Fat Bear Week 2022: The voting has started
By Forrest Brown, CNN Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears — and for Katmai National Park…
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Fat Bear Week 2022: The voting is underway in annual contest
By Forrest Brown, CNN Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears — and for Katmai National Park…
Continue Reading The world’s best bars for 2022 have been revealed
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Move over London. Step aside New York. There’s a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the…
Continue Reading Brand worn by Katie Holmes, Kendall Jenner and Beyoncé makes Paris Fashion Week debut
Samantha Tse, CNN Speaking backstage Monday after the brand’s open-air runway debut in Paris at the Petit Palais, Zimmermann’s creative…
Continue Reading Chinese vase valued below $2,000 sells for nearly $9 million after bidding frenzy
Jack Guy, CNN A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million)…
Continue Reading Giorgio Armani: A lion in his winter years
Tim Blanks When he remodeled the garden of his home in Milan, Giorgio Armani added a pavilion, a wall of bamboo and an imposing pair of Japanese…
Continue Reading The ‘tombstone village’ built by Korean refugees on a Japanese cemetery
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN At first glance, Ami-dong seems like an ordinary village within the South Korean city of Busan, with colorful…
Continue Reading The world’s most spectacular airport is about to double in size
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel: The wreckage of the ship that tried to warn the Titanic about the iceberg has been found. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong is opening up to tourism — but is it too late?
By Jake Kwon, CNN Market vendor Mr. Chan gestures around what used to be one of Hong Kong’s busiest streets. “There are no tourists now,…
Continue Reading The last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel — except for China
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid…
Continue Reading Amid global turmoil, superyachts are selling more than ever. Here’s why
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The world is in turmoil. The specter of global conflict lurks on the horizon. Energy prices are putting the squeeze on…
Continue Reading The couple who spent their honeymoon riding an African iron ore train
Yasmeen E. Awaja, CNN When planning a honeymoon, many couples go for obvious destinations like Paris, the city of love, or the Maldives, with its…
Continue Reading Historic 207-year-old outdoor swimming pool reopens in Bath, England
By Issy Ronald, CNN With its honey-colored stone, crescent-shaped changing rooms, still water and idyllic location on the banks of the Avon river in…
Continue Reading Next year’s Met Gala theme revealed
Oscar Holland, CNN | Samantha Tse Organizers of the annual Met Gala, one of fashion’s biggest nights, have announced next year’s theme:…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Kanye West is apparently team socks and sandals
Leah Dolan, CNN Fashion forward to some, and a faux pas to others, wearing socks with sandals has been a sartorial boundary that many celebrities…
Continue Reading Anti-Asian hate crimes are scaring Chinese travelers away from the US
By Lilit Marcus and Michelle Toh, CNN Cannon Yu lives in Shantou, Guangdong province. In the past, her sales job at a packaged-foods company took her…
Continue Reading These bamboo shelters are empowering communities displaced by Pakistan’s floods
Stephy Chung, CNN Pakistan’s “never-before-seen” floods have affected 33 million people, many of whom are still seeking safe refuge…
Continue Reading These bamboo shelters are empowering communities displaced by Pakistan’s floods
Stephy Chung, CNN Pakistan’s “never-before-seen” floods have affected 33 million people, many of whom are still seeking safe refuge…
Continue Reading Here’s how to get your hands on a piece of an Airbus A380
Julia Buckley, CNN There’s nothing quite like keeping a memento of the one you loved, and if the one in question is the Airbus A380,…
Continue Reading The scariest house on Airbnb is the ‘Hocus Pocus’ cottage
By Emmy Abbassi, CNN Don’t get your knickers in a twist, it’s just a haunted Airbnb. The Sanderson sisters of “Hocus Pocus”…
Continue Reading This ship tried to warn the Titanic about the iceberg. Now scientists have found its wreckage
By Amarachi Orie and Christian Edwards, CNN The wreck of a ship that tried to warn the RMS Titanic of the iceberg that sank it on its maiden voyage…
Continue Reading Hurricane hunter: Flight to Hurricane Ian ‘worst I’ve ever been on’
By Marnie Hunter, CNN An aerospace engineer who flew into Hurricane Ian in the early morning hours Wednesday said the flight was the worst of his…
Continue Reading Hurricane hunter: Flight to Hurricane Ian ‘worst I’ve ever been on’
By Marnie Hunter, CNN An aerospace engineer who flew into Hurricane Ian in the early morning hours Wednesday said the flight was the worst of his…
Continue Reading The man who knows every sand dune in the desert
Barry Neild, CNN When Salam Almazrouei was a boy, he and his friends would play a game out in the desert that most people would find terrifying. In…
Continue Reading Virgin Atlantic launches new gender-neutral uniform policy
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Virgin Atlantic has said it is scrapping gendered uniform options in an effort to champion the individuality of its employees. The…
