Entertainment

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Some Americans dream of leaving the United States for a new life overseas — an idea that always generates renewed interest at the start of a new presidential administration. However, relocation experts and seasoned expats emphasize that an international move is an enormous, life-altering decision that — as exhilarating

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — TikTok has withdrawn a controversial filter that allowed users to alter their photos to make themselves look heavier. Each AI-filtered video on the app follows the same pattern. It starts with an unedited photo of the user—usually slim—before the “chubby filter” trickles down the screen, altering the subject’s physique,

By Stephy Chung and Aria Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — K-pop band NewJeans played a sold-out show and debuted a new song in Hong Kong on Sunday — just days after a South Korean court upheld an injunction prohibiting the group from carrying out independent musical or commercial activities. But the band’s members then

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji

By Helen Iatrou, CNN (CNN) — In recent times, the main problem facing Greece’s picturesque island of Santorini has been the crowds of tourists jostling for space among the whitewashed walls of Oia town as they hunt for the best spot for sunset selfies. Then, earlier this year, another problem reared its head — one

By Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It was the water pistol shot that echoed around the world. In the summer of 2024, after years of enduring the pressures of overtourism, locals in Barcelona ramped up their protest, with thousands gathering to chant “tourists go home.” But it was a small group armed with toy water

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In this week’s travel roundup, we bring you tourist misbehavior and unruly incidents from March so far, then sweeten that bitter pill with wholesome adventure stories and a tale of love. Air travel worldwide is set to be disrupted for days following a fire near the UK’s Heathrow Airport.

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Kim Haberly’s dark blonde hair hangs behind her shoulders away from her face. Her almond-shaped eyes are faintly ringed by the yellow tone of an almost-healed bruise. There are two thumb-sized divots next to her hairline (barely perceptible until she points it out) from her recent temple lift, a

By Amarachi Orie and Lisa Klaassen, CNN (CNN) — A French restaurant that has held a Michelin star for longer than any other establishment in the world has lost one of its stars. Georges Blanc, in the eastern French commune of Vonnas, was first awarded a star almost a century ago and has boasted three

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Father Giuseppe Pagano is furious. The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their lives to silent prayer inside Florence’s Santo Spirito monastery, are preparing to go into battle over plans to open a luxury retirement home on the site. “We could no longer