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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — A New Orleans restaurant featuring a modern Senegalese tasting menu and an Ethiopia-born chef who studied psychology before turning to a culinary career are among the restaurants and chefs named as finalists for the coveted James Beard Awards. The finalists for the Restaurant and Chef Awards were announced Wednesday

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — One of the earliest books in existence is expected to fetch upwards of $2.6m when it goes up for auction later this year. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which was written in Coptic on papyrus in Egypt, is the earliest Christian liturgical book, according to the international auction house Christie’s, which

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A man has pleaded guilty to stealing a toilet made entirely from 18-carat gold and worth more than $6 million from the English stately home where wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. James Sheen, 39, pleaded guilty to burglary, converting or transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the

By Brad Lendon, CNN Balanga, Philippines (CNN) — On the grounds of an elementary school in a small Philippine town, the fuse was lit on one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century while at the same time setting in motion one of the greatest survival stories in US military history. The main

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — One summer evening in 1889, Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde sat down for dinner at the Langham Hotel in London with J.M Stoddart, the American businessman and editor of Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. By the time they left, Wilde had committed to writing “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Eclipse mania is approaching fever pitch as people with the best laid plans — and those who have yet to make them, too — strategize about getting into the path of totality for a clear view of the celestial event on April 8. For some, plans for where to

By Briana Ellis-Gibbs, CNN (CNN) — For over a decade, the photographer Nona Faustine shot self-portraits in and around New York City, in many instances posing fully nude apart from a pair of crisp white pumps. Faustine’s captivating photographs immerse viewers into often-forgotten histories; the series, “White Shoes,” highlights the city’s historic role in the

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — The Calabria region, right down in the toe of Italy’s boot, is where Italian cuisine gets intense. Along with the usual wide range of classic dishes, locals relish spicy foods such as pig blood sausages known as sanguinaccio, and pasta laced with ‘nduja chile pepper salami. It’s a place

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi paramilitary units. The German Football Association (DFB) made the announcement Monday after social media users began using an online customization service to create shirts bearing the number

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Eight cruise passengers left behind in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe have been struggling for days to catch up with their Norwegian Cruise Line ship as it makes its way up the western coast of Africa. The passengers were late getting back to the ship on March

By Helen Stoilas, CNN (CNN) — In the latter years of World War II, the New York art scene started coalescing around a group of artists including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, visionaries who would develop a daring new movement known as abstract expressionism, which shifted the art world away from surrealism and its

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Part of a roadway on California’s Big Sur coast crumbled into the ocean over the weekend after part of a cliff gave way in what officials are calling a “slip out.” A portion of Highway 1 remained closed, according to a Sunday evening post from Caltrans District 5. All Big

KGO By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Part of a roadway on California’s Big Sur coast crumbled into the ocean over the weekend after part of a cliff gave way in what officials are calling a “slip out.” A portion of Highway 1 remained closed, according to a Sunday evening post from Caltrans District 5. All

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s known as the green heart of Italy because of its forested hills and landlocked location. But the region of Umbria, in central Italy, is about to become the beating heart of the country – or, even, the very fast beating heart – thanks to its new tourist attraction.

By Chris Lau and Moeri Karasawa, CNN (CNN) — Japanese moviegoers finally got the chance to see “Oppenheimer” this weekend, eight months after the biopic’s worldwide release, following concerns over how it might be received in the only country to directly experience the horror of nuclear weapons. The Oscar-winning blockbuster by British-American director Christopher Nolan

By Earl Nurse, CNN (CNN) — “No one can say that God doesn’t exist when we see the wonders that God has done here.” That was Sebastião Gaspar Agostinho’s reaction as he visited Kalandula Falls for the first time. Agostinho, accompanied by a group of women from his church, made an hours-long bus journey just

By Chris Dwyer, CNN (CNN) — When highlighting how the Japanese capital represents the pinnacle of global dining excellence, British chef Daniel Calvert of Sézanne once opted to use a soccer reference. “Tokyo really is the Champions League of cooking,” he said. Well if that’s the case, Calvert’s restaurant in the elegant surrounds of the

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Her love affair with Mexico began at a young age, and Marjorie Skouras’ passion for the country only grew with the passing of time. The interior designer, originally from California, first traveled over to visit her uncle, who lived in Baja California, when she was a teenager and continued

By Julia Carmel, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Celestian isn’t a big fan of “Ocean’s 8.” “I have a hard time watching those movies because they’re always robbing museums,” he said with a laugh, standing amid a vault filled with some of the world’s rarest gems. “It’s really personal.” It’s easy to understand why: As the

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In this week’s travel roundup, we bring you transport trivia, Roman engineering marvels and the world’s tastiest dumplings. Did you know? You’re probably aware that around 30% of the world’s countries drive on the left while 70% drive on the right. But have you considered why? In Europe, Napoleon