Continue Reading Burberry appoints Daniel Lee as new chief creative officer
Oscar Holland, CNN Burberry has appointed Daniel Lee, one of the fashion industry’s most respected young designers, as its chief creative…
Continue Reading Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after bomb hoax
By Heather Chen and Jake Kwon, CNN Two air force fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Changi Airport…
Continue Reading Milan Fashion Week: The Italian stalwart takes a stab at rebellion
Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Contributer: Marianna Cerini Of “the big four” fashion weeks, Milan has long boasted heritage but often pales…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s new royal cypher unveiled by Buckingham Palace
Amarachi Orie, CNN Buckingham Palace has unveiled the new royal cypher of King Charles III, which will appear on British government buildings, state…
Continue Reading The gigantic moon hotel that could be built in Dubai
Francesca Street, CNN Whether it’s a blast into suborbital space or a hotel stay among the stars, space tourism entrepreneurs believe one day…
Continue Reading What it’s like to visit Saudi Arabia now
Richard Quest, CNN I have seen countries change before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the change taking place in…
Continue Reading It’s one of Europe’s most popular destinations. Here’s how to avoid the crowds
Joe Yogerst, CNN Like Venice, Barcelona and Prague, Dubrovnik is a victim of its own success. In 2019, more than three million tourists poured into…
Continue Reading Canada to remove final Covid-19 travel restrictions
By Paula Newton and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN From October 1, Canada is removing all remaining Covid-19 entry restrictions including testing, quarantine…
Continue Reading Celebrities pose for hours for these art history and film-inspired portraits
Jacqui Palumbo A celebrity’s image can be quickly shaped by a single photograph, TikTok video or news headline, but in Robert Wilson’s…
Continue Reading 7 scenic drives across the United States to get your fall foliage fix
By Forrest Brown, CNN With gas prices well below their dizzying early summer heights and memories of chaos at airports still fresh in our minds, the…
Continue Reading What it’s like to visit Saudi Arabia now
Richard Quest, CNN I have seen countries change before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the change taking place in…
Continue Reading ‘My beliefs haven’t changed’: From social housing to skyscrapers, architect Moshe Safdie is still an idealist
Oscar Holland, CNN There are few buildings that have more drastically shaped a city’s image than Marina Bay Sands. Just as the Eiffel Tower and…
Continue Reading The world’s best airline for 2022 named
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN From Covid to chaos, it’s been another bumpy year for the aviation industry. In much of the northern hemisphere,…
Continue Reading ‘Transform her into Marilyn’: Inside Ana de Armas’ ‘Blonde’ metamorphosis
Marianna Cerini Few pop culture figures continue to live as large in our collective imagination as Marilyn Monroe, and her status as a beauty icon…
Continue Reading Hilary Mantel, acclaimed ‘Wolf Hall’ author, dead at 70
Lianne Kolirin and Leah Dolan, CNN Hilary Mantel, the British author who twice won the Booker Prize, has died at the age of 70. The acclaimed writer,…
Continue Reading Aga Khan Award: $1 million prize recognizes world’s best new community architecture
Oscar Holland, CNN A serene airport, a contemporary art museum and a series of refugee community centers are among the winners of the Aga Khan Award…
Continue Reading Hong Kong removes international travel quarantine after more than two years
By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after…
Continue Reading Oktoberfest is back. But religious politicians in this country want it banned
Heather Chen, CNN The world’s largest beer festival is finally back after a two year dry spell but politicians in one country are still against…
Continue Reading London Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2023: Touching tributes and a rallied community
Leah Dolan and Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN While London Fashion Week is no stranger to the influence of weighty external forces in recent years —…
Continue Reading Fall equinox 2022: Not as ‘equal’ as you may think
By Forrest Brown, CNN Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status — at least when it…
Continue Reading A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at New Jersey’s Newark airport after circling over the Atlantic
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN A mechanical problem on a United Airlines flight prompted an emergency landing early Thursday at New…
Continue Reading Sharp rise in demand for flights — and in fares — out of Moscow after Putin announces ‘partial mobilization’
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Zendaya is fashion’s flower girl in pre-release Loewe
Leah Dolan, CNN If ever anyone needed more convincing of Zendaya’s fashion influence — beyond her Vogue covers, Valentino campaigns (as a…
Continue Reading Sharp rise in demand for flights — and in fares — out of Moscow after Putin announces ‘partial mobilization’
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President…
Continue Reading How Holiday Inn revolutionized 20th century travel
Francesca Street, CNN Kemmons Wilson was ferrying his family from New York to Washington by car when the idea first came to him. The Wilsons needed…
