Solstice Costume Party fills State Street in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A Winter Solstice celebration filled State Street in Santa Barbara.
The Brasscals Brass Band led the way.
Organizer of… Continue Reading
Tom Hanks, Emma Stone, Tina Fey and more 5-time ‘SNL’ hosts welcome Martin Short to the club
By Dan Heching, CNN
(CNN) — It was an evening of star power on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, when Paul Rudd, Emma Stone, Kristen Wiig,… Continue Reading
Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ costar Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment, reputational retaliation, which he denies
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN
(CNN) — Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment… Continue Reading
A pilot raced through the airport to surprise an old friend: the woman who saved his life
By Dalia Faheid and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN
(CNN) — When Allie Reimold boarded Flight 2223 in Houston a week ago, she didn’t expect to see… Continue Reading
Looks of the Year: The most stylish people of 2024
By Leah Dolan, CNN
(CNN) — Each week of 2024, CNN Style has delved into the standout or most talked-about celebrity fashion moment of the… Continue Reading
Adam Sandler is still having ‘funukah’ with his ‘Chanukah Song’ at 30, and so is my family
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN
(CNN) — Ahead of “Saturday Night Live’s” holiday episode, a performance on the show by Adam Sandler 30 years… Continue Reading
Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time
By Julia Buckley, CNN
Florence, Italy (CNN) — It was built as a secret passageway for the elite of Florence to pass undetected, far from the… Continue Reading
‘World’s steepest’ cable car opens in Switzerland
By Maureen O'Hare, CNN
(CNN) — It’s a solstice Saturday in the Northern Hemisphere as December 21 is the shortest day of the year and the… Continue Reading
‘Stranger Things 5’ has wrapped. Judging from the cast and crew tributes, we are so not ready
By Dan Heching, CNN
(CNN) — It’s hard to believe that it’s been over eight years since viewers were first introduced to the mysterious and… Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson’s subtle yet satisfying message to anyone single this Christmas
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
(CNN) — We see what you did there, Kelly Clarkson.The singer and daytime-talk show host released a fireside… Continue Reading
Joss Stone says she’s discovered she’s pregnant – just weeks after adopting a baby
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
(CNN) — Joss Stone has revealed that she is pregnant, just weeks after she and her husband adopted a baby boy.The… Continue Reading
Billy Bob Thornton passed on ‘Mission Impossible’ villain role so he wouldn’t be ‘the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
(CNN) — Billy Bob Thornton doesn’t mind playing a bad guy, but there are some lines he will draw.During an… Continue Reading
Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney reunited on stage to play Beatles’ classics
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
London (CNN) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr got back to where they once belonged on Thursday night – performing… Continue Reading
How ‘The Brutalist’ built architect László Tóth — inside and out
By Thomas Page, CNN
(CNN) — In a dark corner of a mansion in mid-century Pennsylvania, Erzsébet, a Hungarian immigrant rebuilding her life… Continue Reading
Siargao, the ‘surf capital of the Philippines,’ is riding a wave of change
By Kate Springer, CNN
(CNN) — Siargao’s global reputation as the “surf capital of the Philippines” dates back to 1980, when surf… Continue Reading
Chris Martin says Coldplay aims to spread love even in the face of haters
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
(CNN) — Throughout Coldplay’s nearly 30-year career as a rock band, frontman Chris Martin has heard it all.From… Continue Reading
Holiday travel takes off at the Santa Barbara Airport and beyond
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Travelers may not be going over the river and through the woods like the holiday lyrics say but plenty of people are going to… Continue Reading
American Airlines settles discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men
By Alexandra Skores, CNN
(CNN) — American Airlines has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who alleged they… Continue Reading
Conan O’Brien pays tribute to his parents who died within days of each other
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
(CNN) — Conan O’Brien is remembering his recently deceased parents.In an interview with the Boston Globe, the… Continue Reading