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Melissa Alonso, CNN The party looks set to go on well into the night in Miami’s South Beach, for now at least, after ban on alcohol sales after 2 a.m. was temporarily halted. Earlier this week a judge ruled that last call for booze in parts of South Beach can be shifted from 5 a.m.

Leah Dolan, CNN The three words that best describe Hunter Schafer’s Vanity Fair Oscars party look? Less is more. Dressed in a bias-cut white silk skirt, a single ivory-colored feather and — crucially — nothing else, Schafer was bound to raise a few eyebrows. Google searches for the actor and model skyrocketed on Sunday night

Story by Lilit Marcus, photos by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Like many of his peers, Dan McAulay was furloughed from his job as a pilot during the pandemic. Being based in Macao, a city that had one of the world’s strictest approaches to the coronavirus pandemic, he found himself with a lot of time on his

Francesca Street, CNN From a cabin concept that completely eradicates the middle seat to a swanky design that takes single-aisle aircraft business class to a new level, this year’s Crystal Cabin Awards shortlist offers an exciting glimpse at aviation’s potential future. Every year the Crystal Cabin Awards showcase innovative ideas that reconceptualize the airplane cabin

Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Throughout the awards season, the stars and creators of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” have shared their personal experiences with racism and representation in Hollywood. Many of them have noted how significant it is to receive this level of recognition in an industry that’s been historically hard to break into for

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN When 19-year-old Zhang Chao decided to take a gap year at university, the digital media major planned to use the short break to work and travel before going back to school. But after spending a summer volunteering at a surf shop in Sanya, in China’s Hainan province, everything changed. “I

By Sophie Tanno, CNN Women in Berlin can now swim topless in the city’s public pools if they choose to — just as men can. As well as being hailed as a step forward for gender equality in the German capital, the measure introduced this week is symptomatic of Germany’s love of Freikoerperkultur — literally

By Liam Reilly and Kia Fatahi, CNN A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, this week, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus removed in 2020 amid social injustice protests, officials said. The 25-foot-tall monument, titled “Shadow of a Face,” was revealed Thursday at the heart of the city’s recently

By Forrest Brown, CNN A popular California resort near Lake Tahoe has changed its long-standing name and logo from one that’s offensive to many Native Americans to the Everline Resort & Spa, the resort announced in a news release this week. Before the change, it was known as the Resort at Squaw Creek. Located in

Samantha Tse, CNN Paris Fashion Week felt bigger and busier than ever with a jam-packed schedule featuring a healthy mix of storied French houses including Chanel and Givenchy and younger, independent labels such as Cecile Bahnsen, Coperni and Anrealage. Debuts breathed fresh energy into the week. Harris Reed presented his first collection for Nina Ricci,

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN At the Louis Vuitton show in Paris on Monday, all eyes were on Zendaya — who wasn’t even walking the runway. The “Euphoria” and “Dune” star made a surprise appearance at the brand’s unveiling of its Fall-Winter 2023 collection, hosted at the Musee d’Orsay, wearing a head-to-toe tiger print. The Louis Vuitton

Oscar Holland, CNN Architect A. Eugene Kohn, co-founder of the design firm behind some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, has died from cancer aged 92, the company announced Thursday. In a statement, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), whose best-known projects include New York’s One Vanderbilt and the Shanghai World Financial Center, described Kohn’s architectural legacy as

Issy Ronald, CNN Cara Delevingne has revealed that she’s four months sober, saying “sometimes you need a reality check.” “This process obviously has its ups and downs,” the 30-year-old British model and actress told Vogue as she opened up about her experiences with addiction and depression. “People want my story to be this after-school special

By Sharif Paget and Andy Rose, CNN Punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane in Dallas Monday, according to a witness and video, marking the latest incident of unruly passenger behavior. Passengers bound for Phoenix were boarding Flight 117 at Dallas Love Field Airport when a man in a tan blazer confronted another man

Nick Remsen, CNN With her second runway show at Paris Fashion Week behind her, Victoria Beckham appears to be ushering in an exciting new era for her eponymous label, nearly 15 years since it launched. “I’ve been doing fashion longer than I did music,” Beckham said, introspectively, over a phone call from London just days

By Gregory Wallace and Nicky Robertson, CNN After at least six incidents this year, the nation’s top aviation official says he does not know whether close calls involving airliners are on the rise, but says the issue and its causes will be examined at a safety conference next week. “It’s a good question,” Billy Nolen,

By Marnie Hunter, CNN The kidnapping and killing of US travelers this week in the Mexican city of Matamoros, just over the border from Brownsville, Texas, has put a glaring spotlight on violence in a country that millions of international visitors flock to each year. And as spring break gets under way in popular beach

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In her sunlit portrait of the pole dancing instructor Nusaiba Al Maskari, the UK-born Omani photographer Eman Ali creates an arresting visual simile between the strength of Al Maskari’s body and the Hajar Mountains in the background. Gracefully extending herself horizontally from her pole, she aligns with the peaks above Muscat, a