Entertainment

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Growing up near Boston, elements of Italian-American culture were threaded through much of Liz Fitzgerald’s life. Every Christmas Eve, her uncle would visit her family’s home to celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes, bringing dishes like stuffed shrimp, calamari and clam chowder, while her aunts poured batter into

By Leah Dolan, CNN Les Archives, located in Paris’ 6th arrondissement, is a secondhand designer store rendered entirely in millennial pink. This is not your typical Aladdin’s Cave vintage shop, where rails are stacked on top of each other and garments fill every corner. The blush-toned space is sparse, with a smattering of shoes on

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Ephesus, Turkey (CNN) — The security lines at the entrance move with airport-like efficiency. Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the distance, with green hills beyond. It feels like stepping back 2,000 years in time. In a country

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Bad Bunny’s style has always defied expectations. So, amid intense speculation that he would use his Super Bowl outfit to subvert masculine stereotypes, stage a protest or publicly lambast ICE (again), it was perhaps no surprise that he did precisely none of those things. This was a jubilant celebration

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s most expensive rice, trouble at Rome’s Trevi Fountain, plus how the hotel bathroom door situation has gotten out of hand. World-class rice Kinmemai Premium has been certified by Guinness World Records as the most expensive rice on the planet, but what is

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When the owner of a tiny sketch sent a photo of it to an auction house’s online valuation portal, they had no idea of its significance. The drawing is barely bigger than a hand. And it depicts only a foot, with its heel slightly raised off the ground and

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Since the first trailer dropped, outrage has surrounded the theatrical costuming of Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.” But for any historical fanatics feeling short-changed, Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal offer a small consolation: by going period on the red carpet. Kind of. It must be understood that historical

Story by Francesca Street. Video by Max Burnell (CNN) — Niki Ghofranian surveyed the view from atop the stone walls of Dunstaffnage Castle, hoping, against the odds, to find a way out. The walls stood some 60 feet above the grass below. Jumping would be ill-advised, perhaps fatal. In the distance: hills, lochs, islands. Nearby:

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — When thieves broke into the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery and cut through display cases with an angle grinder, they seized a trove of Napoleonic jewels. But in their daring escape through the window, the crown of Empress Eugénie slipped from their grasp and was left battered on the pavement below.

By Karla Cripps, CNN Let’s set the scene. You’ve been dating someone for a few months, things are going well. It’s time to take the next step — a weekend away together. You find a great hotel that ticks all the right boxes: nice neighborhood, some enticing food and drink options and phenomenal reviews for

By Griffin Shea, CNN Luanda (CNN) — Along Luanda Bay’s Marginal promenade, the colonial-era National Bank — pink and white, formal and imposing — still dominates the view. But tucked beneath one of the shaded arches along its arcade, restaurant Teimosa da Banda buzzes with life. A kitchen window opens directly onto the walkway. Government

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A picture is often said to speak a thousand words, but do we still trust it to tell the truth? The internet, editing tools, social media and — of course — AI, have made us increasingly aware that when it comes to photography, looks can be deceiving. Fabricated images,

By Justin Calderon, CNN Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (CNN) — Visit the ancient city of Anuradhapura on a full moon day and the past feels anything but distant. Buddhist pilgrims dressed in white walk barefoot along dusty paths. Saffron-robed monks chant at dawn. Foreign visitors — from Taiwan to Canada — join local worshipers in rituals