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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Anne Carson, the Canadian writer and classicist whose work blends verse, prose and essay with influences from classical myths, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature for her “bold and inventive oeuvre.” Carson, 76, is an accomplished classicist who has taught at multiple colleges in the US and

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — British luxury automaker Jaguar has launched its first vehicle since a radical rebrand that caused consternation, and sparked a small-time culture war with some critics calling it “woke.” Big and broad, with no sign of Jaguar’s traditional curves, the Type 01 is a fully electric four-door grand tourer

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN London (CNN) — At some point, we’ve bumped our heads and woken in a ’90s fantasia. In this new-old world there are cargo pants, slip dresses and swooning for Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalism. Kate Moss is on the runway. Oasis keeps going on tour. Nevermind (in the words of Nirvana) that it’s

By Jeanne Bonner and Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — There’s no time like October when it comes to leaf-peeping. Each day beyond the autumn equinox ushers in darker days and cooler temperatures — the cues for leaves to change color. Across the country, trees and shrubs shut down the production of their energy-making chlorophyll,

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — At a busy thoroughfare inside the European Parliament, passing politicians are now confronted with a grotesque and gilded vision of American power: an 8.5-foot-tall statue of President Donald Trump, naked but for a thin layer of 23-karat gold leaf. “Trump likes gold,” said Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the statue’s

Tanya Fevzi Julianne Moore’s apartment, a two-bedroom duplex smack in the center of New York’s West Village, was one she always wanted. “I had spotted it when I was wandering,” she confessed to Architectural Digest ahead of their November issue. A subconscious manifestation, perhaps. Today, she shares the space — which sits on top a

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Standing at the crossroad of continents, Istanbul has long been a global linchpin. As Byzantium and then Constantinople, it controlled trade routes along the Silk Road and maritime passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. In the golden age of railways, Istanbul was the end point of the

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Some of the cutest, weirdest and most comedic animal photographs and videos of the year have been released. Perhaps an elephant covering an eye with his trunk, as if participating in a game of hide and seek, makes you gush. Or two birds face-to-face in close proximity, covering themselves

By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN; Photos by Cha Gonzalez Paris (CNN) — A year after his highly-rated debut as the new artistic director of Chanel, Matthieu Blazy showed that despite the rave reviews and frenzied shoppers, he hasn’t lost sight of how it all began. On Monday night, the designer presented an ode to the

Matt Villano Las Vegas (CNN) — On a grass mat in front of a DJ booth, hula dancers sway gracefully in time to the gentle tones of traditional island music. By some food trucks, the pungent scent of garlic shrimp swirls in the air. At communal tables under a tent, several tattooed men and women

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — An enigmatic oil painting bought for just $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of celebrated surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. The 8-by-11-inch still-life was discovered in a “dark corner” of a Michigan home in July, according to

Vivian Song, CNN (CNN) — Over the past year, an all-American-style diner serving Italian-American dishes became one of the most viral dining destinations in Paris. Inside Red Sauce, red velvet banquettes, neon signs, rotating ceiling fans, Formica tables topped with vintage salt and pepper shakers and bottles of Tabasco sauce recreate the look and feel

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: A hiking trail through the “Mountains of Heaven,” why Champagne is getting boozier, plus a woman who found joy by moving from Las Vegas to an Italian island. Swapping Vegas for Italy Debra Coltune’s life changed in 2023 when she traveled