The Full English: How a greasy feast came to define and divide a nation
By Will Noble, CNN London (CNN) — Picture something extremely British. Now double it. Did you imagine the Beatles, striding across Abbey Road…
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Why pop culture’s love of Joan of Arc endures
By Tacita Quinn, CNN (CNN) — More than 800 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just…
Continue ReadingPets in China are earning ‘snack money’ in cafes as their owners send them to work
By CNN staff (CNN) — Jane Xue sent her dog, a 2-year-old Samoyed named OK, off to her first day of work in mid-September. Her employer? A dog…
Continue ReadingHere’s what to do if your flight is canceled or delayed
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Air travelers have become all too accustomed to flight delays and cancellations lately. Air traffic controller…
Continue ReadingWhy do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October, and what do they traditionally eat?
By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Gobble, gobble, grab your turkey baster, it’s Thanksgiving. Canadian Thanksgiving, that is. Though the US…
Continue ReadingCan these ultra-exclusive fitness clubs and residences help extend your life? They’d certainly like to try
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — When the Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina is completed in 2028, the gleaming 122-story building will be the…
Continue ReadingThe magical white stone wonderland with effervescent bathing pools
By Barry Neild, CNN Pamukkale, Turkey (CNN) — From a distance, Pamukkale looks every bit like a ski resort, with a cascade of brilliant white…
Continue ReadingAirfares to these gorgeous beach destinations are now a lot cheaper
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: fat bears, hungry raccoons, an R-rated flight movie mishap and the best-value…
Continue ReadingAlmost 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopens
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A good stretch of the popular and winding Blue Ridge Parkway is now reopened for safe motoring and scenic fall…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris stars in her second Vogue cover — and the two couldn’t be more different
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A lot can change in three years. At least that seems to be the message — both symbolically and stylistically —…
Continue ReadingHe told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Mike Grossman was adamant he wasn’t going to fall for anyone in Australia. After all, he’d only be in…
Continue ReadingWhen Europe’s railroad dining cars were the height of luxury
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — On October 4, 1883, the legendary Orient Express departed Gare de l’Est in Paris for the very first time,…
Continue ReadingHan Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Han Kang, a South Korean author, for her “intense…
Continue ReadingXiaohongshu: How ‘China’s Instagram’ is transforming the travel industry
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tucked away in a residential neighborhood in the west of Hong Kong, the Kennedy Town Playground’s…
Continue ReadingA couple walked from opposite ends of China’s Great Wall and met in the middle. Then they broke up
By Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — The Great Wall of China has inspired countless works of art in its more than 2,000-year history. Among the most…
Continue ReadingA$AP Rocky, Pharrell, Lewis Hamilton and Colman Domingo will co-chair a historic Met Gala
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though often underappreciated, menswear has been undergoing a renaissance on red carpets and runways. Next year,…
Continue ReadingAir France says jet flew over Iraq as Iranian missiles descended on Israel
By Christian Edwards and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went…
Continue ReadingAuction house withdraws shrunken heads and other human remains from sale following outcry
By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from…
Continue ReadingLarge French ski resort to close as snow shortage leaves it struggling to build a future
By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it…
Continue ReadingDeclassified army photos from the ’70s and ’80s look like they’ve been pulled from a magazine
By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Despite the ugly realities of war, military-adjacent aesthetics have enjoyed a long affiliation with the fashion…
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