These iconic foods aren’t as old as you think
Jacopo Prisco, CNN In which century was ciabatta bread invented? And how old is the chocolate chip cookie? If you don’t know the answers to…
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Ai Weiwei recreates Monet’s water lilies using 650,000 Lego pieces
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei opens his new show in April, visitors will encounter a familiar scene at London’s Design…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico Game and Fish is now hiring ‘professional bear huggers’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bear lovers rejoice: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is hiring for “professional bear huggers.” The…
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South Korean capital announces plans for ‘floating’ swimming pool and art pier
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Just two weeks after announcing plans to build the world’s largest spokeless Ferris wheel, Seoul’s city government…
Continue ReadingHaute car-ture: Jeremy Scott turns scrap auto parts into striking gowns
Oscar Holland, CNN Disused electrical wires woven into a bustier dress and windscreen wipers forming a velvet fishtail gown. Fashion designer Jeremy…
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‘Vibrant’ Roman mosaic discovered under supermarket construction site
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Archaeologists in England have discovered a “fantastic” Roman mosaic on land earmarked for a supermarket, suggesting…
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US tourist fined $500 for driving Ferrari into Florence’s famous piazza
By Valentina DiDonato, CNN Getting behind the wheel of a bright red Ferrari sports car doesn’t mean you can drive anywhere — not even in…
Continue ReadingThe 3D printed superyacht concept designed to be ‘virtually invisible’
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s usually relatively difficult to fail to notice a superyacht, but this new concept from Jozeph Forakis Design…
Continue ReadingScientists confirm long held theory about what inspired Monet
Jacopo Prisco, CNN In a letter to his wife in March 1901, pioneering French painter Claude Monet lamented the bad weather that prevented him from…
Continue ReadingKitchen renovation unearths paintings nearly 400 years old
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Murals believed to be nearly 400 years old have been discovered at an apartment in northern England following a kitchen…
Continue ReadingShania Twain now has a high-tech Swiss train named after her. Meet ‘Shania Train’
By Caolán Magee, CNN What does a musician with five Grammy Awards and two World Music Awards need to round off her list of achievements? A high-tech…
Continue ReadingArcheologists discover ‘oldest pearling town’ in the Persian Gulf
Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN A group of archeologists in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that they’ve found what they believe to be the oldest…
Continue ReadingThey bought a ghost village in Italy then left it to crumble
Silvia Marchetti, CNN With more and more dwindling Italian towns offering up neglected homes at bargain prices, snapping up an abandoned house in the…
Continue ReadingRemember when Christian Bale wore a sweep of silver eyeshadow to the ‘Velvet Goldmine’ premier?
Leah Dolan, CNN Remember when a 24-year-old Christian Bale wowed onlookers with this red carpet look featuring a shimmering sweep of silver eyeshadow…
Continue ReadingHawaii to remove grounded boat resting feet from sacred Hauola Stone
By Michelle Watson and David Williams, CNN Officials in Hawaii seized a motorboat that had been floating just feet away from a sacred site on Maui…
Continue ReadingSpring equinox 2023: Ancient traditions of renewal echo into the modern world
By Forrest Brown, CNN Thomas Nashe, the 16th-century British poet and dramatist, certainly looked forward to spring in his own colorful, singsong…
Continue ReadingThe world’s happiest countries for 2023
By Marnie Hunter, CNN There’s cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. For one, benevolence is about 25% higher than it was…
Continue Reading‘Japanese fashion is so free’: The best street style at Tokyo Fashion Week
Natsumi Suiguira, CNN and Taylor Nicioli, CNN In Tokyo’s Shibuya district, fashion enthusiasts came out in droves for this month’s…
Continue ReadingCustoms officers confiscate 6 illegal giant African snails at Detroit airport
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual — and potentially dangerous — discovery in a…
Continue Reading4 recipes from Eva Longoria inspired by her Mexican heritage
By Janelle Davis, CNN. Recipes from Eva Longoria Eva Longoria has taken on many roles, including award-winning actor, producer, activist,…
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