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By Leah Dolan and Alex Rees, CNN The Cannes Film Festival drew to a close on Saturday, and as always, the nearly two-week event was a fashion spectacle, with a slew of celebrated directors, actors and writers making their entrances on the hallowed Promenade de la Croisette. This year, the Palme d’Or went to “Anora,”

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — There’s a lot to love about travel. Experiencing a new culture. Eating great food. Staying in top notch hotels… and landing in a new airport. Of course, not all airports are created equal. Some have incredible amenities. Some provide easy access into town. Some make connections a dream. And

By Christy Choi and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind gave a riotous performance at Taiwan’s presidential office on Wednesday, celebrating her win on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” last month. Dressed as a yellow water lily she twirled, sashayed and even did the splits in front of outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen,

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Australian police are seeking two people for allegedly vandalizing a century-old Chinese parade dragon and other valuable artefacts at a museum in a small town known for its historic links to China. The vandalism took place last week at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo, about 100 miles northwest

By Jacqui Palumbo and Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Amid a dramatic two weeks of resignations and allegations made against the Miss USA organization, Miss Hawaii USA Savannah Gankiewicz — who had originally placed as the first runner-up at the 2023 Miss USA pageant — has stepped up to be crowned Miss USA. “While this

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Airplane overhead compartments. Home to luggage of all shapes and sizes, the odd coat or two, several duty-free bags, a fair bit of dust and… passengers? Last week, a video was posted on TikTok appearing to depict a traveler on a Southwest Airlines flight peering out from inside an

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Buckingham Palace has written to an animal rights group to confirm that Queen Camilla will no longer buy clothes that include animal pelts. The letter sent to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and seen by CNN, said that: “Her Majesty will not procure any new

By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Buckingham Palace revealed the first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation on Tuesday, and it’s proving to be divisive with its lurid red brushstrokes. The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting is by British artist Jonathan Yeo, who has painted high-profile subjects throughout his career including former British

By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — Sydney, 1994. A dimly-lit bar, wrapped in tinsel curtains and the fragmented, twirling light from a disco ball. Tick Belrose (played by Hugo Weaving) is on stage lip syncing as his drag persona Mitzi Del Bra; clad in a silver sequin dress with matching gloves and a bouffant blonde

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — That didn’t take long. Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, “inappropriate behavior” in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown. The two sculptures, “The Portals,” are round, lens-like installations with

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Two decades ago, when the photojournalist Kate Medley was in graduate school in Oxford, Mississippi, she would often frequent a local gas station with an off-menu offering: Tupperware containers full of home-cooked Indian food, made by the owners, for whomever knew to ask. Though it would be years before

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The last piece of privately-owned land in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard is up for sale for a cool 300 million euros ($324 million). Spanning 14,830 acres (23.2 square miles), the land has “significant environmental, scientific and economic importance,” according to a listing from agent Knight Frank. The archipelago is

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A black crewneck, mid-wash jeans, white blazer and a distressed denim Miu Miu cap. No, this isn’t an off-duty look from Sydney Sweeney or Emma Chamberlain — it’s the latest outfit worn by British comedian and octogenarian John Cleese. On Friday, Cleese — who is best known as a

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — There’s nothing quite like settling back into your train seat, the urban skyline out the window fading into lush natural landscapes as you make your way to your next destination. According to rail experts, an increasing number of luxury travelers are looking to experience this sensation, all part of

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service is leasing the historic Michael Bushman and John Slyder houses on Gettysburg battlefield for overnight stays starting on May 24. “Our visitors will now have an extraordinary opportunity to stay in two of the battlefield’s historic homes,” Kristina Heister, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park,

By Sarah Kent (CNN) — A little over a year ago, NFL player Travis Kelce stepped out in a flamboyant silk shirt emblazoned with two barrel-chest-sized pink flamingos and trimmed across the bottom with a giant Chanel logo. The design was upcycled from vintage Chanel scarves by stylist Logan Horne, whose brand, J. Logan Home,

CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot emerged unscathed from a small plane after it was forced to land without landing gear following a mechanical failure at Newcastle Airport in Australia’s New South Wales. The plane, a Beach B-200 Super King, circled the airport for hours burning fuel before making

By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin, Muammar Gaddafi, Mark Zuckerberg. Presidents and Hollywood stars; political dissidents, abuse survivors and immigrants. One thing unites them all: a slightly scuffed, white wooden box. “More world leaders have sat on that box than any chair in history,” the photographer Platon, owner of that very box, told