Continue Reading How ‘The Woman King’ created a warm and epic Dahomey Kingdom for the big screen
Leah Asmelash, CNN As soon as “The Woman King” begins, audiences will know the film is unlike any they’ve seen before. Sharpened…
Continue Reading As book bans mount, literary stars are championing libraries and literacy
AJ Willingham, CNN Readers and educators across America are observing Banned Books Week by exploring restricted books and supporting their authors…
Continue Reading ‘She sat for him 12 times’: The Nigerian artist who made a bronze sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II
Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN The year was 1956, and there was much fanfare and anticipation for Queen Elizabeth’s first visit to…
Continue Reading Paris subway station renamed ‘Elizabeth II’ for day of Queen’s funeral
By Ben Morse and Xiaofei Xu, CNN The Paris transportation network RATP announced it has changed the name of one of its stations to honor Queen…
Continue Reading From black hats to brooches, funeral guests wear quiet tributes to the Queen
Oscar Holland, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II was a master of symbolic dressing, using clothes, colors, hats and jewels to communicate with subjects…
Continue Reading A scaredy-cat’s guide to Halloween Horror Nights — and other haunted house events
By Scottie Andrew, CNN There comes a time in all of our lives when we must decide the kind of person we’re going to be — a courageous…
Continue Reading The surprising history of Sentosa, Singapore’s staycation island
By Lilit Marcus, CNN It used to be known as Pulau Blakang Mati. Some translate the name politely as “the island of woe,” but the most…
Continue Reading ‘New Elizabethan’: The Queen’s reign heralded a new era for architecture
Jonathan Glancey After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and…
Continue Reading Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s…
Continue Reading Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s…
Continue Reading Some of these animals haven’t been seen in the wild in decades. Now there are photos
Kristen Rogers, CNN When photographer Marc Schlossman held an extinct, dead bird in his hand, he had what he called a “conversion…
Continue Reading Meet the designers creating everyday objects and art from human hair
Francesca Perry, CNN There is a natural product we grow ourselves which can be used to make clothing, ropes and even building materials — and…
Continue Reading Flights canceled to turn skies silent for Queen’s funeral
Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ jersey fetches a record $10.1 million
Jack Guy, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN A jersey worn by basketball star Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons in his NBA career sold for a…
Continue Reading Flights canceled to turn skies silent for Queen’s funeral
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or…
Continue Reading Hundreds of European flights hit by air traffic control strike
Barry Neild, CNN Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took…
Continue Reading Could living in a bamboo home help solve the climate crisis?
Julia M. Chan, CNN While bamboo has been used in construction in Asia for thousands of years, it’s starting to catch on in sustainable housing…
Continue Reading Royal gift or ‘stolen’ gem? Calls for UK to return 500 carat Great Star of Africa diamond
Nimi Princewill, CNN Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond…
Continue Reading TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future
Francesca Street, CNN Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel. French railway company SNCF and train manufacturer Alstom have…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Anne Hathaway’s ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ moment at New York Fashion Week
Leah Dolan, CNN Life imitated art on the front row of the Michael Kors show on Wednesday when assigned seating placed Vogue editor-in-chief Anna…
Continue Reading Hanoi’s popular ‘Train Street’ cafes ordered to close
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hanoi’s popular “train street” is once again the subject of a significant crackdown. The street, where trains…
Continue Reading She was only in Paris for three days. She met the love of her life on the Metro
Francesca Street, CNN Andye was only in Paris for three days. On day one, she jumped aboard the Metro train that would change her life forever. It…
Continue Reading This couple stopped flying because of the climate crisis and found a more rewarding way to travel
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN Will and Claire Stedden tied the knot in 2017, but their “honeymoon phase” was longer than most. “We called…
Continue Reading Amtrak says full rail service restored
By Marnie Hunter, CNN [Updated at 4:38 p.m. ET Friday] Amtrak says it has fully restored rail service after it canceled some trains fearing the…
Continue Reading National Air and Space Museum to partially reopen with 8 overhauled exhibitions
By Forrest Brown, CNN Attention air and space fans traveling to DC: Your wait will soon be over. From historic early flight to futuristic planet…
Continue Reading What the Queen’s death means for tourists to the UK right now
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has led to astonishing scenes in the…
Continue Reading Meet the winner of the London Design Festival’s Emerging Talent award
