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At first glance, the Seychelles’ Alphonse Island is your archetypal desert island escape: white sandy beaches backed by swaying palms; warm azure…
Continue ReadingAt first glance, the Seychelles’ Alphonse Island is your archetypal desert island escape: white sandy beaches backed by swaying palms; warm azure…
Continue ReadingWhen Denise Sung was growing up in Taiwan, she dreamed about meeting a man called…
Continue ReadingThree scenic trails in the northern United States have new status as National Park System…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York City (CNN) — Swarovski has opened a new flagship store in New York, and its glitzy interiors will have visitors…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN Manchester (CNN) — “Happy Chanel day!” someone calls out across the dark car park of a Manchester city center hotel.…
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN (CNN) — Imagine relinquishing all sense of space and self — standing inside an area of stark darkness, interrupted…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Cohan, CNN (CNN) — Imagine relinquishing all sense of space and self — standing inside an area of stark darkness, interrupted by…
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (interview by Becky Anderson, CNN) (CNN) — Stella McCartney has called on world leaders to introduce new tariffs on…
Continue ReadingCNN By Christy Choi, CNN (interview by Becky Anderson, CNN) (CNN) — Stella McCartney has called on world leaders to introduce new tariffs on…
Continue ReadingBy Ann Binlot, CNN (CNN) — Marc Happel used to turn the pages of glossy fashion books and magazines, wondering if he should have taken a…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — An extremely rare – and extremely cute – leucistic white alligator has been born at Gatorland, the Orlando…
Continue ReadingBy Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turkey is the final stop for one of the most famous train rides in the world, the Orient Express. But another journey…
Continue ReadingIf we could visualize the year ahead, what color would it…
Continue ReadingA painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago fetched almost £11 million ($13.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday after being…
Continue ReadingCNN By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If we could visualize the year ahead, what color would it be? The abstract thought is an annual consideration…
Continue ReadingBy Dan Wright, CNN London (CNN) — British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah has died after a short illness, according to a post from his…
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The architects behind Chinese tech giant Tencent’s vast new campus unveiled their plans for the site on…
Continue ReadingBy Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. With its chilly weather and gothic sensibilities, the…
Continue ReadingPicture this: you’re nestled comfortably in your seat cruising towards your travel destination when a flight attendant’s voice breaks through the…
Continue ReadingFor over three decades, Architectural Digest has been curating annual lists of the 100 most influential people in interior decoration, architecture…
Continue ReadingPhotos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction…
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — British photographer Oli Kellett has taken his camera from New York to Rio de Janeiro, obsessively capturing…
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — An etching created by Rembrandt more than 350 years ago has been deemed to be too explicit for open…
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Skiers, take note. Less snow is falling worldwide, according to analysis of data gathered since 1973 by the…
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — When Dain Yoon started painting on her own skin to create surreal self-portraits, people in South Korea looked at…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak has suspended train service temporarily between Portland and Seattle because of a landslide in the area.…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Artist Jesse Darling is the latest recipient of the Turner Prize, the UK’s top award for artists that grants…
Continue ReadingA five-bedroom penthouse covering almost 22,000 square feet has sold in Dubai for 500 million UAE dirhams — just over $136 million — setting a…
Continue ReadingOn Monday night, the British Fashion Council orchestrated its annual British Fashion Awards — a star-studded ceremony in London aimed at…
Continue ReadingFor five-and-a-half seasons, “The Crown” has dazzled viewers with its depictions of glamor, from the regal elegance of the young Queen Elizabeth…
Continue ReadingBy Fawnia Soo Hoo, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in Rock Point, Arizona in the Navajo Nation, Ralph Lauren’s inaugural “artist in residence,”…
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — With gorgeous art nouveau entrances, maze-like tunnels and trains that rattle briskly under, and occasionally…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — At the 2023 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles last night, not one, but three celebrities arrived in a decidedly…
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Peers, CNN (CNN) — Spread over a dozen islands off the east coast of central Florida, there’s a huge, but little-known animal…
