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By Victoria Woodcock, CNN (CNN) — Nora Turato is anxious about authenticity. She’s questioning if positive affirmations are positive, or productivity, productive. As for the longevity pushers, or life coaching? “It’s the biggest pyramid scheme out there,” she said. For the past two years, the 33-year-old Croatian artist has been deep diving into what she called “this whole healing,

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Imagine jumping on a train in southwestern China, traveling some 2,000 miles and arriving in Singapore – less than 30 hours later. That’s the scenario China is envisioning for Southeast Asia as part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a vast overseas infrastructure development program that launched more than

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — With its soft gray lines and sleek, curving exterior, Project Hive looks less like a school and more like a wellness retreat or modern art museum. The structure’s distinctive appearance, with a texture resembling a cocoon or the structure’s namesake beehive, is down to the construction method used to

By Chris Menrad, CNN (CNN) — How did an innovative exhibition house, designed in New York City in 1931 — and only meant to stand for seven days during a building trade expo — find itself rebuilt 93 years later in southern California? Now part of the permanent collection at the Palm Springs Art Museum, the

By Jack Guy and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will finally be finished in 2026, more than 140 years after construction started, officials have confirmed. The construction of the last of six towers will mark the completion of the structure of the basilica, the organization responsible for managing the site

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Writer and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued his father’s legacy by producing dozens of original books for his “Babar the Elephant” series, has died aged 98. De Brunhoff died at his home in Key West, Florida on Friday following a recent stroke, his wife, the critic and author Phyllis Rose,

By Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — The army of waiters who are the lifeblood of the French capital’s many cafés often get a bad rap, accused of everything from being unable to crack a smile to being downright rude and impatient to their customers. But the “garçons de café” of Paris are undoubtedly professionals.

By David Williams and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. But his relaxation Saturday afternoon was suddenly stolen with “the loudest thunder and lightning I have ever heard,” he told CNN. Barnes, of Woodsboro,

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s one-euro-home sales have been attracting a lot of interest over the past few years, with dozens opting to snap up abandoned properties in some of the country’s depopulated towns. But while towns like Mussomeli in Sicily and Zungoli in Campania have managed to offload various abandoned dwellings to

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Martin Greenfield, a tailor who dressed six US presidents, countless A-list actors and professional athletes, died on March 20 at the age of 95, according to his sons Jay, Tod and David Greenfield. Dubbed by GQ and other media outlets as “America’s greatest living tailor,” Greenfield founded the longstanding

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our travel round-up this week: love stories of missed flights and strong connections, the Greek island where the end of the world began, and dramatic new plans for the world’s biggest plane. Love is in the air Canadian Bianca Gignac was amazed to find herself skinny-dipping in Cinque

By Guy Kesteven, CNN (CNN) — Rome might not have built ancient history’s biggest empire – a shout out to Genghis for that one – but it was undoubtedly the most enduring and influential. That’s because Roman passions for outrageous, oversized architecture went hand in hand with detailed record-keeping and relentless imperial PR. As a

By Colleen Kelsey, CNN (CNN) — Writing in 1863, the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire turned his eye to a striking faction of Parisian and English high society, one militantly fanatical for appearances — so much that some were said to polish their boots with Champagne. “Dandyism is a mysterious institution,” he said of

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — If she can avoid it, Saphia never travels by airplane. Saphia researches the climate crisis for a living – so that’s partly why, although not entirely. She also just hates flying, period. “My job sort of demands I have an ethical stance on flying,” Saphia tells CNN Travel. “But

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — More than 4,000 culturally significant items, including textiles, ceramics, and clothing, have been repatriated to Peru, their country of origin, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The 4,600 cultural assets were returned to the South American country from the United States and countries across Europe

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Diamonds are forever – especially for Emily Ratajkowski, who has chosen to turn her engagement ring into something entirely new following her split from her film producer husband, Sebastian Bear-McClard. With the help of Alison Chemla, creative director of jewelry brand Alison Lou, Ratajkowski worked to remake her old

By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN (CNN) — Just off the D515 state highway to Kuşadası, a meandering asphalted road cuts through the pine trees and undulating olive groves of the Mediterranean landscape to reach the village of Caferli. Few people would think to come this way, but it’s exactly here that you’ll find one of Turkey’s

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history. Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the