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By Jacqui Palumbo, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Adorned in rhinestones and elevating her 5-foot stature with sky-high heels and voluminous blonde wigs, Dolly Parton often joked, “it costs a lot of money to look this cheap!” Parton’s looks on stage and off reflected both her Tennessee roots and her embodiment of over-the-top feminine glamour,

By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons of his career sold at auction for $12.26 million on Tuesday to become the most expensive basketball jersey to ever cross the block. The white mesh top emblazoned with Jordan’s iconic number “23” was worn by

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — It takes a lot to get British people hot under the collar, but a proposal to curb a venerable pub tradition appears to be doing just that. Westminster Council, which oversees a large part of central London, has set out its intention to cut down on what it

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — A new luxury resort in Mexico that costs thousands of dollars a night is off to a rocky start after a reviewer with a reservation alleges he was turned away at the property’s gates. Ryan Walker, a luxury hotel reviewer on YouTube with more than 140K subscribers, posted a

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — For a stop on the final week of “The Odyssey” press tour, actor Charlize Theron wore a head-to-toe Tom Ford look that read more like a nod to “American Psycho” than the Homeric Epic. For the past month, the women of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation have used the red carpet

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “I love Hitler,” the designer John Galliano said to a woman across from him at a Paris bar. “People like you would be dead today.” That was in December 2010. Galliano was a legend at the time, the British genius who had helped reinvent Givenchy and Dior. When the

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, Jeffrey Davidson and Walter Zak hadn’t even set foot in Greece. But the couple, who were previously based in Orlando, Florida, are now happily settled in the Peloponnese region and can’t imagine ever leaving. Now retired, Jeffrey and Walter love being surrounded by Greece’s rich history

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday night, Gustavo Monasterios went to sleep as a Venezuelan citizen. On Monday morning, he awoke to find that he was also an Italian. Monasterios, 47, was at the epicenter of the legal earthquake that took place in Italy last week. After nearly two years of steady restrictions

By Kati Chitrakorn (CNN) — Mihwa Kim loved makeup so much that she became a host on a beauty home shopping show in South Korea — comparing, testing and promoting dozens of products on television. Then in 2013, her career was upended when a devastating car accident left severe wounds on her face and neck

By Bianca Betancourt, CNN. Photographs by Marco Postigo Storel, CNN. New York has a bad habit of inflicting trend culture upon the masses — especially when it comes to food. You can almost immediately identify a year based on the cult confection of its time. Magnolia Bakery cupcakes (created in 1996, but shot to fame

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Malaysia are introducing new rules for hikers, following a spike in search and rescue operations linked to social media trends. The measures include the mandatory use of guides at 189 high-risk locations around the country, as well as pre-climb screening procedures for hikers, state media agency Bernama

By Jacqui Palumbo | Photos: Austin Steele, CNN (CNN) — While browsing for antiques, an eye caught the eyes of David and Nan Skier. The married couple were looking for treasures at the Cyclorama Antiques Show while in Boston for a medical conference. David, a since-retired ophthalmologist, was used to inspecting eyes all day, but

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — This summer vacation, some of the world’s most influential people will be soaking up the sun in Saint-Tropez before cruising up the coast to Monaco. But you won’t find China’s political elite sipping Champagne on a superyacht. Every summer, they secretly retreat to Beidaihe, a humble seaside

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week: Dubai’s $800 incentive scheme to lure back tourists, a “firenado” in Utah, plus some of the wildest filming locations in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” Mount Olympus If you think the 172-minute runtime of Christopher Nolan’s Mediterranean epic “The Odyssey” is long,

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN More than 120 years ago, Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, National Geographic magazine’s first female writer, photographer and board member, chronicled her travels through colonial Indonesia in her book “Java: The Garden of the East.” She was particularly fascinated by a feast known as the rijsttafel (rice table), a multi-dish banquet that

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It can’t be easy being Zendaya’s co-star — at least in terms of vying for red carpet attention. While promoting “The Odyssey” this summer, she’s worn an Eiffel Tower-shaped headpiece, a pair of earrings dating back to the 1st millennium BC, a life-size pair of feathered angel wings and

Chris Dwyer A century ago, motorists winding their way through France gained a new option when choosing where to stop for a meal: the Michelin star. The Michelin Guide had first appeared in 1900, the brainchild of tire magnates André and Édouard Michelin, based in the modest French town of Clermont-Ferrand. Their clever marketing ploy

Praachi Raniwala New Delhi (CNN) — For decades, India was relegated to fashion’s backyard, with its embroidery and garment export houses manufacturing everything from ready-to-wear to couture for the world’s biggest luxury brands. But recent years have seen a radical shift, as Indian designers are making their presence felt on the global stage. Rahul Mishra

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 500 days since Italy’s millions-strong diaspora was hit by sweeping changes to the country’s citizenship laws in March 2025, the legal battle for Italian citizenship-by-descent continues. Now, following last week’s surprise referral of the new two-generation limit for scrutiny by the European Court of Justice, the diaspora has

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Thinking back to her decision to relocate to Portugal on her own five years ago, Paula Dreyfuss jokes that many people questioned her state of mind, as she’d never even visited the European country before. But the mother of two, now based in the coastal city of Porto, famous