Entertainment

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Emma Stone has just finished playing a morally complicated home-flipper in the first season of “The Curse,” and now the actor is selling her own newly-renovated Los Angeles abode. Stone has listed a two-story Westwood pied-à-terre for just under $4 million through Sotheby’s International Reality. Built in 1926, the four-bedroom,

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A set of Winston Churchill’s false teeth is expected to fetch up to £8,000 ($10,000) when it goes on sale in England next month. Churchill, Britain’s prime minister during World War II, had several sets of upper dentures that were specifically constructed to maintain his natural lisp and were mounted

By Christy Choi and Francesca Annio, CNN (CNN) — After Japanese author Rie Kudan won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards, she admitted she’d had help from an unusual source — ChatGPT. “I plan to continue to profit from the use of AI in the writing of my novels, while letting my creativity

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — From legendary nightlife hotspots to volcanic outposts far off the continent’s mainland, Europe has islands in spades. But for every Mykonos, Ibiza or Santorini, there’s someplace lesser known and equally lovely to escape to where you can ditch the crowds and get closer to nature. Here are some of

Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Taking a long-distance train journey often feels like going back in time. Now, a new route opening up fast, direct access between two European countries will spin passengers back more than a century to the times of the Habsburg empire. A new high-speed route between Italy and Slovenia is now

By Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — Think of Balenciaga today, and you may think of bold accessories emblazoned with the brand’s name, futuristic footwear, and runway shows featuring celebrities splashed across social media. Yet the label’s origins were rather more discreet; founder Cristóbal Balenciaga was renowned for his privacy, secrecy and need for control over every

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN Naples, Italy (CNN) — A three-year project to build a children’s playground and recreation area south of the Italian city of Naples has unearthed the ruins of a 2000-year-old clifftop beach house. Built in the first century, the panoramic mansion — which overlooks the islands of Ischia and Procida — is

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It has been a year since China reopened its borders, but despite loosening its stringent Covid-19 restrictions, foreign travelers have been slow to return to the country with numbers down more than 60% from pre-pandemic levels. China’s border authorities recorded 35.5 million entries and exits by foreign nationals in 2023,

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Famed for its beautiful open spaces, lush green valleys and traditional nomadic culture, Mongolia has long been considered a destination best visited in the summer months. However a new event has been launched to lure international travelers in search of an authentic Mongolian winter experience. The inaugural Mazaalai International

Beth Reiber, CNN Tomonoura, Japan (CNN) — Shopkeeper Yuri Koshimizu is kind enough to explain why a small, rudimentary box hangs from the ceiling, high above an assortment of homeishu (medicinal liquor), clay figurines and homemade soaps. It’s for the swallows, she says through. That is, to catch the droppings from their nest above it.