By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can be traced back to Vienna – the city’s first recorded December market was in 1298 – the tradition has spread across the world over the centuries. From Germany, to Switzerland,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift winked at her romance with Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce during her “Eras Tour” concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday when she changed the lyrics to a line in her hit song “Karma,” and Kelce was in the audience to catch it. According to
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Timothée Chalamet lambasted everything from Hollywood to his own angelic visage during the opening monologue for his second stint hosting “Saturday Night Live.” Since the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, the “Wonka” star was free to continue to shamelessly promoting his upcoming movies, but things took an amusing turn when
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Alec Baldwin made an unexpected return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, his first time appearing on the program since the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of his film “Rust.” Baldwin last appeared on the long-running NBC comedy sketch show just over three years ago, when he regularly showed
Continue Reading By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Night trains have been making a resurgence across Europe after decades of decline, raising the prospect of more sustainable ways of crisscrossing the continent as travelers look to find alternatives to flying. There’s nothing quite like an overnight train. The excitement before an evening departure. The sense of adventure.
Continue Reading By Jessie Lau, CNN London, UK (CNN) — In an 1861 painting commissioned by the British monarch Queen Victoria, a brown and white Pekingese sits demurely on a cushion in front of a Japanese vase, gazing into the distance. Admired for her adorably smushed snout and leonine features, she was a new addition to the
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Gordon Ramsay is a father for the sixth time with his wife of almost 30 years, Tana Ramsay. The celebrity chef posted a trio of photos from the hospital on his verified Instagram account Saturday, revealing the pair had welcomed a son, Jesse James Ramsay. “What an amazing birthday
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 20 years since their “freaky” pairing, and all signs are pointing toward a highly anticipated redux for this beloved onscreen mother-daughter duo. Jamie Lee Curtis shared a stunning selfie with her “Freaky Friday” costar Lindsay Lohan on her verified Instagram account on Friday, with a caption that
Continue Reading Story by Maureen O’Hare, video by Max Burnell, CNN Drumnadrochit, Scotland (CNN) — It’s not the volume of water in Loch Ness that impresses, although that’s substantial. It is, after all, 23 miles long with steep walls that plunge into a 754-foot abyss deep enough to submerge Edinburgh Castle twice over. It’s the unsettling darkness
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The Beatles have made a record-breaking return to No. 1 on the UK charts with their latest and “last” song “Now and Then” becoming the country’s top single. Released on November 2, “Now and Then” debuted on the UK’s Official Singles Chart at No. 42 the following day. Just
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Diwali, also called Deepavali, is one of the biggest festivals in India. It’s also widely celebrated in Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji and other countries with large South Asian diasporas. Homes, businesses
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: smart alternatives to the world’s top tourism destinations, the Michelin restaurant that closed because it was too expensive and the plane that reached 14,000 feet after taking off with missing windows. Destination inspiration Travel tech company Expedia has announced its list of 2024 “destination
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Keke Palmer is now the sole guardian of her 8-month-old son Leodis, after she filed and was granted a request for a domestic violence restraining order against the child’s father, Darius Jackson. The “Nope” star was granted temporary sole custody of her son after filing legal documents on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — The show will go on for Taylor Swift, but not tonight. The “Anti-Hero” singer has rescheduled her planned performance in Bueno Aires, Argentina Friday due to inclement weather. “I love a rain show but I’m never going to endanger my fans or my fellow performers and crew,” she said
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The artist with the most Grammy nominations this year, nine, is a Black woman. Here’s why that is significant. Back in 2017, there was a lot of discussion about the Recording Academy and race after Adele topped Beyoncé and three other nominees to win the prestigious album of
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In 1977, Jo Ann Callis took a photograph of a woman’s head thrown back, her neck taut and tied with a bow looped together from the thin baby blue straps of her white lace dress. It’s an image that beckons a long look, as the tension heightens in its
Continue Reading Reuters (Reuters) — Chinese carrier China Southern Airlines said on Thursday it would honor the sale of tickets priced as cheaply as $1.30 during a two-hour technical glitch on its mobile phone app and some ticket-booking platforms late on Wednesday. Consumers began reporting on Chinese social media at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday that many flights
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Netflix has revealed the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The trailer shows how the live-action version of the characters look and also reveals a premiere date of Feb. 22. Featured in the series will be Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley), Prince Zuko (Dallas
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Italian fashion designer Davide Renne, Moschino’s new creative director, has died aged 46, according to a press release issued by the brand’s parent company Aeffe SpA. Renne’s appointment as the new creative director of Moschino was announced on October 16. He had started his role at the luxury fashion
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — No, it wasn’t Spider-Man or King Kong hanging off the side of the Empire State Building this week. It was Jared Leto. The actor and singer on Thursday managed to climb the historic Manhattan skyscraper in a stunt to announce his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars is embarking on
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