Sailor Cole Brauer Is Making History as the First U.S. Female to Race Solo Across the Globe: 'It's a Dream Come True' (Exclusive)

Cole Brauer.Photo:COLE BRAUER OCEAN RACING COLE BRAUER OCEAN RACING Fifteen-foot waves crashed over the deck ofCole Brauer’s40-foot racing yacht,First Light, in the turbulent Indian Ocean as she tried to maintain her balance in the cramped cockpit in the stern. The usually-trustworthy boat’s autopilot feature had broken down, forcing the 29-year-old skipper to steer the shaky tiller with her legs and man the lines of two sails with each arm while careening through one of the most treacherous stretches of the ocean.

Sally Rooney to Publish New Book This Fall: 'An Astonishing Novel'

Sally Rooney.Photo:Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Sally Rooney in 2020.Amy Sussman/Getty Amy Sussman/Getty “Intermezzois an astonishing novel: It marks yet another advance in the work of a writer who captures our life and our times with more stylistic elan and generosity of spirit than ever,” Angel says.Faber, Rooney’s publisher in the United Kingdom, also teased thenovel’s opening lineson X, formerly known as Twitter. The covers of Rooney’s three previous novels.Crown; Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Salma Hayek Jokes That Her 'Day at the Office' on the 'Magic Mike' Set was 'Amazing and Mesmerizing'

Salma Hayekhas been in some pretty spectacular and awards-nominated films, but for the star, joining the cast ofMagic Mike’s Last Dancewas a “dream come true.“ThePuss In Boots: The Last Wishactress, 56, says on the latest episode of thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast that she relished her role in the popular series' final installment, due out in February — and the chance to star opposite leadChanning Tatum.“It’s a dream come true for me to work with [directorSteven Soderbergh] and Channing, who cannot be nicer and cooler, you know?

Salma Hayek Pinault Considers Angelina Jolie ‘Family,’ Says She Always Feels ‘Safe’ Around Her (Exclusive)

From Left: Salma Hayek Pinault; and Angelina Jolie.Photo:Robin Marchant/Getty; Robin Marchant/Getty Robin Marchant/Getty; Robin Marchant/Getty ForSalma Hayek Pinault,Angelina Jolieis more than just the director of her latest movie. She is “a family member,” Hayek Pinault, 58, tells PEOPLE on Sunday, Sept. 8, at theToronto International Film Festivalworld premiere ofWithout Blood. When asked about her longtime friendship with Jolie, 49, Hayek Pinault quips, “What do you mean friendship?” She then notes that the two are much closer than that — and “do things together as a family.

Salma Hayek Says She Keeps Her Kids 'Humble' at Christmas with 'Meaningful' and 'Silly' Gifts

Photo: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Salma Hayekthinks it’s important for her kids to get the right message out of the Christmas season. TheFridaactress, 56, opened up about her approach to getting gifts for her kids during the holiday season, tellingPage Sixit’s important to her and husbandFrançois-Henri Pinaultthat their kids are “humble.” “My kids are humble. I don’t know how I did it, but I think that what was great is that they have a big spectrum of things,” says Hayek.