CNN AUDIO | What made Prince’s music so unique?

What made Prince such a unique performer? Musician and Prince muse Patrice Rushen, professor Kat Okedeyi, and writer Anil Dash explore how funk infused Prince’s performance style, including his Super Bowl Halftime Show and one of his last concerts ever.   –listen to podcast—

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CNN Sports | Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back who left the game to become an activist and actor, has died at age 87

(CNN) — Jim Brown, the transcendent athlete-actor-activist who ran roughshod over the NFL and its record books in the 1950s and 1960s and won multiple MVP awards before retiring abruptly at age 30 to focus on the civil rights movement and a career in Hollywood, has died, his former team and his widow said Friday. He was 87.  –read more–

CNN BUSINESS | This little-known rule dictates parking in America. Cities are reversing it

New York (CNN) — America is jammed with parking spots.

Approximately 2 billion parking spots cover the country, enough to pave over the entire state of Connecticut. From baseball stadiums in Los Angeles to malls in Atlanta, parking lots are bigger than the buildings they surround.  –read more–

CAR and DRIVER | View Photos of the BMW M3 Touring

Wagons are a dwindling species, but BMW still builds a 3-series wagon—for Europe, anyway—and recently added this range-topping M3 Touring. We are so jealous.  –read more–

F1 | Update on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola

The Formula 1 community wants to send its thoughts to the people and communities affected by the recent events in the Emilia-Romagna region. We also want to pay tribute to the work of the emergency services who are doing everything they can to help those in need.

Following discussions between Formula 1, the President of the FIA, the competent authorities – including the relevant Ministers, the President of the Automobile Club of Italy, the President of Emilia-Romagna Region, the Mayor of the City and the promoter – the decision has been taken not to proceed with the Grand Prix weekend at Imola.  –read more–

Architectural Digest | 47 Bathroom Remodel Ideas to Inspire Your Next Renovation

Looking for ideas for your own bathroom remodel? (Of course you are, that’s why you’re probably here!) Whether you’re making small upgrades, going for a full overhaul, or just daydreaming from your desk, a bathroom renovation can make a big difference in the feel of your home (and your skin care routine). –read more–

CNN US | Instagram influencer scammed over $2 million from older, lonely Americans, federal prosecutors say

(CNN) — Mona Faiz Montrage portrays a lavish lifestyle of designer outfits, shopping trips and overseas travel on social media.

To her 4.2 million Instagram followers, she’s a musician and a mogul who jet sets between the Ghanaian capital of Accra and London.     –read more–

CNN Sports | Lewis Hamilton speaks to CNN Sport about diversity and fighting for an eighth F1 title

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton sat down with CNN Sport’s Coy Wire to talk about his various initiatives, which include joining the Denver Broncos ownership group, and why he remains so driven to succeed.  –read more–

CNN BUSINESS | Home Depot hits the brakes: Three-year robust sales run ends amid pull back on home improvements

New York (CNN) — Home Depot couldn’t keep its protracted robust sales streak going any longer. The home improvement chain reported a dismal quarter as consumer spending on home improvement projects – which was buoyed by the stay-at-home pandemic lifestyle – come to a screeching halt.  –read more–

CNN style | These controversial photos from Madonna’s ‘Sex’ art book are being sold at auction for the first time

Prints of photographs from Madonna’s wildly popular 1992 coffee table book “Sex” will be available for purchase for the first time at Christie’s New York this fall, part of ongoing projects to mark the 30th anniversary of the controversial publication.  –read more–