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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Han Kang, a South Korean author, for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Han, 53, began her career with a group of poems in a South Korean magazine, before making

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tucked away in a residential neighborhood in the west of Hong Kong, the Kennedy Town Playground’s basketball courts aren’t particularly noteworthy. Most locals walk past them on their way to somewhere else. But for many tourists visiting the city from mainland China, the courts are a must-see

By Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — The Great Wall of China has inspired countless works of art in its more than 2,000-year history. Among the most famous is “The Great Wall Walk,” a dramatic 90-day performance that saw lovers Marina Abramović and Frank Uwe Laysiepen (the late German artist known as Ulay) trek towards each

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though often underappreciated, menswear has been undergoing a renaissance on red carpets and runways. Next year, a landmark exhibition on Black suiting and sartorial codes will serve as the inspiration for fashion’s biggest night out. The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced its spring 2025

By Christian Edwards and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday. Iran launched dozens of missiles towards Israel on October 1 in what it said

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from sale following an outcry. The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire withdrew more than two dozen lots from an upcoming auction titled “The Curious Collector Sale,” including an 18th-century Tsantsa shrunken head,

By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in southeastern France’s Isère region will not reopen this year after a

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Despite the ugly realities of war, military-adjacent aesthetics have enjoyed a long affiliation with the fashion industry and pop culture at large; from the mainstream use of camoflage prints and epaulettes on the shoulders of jackets to the widespread adoption of colors such as army green and khaki. These

By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disneyland fans woke up Wednesday morning to find about a 6% price increase on most park tickets and a price increase between 6% to 20% on annual passes, known as Magic Keys, for Disney’s original resort in California. Peak season, single-day tickets for Disneyland – during the late December

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles has won the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The winning image, “The Swarm of Life” by Canadian photojournalist Shane Gross, was chosen from a record-breaking 59,228 entries, according to a statement from the organizers, published Tuesday. “Shane captured

CNN, KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, EXPLORE.ORG, SHANE GROSS , WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, ALEXIS TINKER-TSAVALAS , KATMAI NATIONAL PARK/EXPLORE.ORG, Shane Gross / Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas / Wildlife Photographer of the Year By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In an exciting and personal rematch from last year, 128 Grazer and 32 Chunk

By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In an exciting and personal rematch from last year, 128 Grazer and 32 Chunk faced off again in the final round of 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest. And this year, embattled mama bear 128 Grazer has retained the crown of the most popular fat bear in the annual online