Artifacts from Shackleton’s Antarctica expeditions sold at auction
By Lilit Marcus, CNN A collection of treasures from Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica voyage has been sold at auction in London this week. The…
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The train ticket that revolutionized European rail travel
Francesca Street, CNN The summer Tim Thomas was 18, he packed up a rucksack, left his small hometown in the south of England and hopped on a train to…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks $1.2 million ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress sale amid ownership dispute
Oscar Holland, CNN | Jacqui Palumbo, CNN A judge has blocked the sale of a pinafore dress worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz”…
Continue ReadingMadonna makes surprise appearance at college graduation show
Leah Dolan, CNN Madonna and FKA Twigs were spotted front row at the Central Saint Martins (CSM) undergraduate fashion show on Tuesday. The…
Continue ReadingThe French meal Julia Child called life-changing
CNN Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish…
Continue ReadingThe French meal Julia Child called life-changing
CNN Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish…
Continue ReadingThe French meal Julia Child called life-changing
Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish…
Continue Reading‘Dr. Beach’ names the top 10 US beaches for 2022
By Marnie Hunter, CNN A wild expanse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has earned the top spot on an annual list of America’s best beaches.…
Continue ReadingHow airline ticket scalpers took over the Chinese travel market
By Serenitie Wang, CNN When I made up my mind to travel outside of Hong Kong in early March, the city’s daily Covid-19 case count had just…
Continue ReadingWhy Italy’s ‘king of chocolate’ is so delicious
CNN Silvia Marchetti, CNN There’s chocolate, and then there’s gianduiotto chocolate. An ancestor of Nutella, the melt-in-the-mouth treat…
Continue ReadingElizabeth line: Huge new underground railway opens deep beneath London
Barry Neild, CNN A huge new subterranean railway whisked fare-paying passengers deep beneath the streets of London for the first time on Tuesday as…
Continue ReadingHow American-style cheesecake was born in ancient Rome
Silvia Marchetti, CNN It was nutritious, easy to prepare and great as a snack, especially when sprinkled with poppy flower seeds and served in cubes.…
Continue ReadingTired of being ‘fetishized and invisible,’ Asian artists are changing the narrative
Ann Binlot, CNN In much of Western art, Asian women have often appeared as one-dimensional characters — sometimes seen as meek and docile, and…
Continue ReadingHow are gas prices or Covid affecting your summer travel plans? Share your story
It’s set to be a very hot summer for travel. Travel organization AAA is estimating that 39.2 million people will travel over the Memorial Day…
Continue ReadingWorld’s fastest passenger jet goes supersonic in tests
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The race to resume supersonic passenger flights nearly two decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer…
Continue ReadingColin Cantwell, designer of ‘Star Wars’ Death Star, dies aged 90
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Colin Cantwell, the visual effects artist behind many of the iconic spacecraft in the original “Star Wars” movie, has…
Continue ReadingPrincess Diana’s ‘priceless’ wedding tiara exhibited for the first time in decades
Leah Dolan, CNN Over the centuries, the tiara, something of a little sister to the omnipotent symbol of the crown, has come to represent more than…
Continue Reading‘The Love Boat’: How a TV show transformed the cruise industry
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN From steam-powered ships, to mega-liners, the cruise industry has been through quite a transformation over the years. And…
Continue ReadingSurreal photos show cosplay fans in suburbia
Oscar Holland, CNN In Thurstan Redding’s photography series “Kids of Cosplay,” the mundane and the fantastical collide in…
Continue ReadingMakgeolli: How Korean rice wine is stepping out of soju’s shadow
By Jake Kwon, CNN Kim Kyung-seop recalls going to cheap bars after class with his friends, where they binged on as much makgeolli as possible.…
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