By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, we bring you the go-to airports for international connections and for passenger satisfaction, the hotels named the world’s best for 2023 and the latest cultural treasures to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Airports flying high Some airports rank highest for passenger
Continue Reading By Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — What happens when several hundred archaeologists gather in a “glass box” in the desert? It’s an odd kind of question, but this actually occurred last week when experts from all over the planet converged in the shimmering mirror-covered Maraya cultural center near the ancient oasis town of AlUla in
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark that they get. On Saturday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2023. If you reside in the Northern
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Several stars took a moment this week to focus on a cause that’s getting considerably less attention than striking actors and writers – specifically, the subpar pay and conditions facing the vast majority of US restaurant workers. Chrissy Teigen and Jamie Lee Curtis were just two of the familiar
Continue Reading By Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan (CNN) — Making your creative director debut when your predecessor was responsible for one of fashion’s most profitable and prolific success stories is a daunting task, let alone having your show venue changed less than 24 hours before your first model was due to step onto the runway. Yet, if
Continue Reading By Scarlett Conlon, CNN (CNN) — This August, fashion editors and buyers from over 120 of the world’s most influential fashion publications and retailers flew to Denmark to voluntarily sit in the pouring rain on wet stools. Was there an immersive new trend with an incoming moniker coined “water-core” to be had? No – but then never
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Blink-182 has released two new songs and a music video off their upcoming album, “ONE MORE TIME….” The video for “ONE MORE TIME…” unites the band and marks their first album with Tom DeLonge, who left the group from 2015 to 2022, Mark Hoppus battled cancer in 2021, leading
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Guests at Millie Bobby Brown’s upcoming nuptials shouldn’t wait for Jon Bon Jovi to hop on the mic. The “Stranger Things” star, who is marrying the rocker’s son Jake Bongiovi, recently told “Today” that her future father-in-law will not be performing at their wedding. “I feel like that’s
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Things may not have worked out between Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, but her relationship with his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift looks to be going along swimmingly. The member of the Jonas Brothers trio is in the midst of a divorce from the “Game of Thrones” star with whom
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Kacie Rose Burns walked into the Florence jazz bar, alone. “I’ll go for one song and suss it out,” she thought, trying to quieten her nerves. Kacie slipped in at the back. The club was dark and busy, a few wall lights and neon signs illuminating people drinking, dancing
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — An unknown story by Truman Capote has been published for the first time, after it was discovered hiding in plain sight in a red notebook belonging to the acclaimed author. Capote, a famous American writer and novelist, was born in New Orleans in 1924 and died in 1984. His
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Your move, Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce is talking about the pop superstar, while still not confirming speculation that the pair may be dating. On Thursday, ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” released its interview with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and, of course, he was asked about the
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea Friday. “And now it’s time. I will return after completing my service faithfully,” Suga wrote on the online fan community platform Weverse. Thanking fans for their support so far, the 30-year-old singer told
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Quirky accessories are nothing new in the fashion world. Just last weekend, Simone Rocha unveiled beaded face masks at London Fashion Week; while on the New York runways Puppets & Puppets made a bag out of a banana fastened between two leather straps. But this week Anwar Hadid —
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — When considering the simple pleasures of the “John Wick” movies, character development and dense back story would rate somewhere below the bottom of the list. The world of streaming, however, favors the long winded, a factor much in evidence in “The Continental: From the World of John Wick,”
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After three movies in four years, “The Expendables” waited more than nine to unleash its latest adventure, likely a testament to the poorly received youth movement introduced in the third film. “Expend4ables” seeks to provide a badly spelled tonic to that misstep but works from such a flimsy,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Dumb Money” takes full advantage of its David-vs.-Goliath underpinnings to turn a tale of stocks and finance, a la “The Big Short” or “Too Big to Fail,” into a crowd-pleasing underdog story. Paul Dano heads a sprawling cast as the guy leading the rebels with pitchforks on behalf
Continue Reading By Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — A new dawn rose in Milan on Thursday evening as British designer Peter Hawkings made his hotly anticipated debut in the creative director chair at Tom Ford. The long-time right-hand-man of Tom Ford himself, it was Hawkings’ first foray into womenswear following his 25-year stint as a
Continue Reading Maggie Wong, CNN (CNN) — Mongolian cuisine can best be summed up by a local proverb: “Give a man a knife, fire and some stones, and he has a kitchen.” Home to one of the world’s most famous nomadic cultures, Mongolia’s food reflects the nation’s resourcefulness and its deep-rooted relationship with nature. It’s also a
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When 90s boy band *NSYNC were at the height of their fame, their tour bus was followed by a “stampede” of fans on one specific occasion, Justin Timberlake recalled while appearing on Thursday’s episode of “Hot Ones” with the group. He described how he and his bandmates – Lance
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