Continue ReadingBy Emmy Abbassi, CNN (CNN) — Each year, millions of families wait for Santa Claus to visit their homes but now, you can visit his. Airbnb is…
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Aviation faces a steep climb towards a greener future. Although it has, like many other industries, committed to…
Continue ReadingThe sweeping landscapes of New Zealand are, for many “Lord of the Rings” fans, inextricably linked to the fictional land of…
Continue ReadingEven as a young child, Cherilynne Hill felt a kinship with the simple things in life. Summers were spent visiting her grandparents in Canadice, New…
Continue ReadingIn travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and tranquility, what’s trending in aircraft interiors and top…
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Cardi B is known for bringing runway looks to the red carpet, but on Saturday she made a surprise appearance on…
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — It’s an Italian home most can only dream of spending the night in. Featuring multiple suites, all filled…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Cohan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Fire has played a crucial role in humanity for millennia. It’s allowed us to cook, construct, and…
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Fire has played a crucial role in humanity for millennia. It’s allowed us to cook, construct,…
Continue ReadingBy Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Imagine a world where nothing ends up in landfill. Instead, everything can be reused, recycled and repurposed,…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Demand for high-speed rail travel is booming in Europe. Travelers are desperate for a fast, sustainable alternative…
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Around 760 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, an…
Continue ReadingBy Vivian Song, CNN Paris (CNN) — Luxury jewelry and watch maker Chopard has quietly opened an “anti-hotel” in the heart of Paris, a new…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — “You don’t dwell on the past?” The question hangs in the air in a key scene in “May December,” as…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days…
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — A Chinese boarding school designed to let students unwind and “waste time mindfully” has been…
Continue ReadingThere is a legend that a group of Portuguese monks were sailing to Macao when their ship hit bad weather and they landed in Nagasaki, Japan,…
Continue ReadingThe world’s first underwater sculpture park has just gotten a lot…
Continue ReadingA painting by the 15th-century master Sandro Botticelli, recorded as missing since the 1980s, has been found at a home in southern…
Continue ReadingBy Simon Cullen, Max Foster and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — King Charles has worn a tie emblazoned with the Greek flag, just days after the…
Continue ReadingBrian Aerni’s favorite photo of himself was taken when he was just three years…
Continue ReadingBy Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — With a painted white face and head, wearing an all-white ensemble save for long black gloves and gigantic black…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — As a young boy growing up in the 1960s in Mthatha, South Africa, Luyanda Mpahlwa loved to draw houses. “I would…
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — What is better than a warming meal of hot pot? A catchy dance routine to go with the Chinese cuisine,…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Elliott Erwitt, the photojournalist and filmmaker who wryly documented the minutiae of American life for over…
Continue ReadingBy Marie Lodi, CNN (CNN) — The 1990s gave birth to many fictional style icons whose wardrobes inspire generation after generation. There’s…
Continue ReadingBy Stephy Chung and Oscar Holland, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Louis Vuitton’s creative director for menswear Pharrell Williams signaled the…
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — In news that won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been feeling the pinch, the global cost of…
Continue ReadingIn the 1980s and ’90s, Winona Ryder was a dark-haired waif against a sea of preppy blondes. Pale, brooding and enigmatic, Ryder cut her teeth…
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Christmas commercials have become a staple of the holiday season for many retail giants, from Disney to British…
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rees and Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — The 50th edition of the famed Pirelli calendar has been released, with its customary glamour and…
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — In Värmdö, a municipality of 10,000 small islands near Stockholm in Sweden, the school commute is about to get…
Continue ReadingWith at least 25 states and 50,000 miles under her belt, Frankie may just be the most well-traveled goat in the United…
Continue ReadingA mural painted by Banksy which first appeared not long after Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) has been destroyed after the building it…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Barbara Bush outfitted the White House Christmas Tree with hundreds of white lilies and iridescent garlands.…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — “I never really paid attention to politics before the 2016 election,” confided Japanese photographer Fumi…
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