CNN Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry‘s memoir has officially hit bookstores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the globe. Here in London, several retail chains opened their doors at midnight to allow eager readers to grab their copies before sunrise. There have been plenty of revelations from leaks in the run-up
Continue ReadingLauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry‘s memoir has officially hit bookstores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the globe. Here in London, several retail chains opened their doors at midnight to allow eager readers to grab their copies before sunrise. There have been plenty of revelations from leaks in the run-up to
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN A New York man has set a world record for eating at the most Michelin-starred restaurants in a single day. Eric Finkelstein, 34, embarked on a gut-busting mission to eat at 18 of the acclaimed eateries within a 24-hour period back in October. It took the healthcare IT consultant 14 months
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Those dramatic viewing platforms atop skyscrapers have been quite the rage for a long time now. But for thrill-seekers who want to do more than stand and gawk, there’s something new on the horizon. And that’s ice skating. Yep — you can have your view and glide around, too. Edge at
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal officials say they are acting on “thousands” of complaints by Southwest Airlines customers after its days-long holiday travel meltdown — including complaints that Southwest is not making good on its pledge to issue refunds. The Department of Transportation “has sent every complaint directly to Southwest” and is
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world,
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN A punchy slogan t-shirt, papped at the right moment, can become an enduring image in our cultural history. In 2002, shortly after her public split with Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears’ stepped out wearing a baby blue tee with the all caps mandate “DUMP HIM,” a look which quickly became enshrined in the
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN In January 2022, a team of developers, architects and environmental consultants began work on a 50-year project that — if completed — will become one of Denmark’s most ambitious and controversial infrastructure schemes to date: A 271-acre man-made peninsula devised to shield its capital, Copenhagen, from rising sea levels. Real estate developer
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese authorities have stopped issuing certain visas to South Korean and Japanese citizens as Beijing retaliates against recent Covid entry restrictions on arrivals from China. “Visas for business, tourism, medical treatment, transit and general private affairs will be suspended for South Korean citizens effective today,” the Chinese Embassy
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN Noma, one of the most feted restaurants in the world, is set to close its doors to diners next year. SInce opening two decades ago, the Copenhagen restaurant — credited with the invention of New Nordic Cuisine — topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants five times, most recently
Continue ReadingIssy Ronald, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN Combining the profound and the playful, the Museum of Sex has become one of New York City’s top-rated attractions on TripAdvisor since it opened in Manhattan in 2002. Now the museum is coming to Miami, Florida, where a new outpost will house everything from “sexy robots” to an
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN Authorities are asking for information after five paintings valued at more than $400,000 were stolen from a locked truck in Boulder, Colorado. The “high-end” paintings were stolen sometime between the evening of December 14 and the following morning, according to a news release from the City of Boulder. The transport company staff
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN The year’s off to a dramatic start with storms lashing the United States’ West Coast, a renewed volcanic eruption in Hawaii, and January heat records in Europe that are forcing some ski resorts to close due to a lack of snow. But it’s still looking like a great year to travel.
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Adopting an adorable kitten could now bring you the added bonus of a free airplane trip. Frontier Airlines has offered free vouchers to people who adopt one of three kittens named Spirit, Delta, and Frontier from the Las Vegas Animal Foundation. A representative for Frontier Airlines told CNN that adopters who
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN The bizarre yet fascinating menagerie of animals detected by TSA agents in carry-on baggage at US airports carries on into 2023. This time the discovery was an old standby theme popularized in movies: snakes on a plane! Well, it was one 4-foot boa constrictor to be exact. And technically, it never
Continue ReadingKatie Hunt, CNN The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials help keep colossal buildings like the Pantheon (which has the world’s largest unreinforced dome) and the Colosseum standing for more than
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN Weeks after Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighboring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials. Kilauea — which had stopped erupting last month for the first time since September 2021 amid Mauna Loa’s own lava eruption and subsequent slowdown —
Continue ReadingIssy Ronald, CNN For the first time ever, the United States has returned a looted antiquity to the Palestinian Authority — an Iron Age ivory “cosmetic spoon” that is almost 3,000 years old. US and Palestinian officials attended a ceremony on Thursday marking the historic repatriation at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Bethlehem,
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Christian Edwards, CNN It might not be as famous as her head-turning “revenge dress,” but an aubergine-colored silk velvet piece is still one of Princess Diana’s most iconic gowns — a status confirmed when it sold for $604,800, just over five times the $120,000 auction estimate — at Sotheby’s in New York
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Some people say flying just isn’t glamorous enough. And as airlines battle to cast themselves as the sleekest team in the skies, another brand has heard that complaint. British Airways has unveiled a new uniform — its first in nearly two decades. The airline’s current threads, designed by Julien MacDonald, will be
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