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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Bekah King, Abi Roberts, and Morgan Tabor have a lot in common. They describe themselves as free spirited adventurers and fearless risk takers, all obsessed with music and the movie “Megamind.” They say they also unknowingly had the same boyfriend at the same time. Following their discovery, rather than succumbing to

By Lilit Marcus, CNN As long as humans have known of its existence, they have wanted to visit Antarctica. It is the world’s least visited, least populated continent. On the best day, it is extremely hard to get to. And yet, the appeal of the unknown and the desire to set foot on every continent

Thomas Page, CNN French filmmaker Julia Ducournau has become only the second female director to win the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, for her film “Titane.” In a shock moment, jury president Spike Lee announced the win in error early in the awards ceremony after a miscommunication. Gasps rang around the Grand

By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s not up to you after all, New York. And Chicago — the wind has been taken out of your deep dish sails. The honor of best pizza city in the United States goes not to those traditional standard bearers of pizza but instead to that innovative West Coast upstart of

Julia Buckley, CNN When England played Italy in the Euros 2020 soccer final on July 11, the images went around the world. Not just of the Italian team — who eventually won the game on penalties — and not just of the devastated England team. But of the scenes at Wembley, in London, where the

By Forrest Brown, CNN Summer travel can be so inviting. There are fewer clothes to pack. Days are long for outdoor adventures. Al fresco dining abounds. And you can’t overstate the simple joy of basking in the sun’s soothing rays. But sometimes you can get way too much of a good thing in summer as

Amy Woodyatt, CNN The restoration of an old unsigned painting has wiped the smile off one young woman’s face — and given art historians more clues about its origins. The 16th-century Flemish painting, known as “The Vegetable Seller,” was brought to Audley End House in southeast England in the 18th century. In 2019, a team

Silvia Marchetti, CNN Of the countless dwindling Italian towns that have opted to sell dilapidated homes for just one euro, Sambuca di Sicilia has undoubtedly been the most successful. Approximately 16 dwellings have been snapped up for €1 here since the scheme was first announced by CNN Travel in 2019, and Sambuca has been in

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Hikers looking to summit Scotland’s highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up “potentially fatal” routes by Google Maps, the region’s mountaineering organizations have warned. The John Muir Trust said Thursday that growing numbers of people using Google Maps to navigate up Ben Nevis risk being directed

By Dimitris Sideridis, CNN Past the small arched door, a narrow spiral stair leads up to the top of the windswept minaret, still standing tall even as almost everything around it has crumbled. Inside the tiny room atop the circular shaft, four little windows open up to the long-abandoned surroundings. On the one side, the

By Jack Guy, CNN Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, which, they say, may once have been the home of a king who became a saint. Thought to date from the early 9th century, the dwelling in the central English county of Derbyshire was discovered by a team from the Royal

Rob Picheta, CNN Gillian Anderson says she is “not wearing a bra anymore,” telling fans: “I don’t care if my breasts reach my belly button.” “The Crown” actress told followers during a live question and answer session on Instagram: “I’m so lazy and I don’t wear a bra any more. I can’t wear a bra.

Julia Buckley, CNN First there was a ban. Then it became a pre-ban for an uncertain date in the future. Then they were back in the city until further notice. Now, cruise ships will be banned from sailing through the city center of Venice from August 1, the Italian government has announced. Instead of sailing

Jack Guy, CNN A new Barbie doll modeled on tennis star Naomi Osaka has sold out just hours after it was released on Monday. The new doll is part of the Barbie Role Model series and holds a Yonex tennis racket, according to a press release from toy company Mattel. It sports a Nike tennis

By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane Atlanta is a city that has been forged on the anvil of strife, that’s risen from the embers of the Civil War. It is a city with traditions both genteel and gritty, a place that is rising up out of its past to bring out the best of human

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Search the hashtag “pilots of Instagram” and you’ll be greeted by an endless amount of images of pilots in uniform posing it up. Pilots are hugely popular on the social media platform, with some garnering more followers than Hollywood stars. One of the most famous is Patrick Biedenkapp, or PilotPatrick, who has

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Disney has finally redone its Jungle Cruise ride after years of being criticized for the attraction’s controversial depictions of Indigenous people. In January, the corporation announced it would rethink the classic Jungle Cruise ride, in which a skipper ferried visitors along a waterway while making jokes and funny comments. One of

Rob Picheta, CNN A copy of “Super Mario 64″ has sold for more than $1.5 million, smashing the record for the most expensive sale ever of a video game at auction. The sealed copy of the classic Nintendo 64 video game fetched $1.56 million including fees on Sunday. Dallas-based auction house Heritage said it was

Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ever dreamed of opening an artisan boutique and settling down for good in an idyllic village in Italy’s deep south where it’s warm almost all year-round — and get paid to do it? For those willing to take the plunge, it could soon no longer be just a dream. The region of