Leah Dolan, CNN Every September, the London Design Festival spotlights a new, up-and-coming name set to make waves in the industry with its Emerging…
Continue Reading William Klein, photographer who brought high fashion into the streets, has died aged 96
Justin Kamp The photographer, filmmaker and multi-disciplinary artist William Klein has died aged 96, according to the International Center of…
Continue Reading New York Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2023 shows
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN and Alex Rees, CNN Fashion month returned to New York in a big way, with five-and-a-half-days of in-person runway shows including…
Continue Reading Dining at 1,820 feet, in South Korea’s highest restaurant
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The journey to the highest restaurant in South Korea starts with a whale display. The airy 123F Lounge sits on the top floor of…
Continue Reading Jurassic dinosaur fossil will go up for auction in Paris
Kristen Rogers, CNN A 150 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will go up for auction in Paris next month. With an estimated sales price of 400,000 to…
Continue Reading TSA’s ‘cutest canine’ retires after almost 10 years of service
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just weeks after winning TSA’s “cutest canine” competition, the agency’s oldest sniffer dog has…
Continue Reading It’s one of India’s tastiest snacks. But there’s only one place you can sample the real thing
Shalba Sarda, CNN Indian poet Ashok Vajpeyi called Bikaner “a city where one half of the population is occupied with making bhujia and the…
Continue Reading Royal gift or ‘stolen’ gem? Calls for UK to return 500 carat Great Star of Africa diamond
Nimi Princewill, CNN Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond…
Continue Reading Canadian family taking world tour before children lose their vision
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Their daughter Mia was just three years old when Canadian couple Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier first noticed…
Continue Reading Photographer David LaChapelle offers a balm for turbulent times
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN For photographer David LaChapelle, signs are pointing to the end of days — the Thwaites Glacier, or “doomsday…
Continue Reading ‘Miracle baby’ giraffe born at Columbus Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Columbus Zoo has welcomed a long-legged, endangered new addition: a baby Masai giraffe. The unnamed newborn was born to…
Continue Reading Travel news: Wild weather, clifftop hotels and all eyes on the UK
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In our travel roundup this week, we bring you lightning strikes, rainbow ice caves, clifftop hotels and tales of…
Continue Reading Picturing the Queen: How artists portrayed Queen Elizabeth II through her reign
Nick Glass, CNN It was one of those photogenic if historically insignificant moments when one (bona fide) icon fleetingly met another. Queen…
Continue Reading Clothes that rallied a nation: Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion legacy
Caryn Franklin One of the many legacies left by Queen Elizabeth II is an illustration of how clothes can rally a nation. Captured in motion by an…
Continue Reading 8 Italian villages you may have never heard of
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Travelers tend to head to the big name destinations like Venice, Florence, Rome, and even Naples when visiting Italy. But there…
Continue Reading Worst airports for delays and cancellations this summer
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Summer’s nearly officially over and that means the season’s air travel crush — and hopefully the chaos…
Continue Reading Karlie Kloss: ‘Fashion designers in the future won’t just be sewing, they’ll be coding’
Karlie Kloss Growing up in the Midwest, my Dad, an ER physician, instilled in me and my sisters a love for science, tech, and math — but more…
Continue Reading Luxury fashion houses are funneling millions into the metaverse. But to what end?
Oscar Holland, CNN When a virtual Gucci Dionysus handbag sold online for the equivalent of $4,115 last year, it wasn’t the price tag alone that…
Continue Reading Style Guide: How to dress in digital fashion
Leah Dolan, CNN Fashion is barreling towards a digital future. In this brave new world, a cherished paycheck might no longer be spent on a…
Continue Reading Masks now optional on New York City subways and other public transit
If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Travel to New York City during Covid-19: What to know before you go
CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect regarding Covid-19 if you want…
Continue Reading US tourist fined $450 for eating and drinking on a Roman fountain
By Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN An American visitor to Rome has been fined €450 ($450) for eating and drinking while sitting on the side of a…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Jerry Seinfeld is a fashion model. The internet has thoughts
Oscar Holland, CNN Jerry Seinfeld is known for many things but being a style icon was never among them. Unless, of course, you count the “The…
Continue Reading Inside a Maya village where locals live without power — and fight to preserve their culture
By Lucy Sherriff, CNN A bumpy, 10-passenger plane ride from Belize City takes you over lush green jungles, craggy mountaintops and skims along the…
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