Carnival: 10 wild facts and customs
By Forrest Brown, CNN Ash Wednesday is just around the corner (February 22). So you know what that means. Carnival celebrations for 2023 are in full…
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Airbnb is celebrating ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ with a one-night stay at Palais Garnier
By Emmy Abbassi, CNN Who wants to live like everybody else? Airbnb is honoring “The Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ relationships are finally getting the Bollywood rom-com treatment
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Bollywood is filled with love stories about going against societal norms or familial expectations. The 1960 epic…
Continue ReadingSunken discoveries: Rare Titanic footage and a medieval treasure trove
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in our travel roundup: New footage of the Titanic revealed for the first time, the medieval treasure trove…
Continue ReadingFlight from Auckland lands 16 hours later in … Auckland
By Marnie Hunter and Francesca Street, CNN It’s the stuff of nightmares. You’re trying to get somewhere, you’ve prepped and planned…
Continue ReadingBallet director who smeared dog feces in critic’s face fired
Inke Kappeler, CNN The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog feces on a…
Continue ReadingCrying cameramen and freezing conditions: How awards season favorite ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ was made
Thomas Page, CNN During war, soldiers look for solace wherever they can find it. In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” director Edward…
Continue ReadingCrying cameramen and freezing conditions: How awards season favorite ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ was made
CNN Thomas Page, CNN During war, soldiers look for solace wherever they can find it. In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” director Edward…
Continue Reading‘Do it,’ says solo traveler who uses a wheelchair. ‘You won’t regret it.’
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Born with an undiagnosed medical condition, Renee Bruns, who has been using a wheelchair since she was seven, developed a…
Continue ReadingThis couple traveled through Europe to Brazil — without taking a flight
Julia Buckley, CNN For many, 2022 was the year that the ever-clearer climate crisis spurred people to fly less. For Rick Turner and his husband Adam…
Continue ReadingAndré Leon Talley’s possessions fetch almost $3.6 million at auction
Oscar Holland, CNN Hundreds of items from the estate of late fashion icon André Leon Talley, including paintings, personal photographs and some of…
Continue Reading‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre
Tara Subramaniam, CNN A woman in a billowy white dress runs through a bright green and yellow field, her long hair streaming behind her as she…
Continue ReadingBreathtaking images from Underwater Photographer of the Year competition
By Issy Ronald, CNN A photo of a river dolphin, or “boto,” seemingly posing for the camera at dusk, with the tip of its nose above the…
Continue ReadingAbandoned train station transformed into spectacular hotel
Francesca Street, CNN Against the backdrop of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains, deep in the Aragon valley, lies an imposing, beautiful building.…
Continue ReadingLate Chewbacca actor’s ‘Star Wars’ memorabilia found in attic won’t be auctioned after widow objects
Scottie Andrew, CNN “Star Wars” scripts formerly owned by Peter Mayhew, the original portrayer of Chewbacca, would be treasured finds for…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
Lianne Kolirin, CNN A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human…
Continue ReadingBrand new Boeing 747 scrapped after 16 flights
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN A Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP jet is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights. The…
Continue ReadingPharrell Williams will be Louis Vuitton’s next men’s creative director
Leah Dolan, CNN, Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis…
Continue ReadingGerman ballet director suspended after smearing dog feces in critic’s face
Inke Kappeler and Toyin Owoseje, CNN The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been suspended for…
Continue ReadingCan a plane fly on just one engine? An aviation expert explains
By Doug Drury You may have seen the news Qantas flight 144 from Auckland landed safely in Sydney in January after the pilot was forced to shut down…
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