All the things Taylor Swift made us care about this year
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Every year seems to be Taylor Swift’s year. Since the early stages of her career, Swift has consistently held…
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‘The Color Purple’ completes its musical journey back to the screen with flying colors
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Completing the cycle from book to movie to musical to movie musical, “The Color Purple” lands on screen…
Continue ReadingInside the $760m restoration of Notre Dame cathedral
By Claudia Colliva, CNN Paris (CNN) — The spire of Notre Dame, crowned by a brand new golden rooster, regained its place in the Paris skyline last…
Continue ReadingThe island where it’s Christmas every day
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Holiday journeys get underway despite extreme weather and strike action; a…
Continue ReadingFree Bella: The fight to release a beluga whale from a South Korean mega mall’s aquarium
By Heather Chen and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed on the lower…
Continue ReadingThe Chicks mourn the passing of founding member Laura Lynch
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The Chicks are taking time this weekend to pay tribute to their late former founding member Laura Lynch. Members of…
Continue ReadingThese gay merman ornaments are a cult Christmas classic
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Amazon’s “recommended” algorithm is a powerful and mysterious force. One moment, it’s showing you Korean…
Continue ReadingDelayed, lost or damaged luggage: What you should do
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about how to handle possible flight delays and cancellations yet…
Continue ReadingKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker share first glimpse of son Rocky
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Confirming that there may not be anything cuter on this Earth than teeny-tiny baby toes, Kourtney Kardashian…
Continue ReadingCruise ship loses power in a rough North Sea
By Amy Cassidy and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — A Norwegian cruise ship in the North Sea was disabled Thursday after it lost power. Denmark’s…
Continue ReadingWham! song ‘Last Christmas’ reaches top spot on UK Christmas chart almost 40 years after release
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It turns out the Christmas chart is a real thing in the United Kingdom – not something made up for the classic…
Continue ReadingCruise passengers return to port in Charleston and find their cars flooded
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — After a rainy cruise to the Bahamas, some Carnival Sunshine passengers returned to port in Charleston, South…
Continue ReadingNirvana ‘Nevermind’ album cover case revived
By Marianne Garvey and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit by a man who was photographed swimming naked as an…
Continue ReadingTwo strangers met when their flight was delayed Christmas Eve 1975. Here’s how they became friends for life
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Poyser heard the announcement that her flight was delayed, her heart sank. It was Christmas Eve,…
Continue ReadingTwo men arrested over alleged theft of new Banksy artwork in London
By Jack Guy and Christy Choi, CNN London (CNN) — Two men were arrested in London this weekend, suspected of stealing a new Banksy art…
Continue ReadingDerek Hough says wife Hayley Erbert’s skull surgery was successful
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Derek Hough shared a positive update on his wife Haley Erbert’s health. Hough announced on social media that…
Continue ReadingSwamp demons, sweater patterns, wolf-tamers and Vogue: The intriguing inspirations of Paulina Olowska
By Victoria Woodcock, CNN London, UK (CNN) — In central London, moments away from the crush of Christmas shoppers on a busy street, a portal to…
Continue Reading‘Gyeongseong Creature’ mashes up monsters, sci-fi and romance in a crazy Korean drama
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As South Korean dramas flex their muscles on US shores, Netflix’s “Gyeongseong Creature” vaults to the…
Continue Reading‘Almost a clone’: How 3D-printing can reproduce multi-million-dollar masterpieces, stroke by stroke
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Advances in laser scanning have transformed how museums research and conserve paintings by mapping the textures,…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan: The beautiful country where carpet is the highest order of art
By Farida Zeynalova, CNN (CNN) — For some, home is where the heart is. In Azerbaijan, however, the saying goes, “xalçam harada, yurdum…
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