The restaurant where real Italian mothers rule the kitchen
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Like many Italians living abroad, Peppe Corsaro missed his mother’s cooking. Born in Sicily, he moved to London when he was…
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Rare 18th-century Chinese vase kept in kitchen sells for $1.8 million at auction
Sana Noor Haq, CNN A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Royal Mint releases rainbow-colored coin to mark 50 years of Pride UK
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Britain’s Royal Mint has issued a commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. The coin, which…
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Bob Mackie, designer who sketched famous Marilyn Monroe dress, says it was a ‘big mistake’ for Kim Kardashian to wear it
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Bob Mackie, the designer who drew the sketch for a crystal-covered gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe, said “it was a big…
Continue ReadingLEGO has reimagined Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ in 2,316 little bricks
Lianne Kolirin, CNN When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) bought “The Starry Night” from a private collector in 1941, the…
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Why these unsettling ’90s Ukrainian passport photos are more relevant than ever
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph taken in newly independent Ukraine during the mid-1990s, an elderly woman casts her eyes away from the camera,…
Continue Reading Why these unsettling ’90s Ukrainian passport photos are more relevant than ever
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph taken in newly independent Ukraine during the mid-1990s, an elderly woman casts her eyes away from the camera,…
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The unusual new superyacht concept with a giant glass eye
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN As record numbers of superyachts enter the market, designers have been pushing the limits further and further in order to…
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30 of the best fried foods around the world
By Casey Barber, CNN People have never been able to resist the crunchy craving of deep-fried food. Archaeological evidence shows we’ve been…
Continue ReadingArt auction fetches $922 million for high-profile divorce settlement
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN More than three years after the high-profile divorce proceedings of New York real estate developer Harry Macklowe and his wife,…
Continue ReadingPicasso portrait of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature fetches $67.5 million
Jacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pablo Picasso’s most curious painting of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, in which she appears as a…
Continue ReadingMaye Musk becomes oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model
Amarachi Orie, CNN Her billionaire son may have dominated headlines recently, but 74-year-old Maye Musk is now in the spotlight after becoming the…
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Queen Elizabeth makes surprise appearance at opening ceremony of London train line
By Jack Guy and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise public appearance at the opening ceremony of a long-awaited…
Continue ReadingWant to become Italian? The 007 of lost Italian documents may be able to help
By Terry Ward, CNN Want to become Italian? If you have Italian ancestors in your family tree, it might be easier than you realize. Thanks to the rule…
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Why the fashion world has a fetish for toes
Leah Dolan, CNN During the couture shows at Paris Fashion Week this past January, luxury fashion house Schiaparelli unveiled a new, instantly adored…
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The German city with an incredible upside down railway
Marcel Krueger, CNN Suspension railways today seem like an anachronism — a 19th-century vision of what the future of transport would look like.…
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Man Ray’s ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ photograph sells for record $12.4 million
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Man Ray’s famed “Le Violon d’Ingres” made history Saturday when it became the most expensive photograph…
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Revenge travel: How vacation vengeance became a thing
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge…
Continue Reading Revenge travel: How vacation vengeance became a thing
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As more and more countries reopen their borders to eager tourists, a trendy new phrase has emerged on social media: revenge…
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The Smithsonian’s American Latino museum will open its first exhibit next month
Scottie Andrew, CNN From labor leader César Chávez’s decades of activism, to Roberto Clemente’s boundary-breaking career in Major…
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Visiting Venice this summer? Here’s the best art on show at the Venice Biennale
Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN The recently opened Venice Biennale — an 8-month-long international festival of art and culture staged every other…
Continue ReadingFossils of a dinosaur that inspired ‘Jurassic Park’ sold for over $12 million
By Zoe Sottile, CNN His name is “Hector,” he’s over 100 million years old, and his fossils sold for more than $12 million in…
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Decoding the messages tucked away in one ‘politically significant’ city’s street art
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Cita Sadeli saw the start of the pandemic from a different angle than most: standing on an articulated lift, hovering 120 feet…
Continue ReadingSaudi man charged after Maserati driven down Rome’s Spanish Steps
By Livia Borghese When in Rome, don’t drive your fancy sports car down historic stairways. That advice apparently went unheeded by a man who…
