Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — For more than fifty years, athletes competing in the Olympic Games have often been cheered on by either a furry,…
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How Canada’s dream supersonic interceptor became a national nightmare
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — It was meant to be one of the most advanced aircraft of its era, dispatching the threat of Soviet nuclear bombers…
Continue ReadingBarcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism.…
Continue ReadingPokémon cards can fetch hundreds. This card collector gives many of them away for free
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There are a ton of different ways to play Pokémon, the über-popular Japanese franchise that follows…
Continue ReadingA timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s touchdown romance
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s romance is entering its second season. Of football. Thursday marks the…
Continue ReadingMilan’s Malpensa airport to be renamed after Silvio Berlusconi
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Malpensa, Milan’s biggest airport, and the second-busiest in Italy, will be renamed after the country’s…
Continue Reading‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, episode 4 recap: It’s best to just be nice to your siblings
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Congratulations! You made it through the first battle episode of the season unscathed. The chaotic fourth…
Continue ReadingWhen your home becomes a tourist attraction
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought “it must be so amazing to live…
Continue ReadingA Revolutionary War-era musket was stolen more than 50 years ago. It has been recovered and given to a Philadelphia museum
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — After going missing for more than 50 years, a firearm dating back to the Revolutionary War has been…
Continue ReadingParis’ famous Moulin Rouge windmill gets its blades back
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge windmill has been fitted with new blades, nearly three months after they fell…
Continue ReadingTree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old artifacts
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When not leading sermons, the Rev. Daniel Cenci is quite the history buff. Cenci’s two passions coincided when…
Continue ReadingThe city where visitors are encouraged to ‘eat till they’re bankrupt’
By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Osaka, Japan (CNN) — Let’s be honest. Osaka hasn’t got Tokyo’s mind-bending urban sprawl, where…
Continue ReadingHugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have been hamming it up on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ press tour
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “How is this a job?” Ryan Reynolds recently asked on Instagram, in reference to his current publicity tour to…
Continue ReadingHow ‘Love Is Blind’s’ Jennifer Allen went from eloping to officiating celebrity weddings
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Allen not having her dream wedding inspired her to help others achieve theirs. She is the founder…
Continue ReadingShark Week! How to avoid attacks and more
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Shark attacks are very rare, but our fascination with them is endless. Also, rough…
Continue ReadingThe UK used to be a European tourism hot spot. Here’s how it all went wrong – and how it could be fixed
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s hardly a great tourism slogan. “Britain is grinding to a halt” was the verdict of the UK’s Labour…
Continue ReadingVanessa Hudgens ‘disappointed’ her privacy was invaded with paparazzi pictures of her new baby
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Vanessa Hudgens is excited to be a new mom, but wishes she had more control over how the news was shared. The…
Continue ReadingKevin Bacon wore a disguise to spend the day like a normal person and discovered it ‘sucked’
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” suggests, actor Kevin Bacon is pretty famous, and has been for a long…
Continue Reading‘Summer House’ star Lindsay Hubbard announces pregnancy
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Summer House” castmember Lindsay Hubbard is pregnant. The reality star announced the happy news via…
Continue ReadingKendrick Lamar drops ‘Not Like Us’ video
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kendrick Lamar turned the visual of his Drake diss track into a family affair. The prolific rapper dropped…
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