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By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — The seven-point metallic star floats on the glassy surface of the lake, reminiscent of a far-flung future civilization, or a spaceship touching down on an alien planet. It looks like something straight out of science fiction. Which it is, in a way: it’s the brand new Chengdu Science Fiction

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Just when you think you finally know Florida, it goes ahead and throws a town full of mediums into the mix. Roughly 50 miles from Orlando’s theme parks, Cassadaga is a bucolic Central Florida enclave where the streets are tunneled with oak trees draped in Spanish moss, and brightly-painted

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our latest roundup of travel news: great cities for world-class cocktails, Japanese street food and Michelin-starred fine dining, plus father-son and grandmother-granddaughter aviation teams taking to the skies. And with Halloween on the horizon, find out why “tombstone tourists” find cemeteries so fascinating. Bars, street food and fine

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Until she left for college, film historian Karie Bible spent almost her entire childhood living next to a cemetery. It’s where the Texas native rode her bike, played with her brother and passed by nearly every day. Other kids may have traded creepy stories about cemeteries or swore they’re

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — A Norwegian blue cheese bested contenders from around the world Friday to become the world’s new No. 1 cheese. The cheese, Nidelven Blå from cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri, vied against the crème de la crème of the cheese world in Trondheim, Norway, in the world’s largest global cheese event. Organized

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Fluorescent lighting, dark tunnels, scurrying rats and questionable dripping: New York City’s subway stations could serve as a spooky backdrop on nearly any day, but around Halloween, the sprawling subterranean system comes alive with bustling costumed figures — all of whom have somewhere to be, thanks. For nearly two

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Four-time NBA champion LeBron James is the latest male celebrity to be spotted out and about wearing a high-fashion bag. On Tuesday, the 34-year-old professional basketball player arrived at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado for the latest LA Lakers game against Denver’s Nuggets. If James wanted to make

Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It was billed as the first ‘affordable’ long-term cruise for people who wanted to live onboard while sailing the world. But a week before the original departure date, passengers who’ve signed up with Life at Sea cruises are still waiting to find out when they will hit the high seas.

By Chris Tharp, CNN Busan, South Korea (CNN) — Known for its fiery cuisine, cutting-edge technology and hefty pop-cultural output, South Korea is currently enjoying its moment in the spotlight. While the capital, Seoul, gets the lion’s share of attention, the country’s second city, Busan, has emerged from the big town’s shadow to become a

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Moving beyond cosmetics, skincare and even a Bratz doll line, the youngest Kardashian-Jenner sibling, Kylie Jenner, is expanding her business portfolio with a new clothing line, named Khy, launching November 1. While it’s not technically her first foray into fashion design — she and her older sister Kendall previously shared an eponymous,

by Diana Pearl, CNN (CNN) — In New York, a stretch of 47th Street is known as the Diamond District for the countless gem shops and appraisers that occupy just about every storefront and office. Some 40 blocks south, Pandora recently brought to life a competing vision for how stones are made, bought and sold.

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery. The couple, then based in Oakland, California, had penciled in a trip to Andalusia, Spain, months before, but

Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress acclaimed for her appearances both on stage and in cinema, has taken on a new role — and this time it’s in the world of luxury fashion. Loewe has cast the 88-year-old, known for roles such as Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” film

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Mandy Sanchez was sitting in her bedroom in Texas when she saw the listing. A spacious room in an Art Nouveau building in the buzzy Vinohrady neighborhood, near the city’s Riegrovy Sady park, known for its beautiful sunsets. It was December 2019. Mandy was a 22-year-old about to graduate

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A quick Google search of the phrase “Cher Halloween costume” will produce far more images of Cher impersonators than the Goddess of Pop dressed up as witch or wizard. In her decades-long music career, the global superstar’s glamorous style and chiseled abdomen have become so recognizable, she is now

By Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — Togolese German Fashion photographer Delali Ayivi has made a name for herself with some high-profile shoots, including photographing Aminata Touré, Germany’s first Black minister, for the cover of Vogue Germany last year. But her rapid success since starting professionally in 2019 shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: after all,

Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For over two decades now, Heidi Klum has served up tricks, treats and ever-outlandish ensembles to retain her title as the queen of celebrity Halloween costumes, arriving at her annual bash on or in gurneys, spaceships, biohazard trucks and clouds of smoke. And that’s before we even get to the

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — One of the most storied hotel companies in the United States is inching closer to a brand new, $3.7-billion resort in Las Vegas — a resort 23 years in the making. Fontainebleau Las Vegas will be the sister property of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, a sprawling and now iconic landmark

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Dante Alighieri was so spellbound that he wrote about it twice: in the “Divine Comedy,” and in another sonnet. Charles Dickens was struck by it when traveling around Italy. And now the medieval Garisenda “leaning” tower in Bologna is sparking very modern publicity, with concern that it might be

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Georgia’s capital city — home to the world’s busiest airport — can now boast Michelin-star restaurants as another reason to stop and stay awhile. Five Atlanta restaurants were awarded one Michelin star on Tuesday night during a ceremony at the downtown Rialto Center for the Arts. Atlas, Bacchanalia,