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Cannes Film Festival: 75 years of era-defining fashion
Leah Dolan, CNN and Austin Steele, CNN This year, the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary. It is one of the most glamorous events in…
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‘Sugar Shack,’ an iconic painting featured on a Marvin Gaye album cover, sells for $15.3 million
Hannah Ryan, CNN A painting that served as the cover for one of legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye’s albums has sold at auction for almost $15.3…
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Spectacular world’s longest suspension footbridge opens in Czech Republic
Story by Francesca Street, CNN. Video by Teodora Preda, CNN Walking from one mountain to another, suspended high above ground with only a vast valley…
Continue ReadingJanelle Monáe: ‘Erasure is happening right under our noses’
Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN Four years after releasing the studio album “Dirty Computer” — a…
Continue ReadingJanelle Monáe: ‘Erasure is happening right under our noses’
Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN Four years after releasing the studio album “Dirty Computer” — a…
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World Cocktail Day 2022: Raise your spirits with these 6 mixed drinks
By Forrest Brown, CNN Another Friday the 13th is upon us. In of world of troubles, who needs that? Fortunately for the superstitious among us (at…
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Cannolo: The ‘erotic’ origins of Sicily’s top pastry
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Making a trip to Sicily without indulging in a delicious cannolo pastry is akin to visiting Naples without tucking into an…
Continue ReadingChina tightens ban on ‘non-essential’ overseas travel as lockdown anger rises
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for…
Continue ReadingChina tightens ban on ‘non-essential’ overseas travel as lockdown anger rises
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for…
Continue ReadingExperiencing the tingling taboo of ASMR in real life
Leah Dolan, CNN ASMR — short for autonomous sensory meridian response — is a physical sensation that has dominated a corner of the…
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The Italian place where you don’t eat ‘Italian’ food
Julia Buckley, CNN Everyone who travels to Italy knows the drill. A day of culture and maybe a little shopping, followed by aperitivo and piles of…
Continue Reading The Italian place where you don’t eat ‘Italian’ food
Julia Buckley, CNN Everyone who travels to Italy knows the drill. A day of culture and maybe a little shopping, followed by aperitivo and piles of…
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The woman behind the world’s most famous tarot deck was nearly lost in history
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Hold a question in your mind, shuffle, select your cards and see into your future. For centuries, people of all walks of life…
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Australian Fashion Week hosts its first ever plus-size runway show
Oscar Holland, CNN For modeling agent Chelsea Bonner, securing catwalk spots for plus-sized women at Australian Fashion Week has always been…
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German airline apologizes after a large number of Jewish people are denied boarding
By Aaron Cooper, CNN A German airline is apologizing after a large number of Jewish passengers were denied boarding on a connecting flight at a…
Continue Reading German airline apologizes after a large number of Jewish people are denied boarding
By Aaron Cooper, CNN A German airline is apologizing after a large number of Jewish passengers were denied boarding on a connecting flight at a…
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‘The Rock,’ the largest white diamond ever auctioned, falls short of expectations
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The largest white diamond to ever come up for auction has been sold for 21,681,000 CHF ($21.9 million) at Christie’s in…
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Barbie unveils its first-ever doll with hearing aids
Leah Dolan, CNN Barbie, the 63-year-old American doll manufacturer, is releasing a new set of dolls in June as part of its ongoing efforts towards…
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23 of the world’s best sandwiches
By Terry Ward, CNN Is there a food more humble yet universally adored than the sandwich? And while one person’s go-to hamburger snack might be…
Continue ReadingUS airline passengers aren’t happy. Here’s why
By Francesca Street, CNN The airports are crowded, the flights are packed and air travel in the US and beyond is back in full swing. But the return…
Continue ReadingUS airline passengers aren’t happy. Here’s why
By Francesca Street, CNN The airports are crowded, the flights are packed and air travel in the US and beyond is back in full swing. But the return…
Continue ReadingLouis Vuitton unveils Deepika Padukone as first Indian brand ambassador
Oscar Holland, CNN Actor Deepika Padukone has been appointed Louis Vuitton’s first ever Indian brand ambassador, the French luxury house…
Continue ReadingBalenciaga selling destroyed sneakers for $1,850
Hannah Ryan, CNN Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has unveiled a new campaign promoting a series of roughed up sneakers with an eye-watering price…
Continue ReadingSecret chamber beneath a home reveals Iron Age mysteries
By Ashley Strickland, CNN An unexpected discovery has revealed ancient artwork that was once part of an Iron Age complex beneath a house in…
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Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges for apparently hitting a plane passenger
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges over an incident caught on video last month that appeared to show the former…
Continue ReadingMeet the chef who cooks for the French President
Leah Dolan Inside the gilded halls of the Palais de l’Élysée, master sommelier Carlton McCoy meets chef de partie Francis Oge — the man…
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