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Maureen O’Hare, CNN It’s now been two decades since the era of supersonic commercial flight ended with Concorde’s final touchdown in an airfield in southwest England. In recent years, numerous pretenders to the throne — supersonic, hypersonic, hydrogen-powered, with anti-boom technology — have been whizzing round, conceptually at least, but many of these projects promising

Leah Dolan, CNN It was a performance that pushed the boundaries of live television, not least because of the writhing, semi-naked dancers and Romanesque colonnades aflame. But all the pyrotechnics and simulated sex were eclipsed by a sight more shocking still — Prince’s butt, bared for all to see amid a tangle of lemon yellow

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN It’s the first Monday of May, which means the Met Gala is back, with A-Listers descending upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for fashion’s most extravagant night. While last year’s theme leaned into the lavishness of the Gilded Era, this year is focusing

Scottie Andrew, CNN One of the Met Gala’s most fervently anticipated guests finally arrived, albeit several hours after the cream carpet opened to attendees. But Rihanna made sure her look was worth the wait. The Met mainstay closed out the public portion of the Met Gala — the red carpet — in an elaborate white

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When you think of the Met Gala red carpet, a few dramatic looks might come to mind. Perhaps it’s Beyoncé’s gem-encrusted “naked” Givenchy dress from 2015, or Rihanna’s show-stopping yellow Guo Pei couture cape gown that same year. It could be when Law Roach transformed Zendaya’s magical Cinderella ball gown by

Paula Hancocks, CNN in Seoul and Oscar Holland, CNN Luxury giant Louis Vuitton further demonstrated South Korea’s status as a fashion force by transforming Seoul’s Jamsugyo Bridge into a striking outdoor runway on a chilly Saturday evening. Hosting its first womenswear show in the country, the French label unveiled its Pre-fall 2023 collection by sending

By Marnie Hunter, CNN With 32 states, dozens of indigenous cultures, culinary traditions that date back thousands of years and a blend of colonial influences, there’s a lot to discover during a visit to Mexico. Actor and producer Eva Longoria explores a range of cultures and traditions — and modern twists — this season in

By Forrest Brown, CNN For the hard-core amusement park crowd, nothing satisfies like a good roller coaster. Long drops, high speed, lots of airtime and adrenaline rushes are what they crave. The only thing that can top a great roller coaster is a bunch of them in one place. Impressive collections can be found in

Tim Leffel, CNN At first, there’s not much happening — just five men in white tops and tasseled red pants clinging to a small platform high atop a single pole. One plays a metal flute and beats a pattern on a drum. Eventually the other four rise in unison and launch into the air, their

Scottie Andrew, CNN To many, the stereotypical image of a drag queen is one of a gay man dressed in exaggerated feminine getup, oversized wigs and heavy makeup. But drag’s image — and history — is far more complex. Drag is a grand dame in a glittering gown, commanding the stage with a power ballad

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler at Boston Logan International Airport was arrested after he was found to have in his carry-on luggage a so-called “vampire straw,” which can be used as a weapon. The 26-year old man was headed to Chicago from Boston on April 23, according to an email from Daniel Velez, spokesman

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Oregon’s Swastika Mountain has been officially renamed after an Indigenous chief. The US Board on Geographic Names unanimously approved and then announced on April 13 the name change to Mount Halo, a reference in honor of Chief Halito of the Yoncalla Kalapuya Tribe, according to Kerry Tymchuk, the Boyle Family executive

By Greg Wallace, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration initially overrode its own engineers’ recommendations in 2019 to ground the Boeing 737 Max after a second fatal crash, according to a new watchdog report. The inspector general for the Department of Transportation said investigators interviewed agency officials and reviewed evidence showing engineers at the FAA’s aircraft

Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Pip Harry first got her period at 11, her mother handed her pads and a copy of Judy Blume’s “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.” The seminal coming-of-age novel, which tells the story of sixth grader Margaret Simon who’s anxious for her body to mature and conflicted about religion, has

Francesca Street, CNN On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s Heathrow airport. Tye was exhilarated, amazed and inspired as he saw this sleek, supersonic airplane of the future climb into the