Entertainment

Rebecca Cairns, CNN Growing up in South Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, it was inevitable that Penny Siopis’ work would be political. The multimedia artist was born during apartheid, South Africa’s period of legislated segregation, and began her career in the 1980s when anti-apartheid activist (and later president) Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. The “momentous

Selina Wang, CNN | Chie Kobayashi, CNN Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha house. In one image, she’s pictured mid-dance in a vibrant pink

By Ashley Killough and Amir Vera, CNN A Dallas firefighter was charged with theft after allegedly taking paid leave for nearly a month while lying about testing positive for Covid-19. William Jordan Carter, 38, who’s been with the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department for 14 years, was arrested Friday, and bail was set at $1,500, according to

By Marnie Hunter, CNN New York City’s newly announced vaccine mandate for certain indoor activities raises questions for visitors about meeting the new requirements. The Key to NYC pass, announced Tuesday by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, will require vaccination for workers and customers for indoor dining, indoor fitness facilities and indoor entertainment

By Sarah Dean and Lauren Kent, CNN The UK government will update its “green” travel list on Thursday to add Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania, and Norway to the list. Travelers returning from green-listed countries do not need to quarantine unless their required PCR test result is positive. The travel list changes announced will

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Tokyo is considered one of the world’s top food cities, drawing travelers from around the world who spend their days sampling renowned Japanese dishes, from sushi to ramen. But for those who flew into the city to compete or work at the Tokyo Olympics, most local restaurants are off limits.

By Jack Guy, CNN The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru was occupied from around 1420-1530 AD, several decades earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by Richard Burger, a professor of anthropology at Yale University, used radiocarbon dating to reveal that the emperor Pachacuti, who built