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By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — Max Comer never set out to become a social media star. But somewhere between fixing landing gear in Oklahoma and raising two young sons on his own, the 33-year-old aircraft mechanic — known as “Airplane Facts with Max” online — started gaining followers by the thousand. In his quirky,

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities. But when he takes his students to Japan, one major question invariably emerges: why aren’t there any trash cans? It’s a common

By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN London (CNN) — It began with a cryptic post on Instagram. In December 2024, Jonathan Anderson shared a photo of his shadow reflected onto a sandy beach at dusk, with the caption “sunset”. Was it an allusion to new beginnings, per the idiom “riding off into the sunset,” many in the

By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Before the ravages of World War II, Paris was the center of the art world. The city’s salons, schools and cafes attracted painters from around the globe, with Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and Salvador Dalí among the many émigrés gravitating to France’s capital during the 1920s

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In 1965, Life magazine declared San Francisco the capital of gay America. And the Castro was its beating heart. Arguably the single most famous “gayborhood” in the United States, some of the country’s best known queer artists and activists settled there in the 20th century. It was where the

By David Allan, CNN Buffalo, New York (CNN) — “Go Bills!” is the standard exchange here. I quickly surmised that there’s only one acceptable reply when someone says to you, “Go Bills!” And that’s, “Go Bills!” “It’s more than just a rallying cry during football season, it’s become a kind of regional shorthand for pride,

CNN By David Allan, CNN Buffalo, New York (CNN) — “Go Bills!” is the standard exchange here. I quickly surmised that there’s only one acceptable reply when someone says to you, “Go Bills!” And that’s, “Go Bills!” “It’s more than just a rallying cry during football season, it’s become a kind of regional shorthand for

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: A park that’s home to the real Batcave, Asia’s underrated adventure destination, and a Canadian-American romance that happened in Mexico. Don’t get up We all want to get off the plane as soon as it lands, but that can become a disorderly scramble, even

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Solo travelers have long faced higher prices when it comes to group tours and it seems that the so-called “single supplement” is being applied to flights as well. Three of the biggest US airlines have been charging higher fares for solo flyers on some domestic routes, according to a

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — New Zealander Maire Clifford was gazing out the window on a train traveling from London to Edinburgh, Scotland. The train was weaving north out of King’s Cross station, with cityscapes gradually morphing into stretches of green fields. It was the year 2000. Maire was in her late 20s and

By Samantha Tse, CNN (CNN) — Remember when Carrie Bradshaw of “Sex and the City” wore a Christian Dior newspaper-print dress? Bradshaw, the fashion-forward sex columnist, played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the television series, defined late 1990s and early 2000s lifestyle aspirations for Gen X women when she and her three friends dominated the

By Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — With its enviable climate, food and architecture, Spain pulled in 98 million visitors in 2024 — making it the world’s second most-visited country after France. But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect. A surge in homes being listed on platforms like Airbnb means Spain’s main urban centers

By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — What do you get when you combine a team of scientists, a lab specializing in sequencing DNA and some extinct species? While the answer could be the plot of “Jurassic Park,” these are actually the foundations of Future Society, a biotech fragrance company that has changed the landscape of

By Milena Lazazzera, CNN (CNN) — Using the scientific precision of terms like “IF Type IIa”— to describe diamonds so pure they show no inclusions under 10x magnification — jewelry purveyors have long placed heavy emphasis on the clarity and cut of a gem. The sharper the facet and flawless the sparkle, the more valuable

By Jack Guy, Stephanie Halasz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A town in eastern Germany is offering two weeks free accommodation to encourage people to relocate there in a bid to boost its population. Eisenhüttenstadt, which sits on the border with Poland around 60 miles from the German capital Berlin, is offering a 14-day

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — An intimate portrait of a Vietnamese woman sitting next to her great-granddaughter in a dark, smoky room as she works on some embroidery has won the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition 2025. Taken in Vietnam’s Lào Cai province by UK-based photographer Justin Cliffe, the winning image was selected

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Geoff and Pennie Zuercher spent decades living in Florida, but the popular retirement spot wasn’t what the American couple envisioned for themselves when they wrapped up their careers. Nearly 20 years ago, the Zuerchers decided they would retire abroad, and the location they recently settled on — the sun-splashed

By Pete Muntean, Chris Isidore, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — United Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced an agreement Thursday morning to share frequent flier benefits and sell tickets on each other’s websites. If approved by regulators, the deal, called “Blue Sky,” would allow United’s MileagePlus members and JetBlue’s TrueBlue members to earn and redeem

Lisa Morrow, CNN (CNN) — Turkey may be famous for its kebabs, but the popular dish is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Turkish cuisine. Covering over 300,000 square miles, the European destination’s rich and diverse food is largely thanks to its landscape. Plateaus and plains of fertile soil formed by

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — From 31 May, one of the world’s largest art and design museums is offering the public not just a rare peek behind the curtain, but a chance for visitors to poke about, see up close — and touch — historical and culturally significant pieces. The V&A Storehouse East