Entertainment

By Leah Dolan, CNN Manchester (CNN) — “It might sound strange, but I’m going to show you the toilets,” said Ellen van Loon, the RIBA-award winning Dutch architect tasked with building the UK’s largest arts and culture center since the Tate Modern in 2003. “We had a DJ in here,” Van Loon points to the

By Nathan Kay, CNN (CNN) — For more than 120 years, the Matild Palace has stood over the Elisabeth Bridge, welcoming those who cross the Danube River from Buda to Pest – the two halves that make up Hungary’s capital city. Built in 1902 when the Austro-Hungarian empire was economically strong, the palace was erected

By Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — Eight airports in France were forced to evacuate on Wednesday for security reasons. Beauvais airport near Paris said it was evacuated “following an anonymous threat received by several French hubs.” The airport later said it was in the process of reopening. In eastern France, Strasbourg

By Aurore Laborie, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Moomin characters may be internationally famous, but a new exhibition in Paris shows a lesser-known side to the Finnish artist who created them. The show takes an intimate look into the life of Tove Jansson, both as a prolific artist and an advocate for female independence. Previously

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport opened to commercial operations in the province of Siem Reap in the country’s northwest this week. The China-funded Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is now the main gateway to one of the country’s most popular tourist sites, the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Complex. On Monday morning,

By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Barcelona has retained its grip on the World’s 50 Best Bars list as intimate cocktail joint Sips claimed the top spot at 2023’s awards. With the coveted title long-dominated by London and New York establishments, Tuesday’s announcement marked the second consecutive victory for the cosmopolitan city in Spain.

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — An easyJet flight was canceled and its passengers made to disembark after someone onboard the aircraft apparently defecated on the airplane bathroom floor. The flight on Sunday evening from the Spanish island of Tenerife to London Gatwick had already been delayed by several hours. Aaran Gedhu, a passenger on

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Jack Fisk had an audacious request. The production designer behind “The Revenant” and “There Will Be Blood,” whose collaborations with Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson and David Lynch have made him the stuff of industry legend, was about to recreate a crime scene. Fisk was on location in Oklahoma

By Cathaleen Chen, CNN (CNN) — The radical transformation of Victoria’s Secret is over. The American lingerie chain has spent the last two years overhauling its hyper-sexualized image in a bid to regain cultural relevance and win back young consumers who preferred more on-trend upstarts like Savage X Fenty and Parade. There were some successes,

By Jacqui Palumbo and Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — No matter what era of Madonna you first got to know her in — the fingerless gloves and crucifixes in the 1980s, the dominatrix alter ego of the ’90s or the Americana leather chaps and disco of the 2000s — the Queen of Pop’s latest tour