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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — One week after a small Japanese town announced it was taking unorthodox measures to prevent overtourism at a popular selfie spot, a business caught up in the controversy has made a statement. Lawson’s, one of Japan’s largest convenience store chains, has an outpost in the small town of Fujikawaguchiko.

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when old became the new — well — new. But today, as more and more celebrities choose to wear vintage, the all-important stretch of red carpet has started to look more like a museum hallway. At the Grammy’s in February, Miley Cyrus, Laverne Cox

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — At the Met Gala on Monday night, in and amongst the flower-covered gowns (Gigi Hadid, Jordan Roth), naked dresses (Emily Ratajkowski, JLo) and wet T-shirts (Doja Cat), a quiet champion was rising up through the ranks. The humble suit — often underestimated and overlooked — was this year reimagined

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after Sylvester Stallone finished filming “Rocky,” the movie that launched his Hollywood career, he saw Gregg Allman, from the Allman Brothers Band, who had fallen asleep and had left his arm hanging in the aisle with a distinctive gold watch on his wrist. That watch was the “most

Kristen Rogers and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For Zendaya’s highly anticipated return to the Met Gala, she and longtime stylist Law Roach gave us more than we could have asked for. Returning to the Met Gala after five years of absence — and this time as an event co-chair — the “Challengers” star stepped

By Lilit Marcus and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — Mount Everest isn’t the only peak in the world experiencing overcrowding. Earlier this week, groups of travelers climbing Yandang Mountain in eastern China were stuck partway up a cliff, clinging to a rope along a fixed climbing route, for more than an hour. Images of the

By Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of technology at the time of its construction. Yet, inside New Delhi’s UNESCO-listed Qutb Minar complex – a collection of historic monuments and buildings built

By Amarachi Orie and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — Baguettes are a notable component of France’s culinary scene. Now, French bakers have taken the record for the longest baguette ever made. At 140.53 meters long (461 feet), it trumps the previous Italian record of 132.62 meters (435 feet and 1 inch), held for almost five

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Fashion’s biggest night out — hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York each year on the first Monday of May — is both a forever-evolving spectacle and a carefully crafted event. A parade of A-Listers dress according to the theme inspired by the Costume Institute’s latest

By Kathleen Magramo and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Frank Stella, the American artist renowned for his abstract works, died on Saturday at the age of 87, his longtime representative said in a statement. Stella died at his home in Manhattan. His wife, Dr. Harriet E. McGurk, said the cause was lymphoma, according to The New

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It was late 2021 when James Richardson heard about England’s poop problem. “I saw a tweet talking about the extent of the problem, and the numbers were so enormous I thought it couldn’t be true – that there was so much sewage being dumped,” he says now. “I thought,

By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province lounge nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the gravity-defying action taking place above their

By Lilit Marcus and Marc Stewart, CNN (CNN) — Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days: space. The city of Wenchang is

By Barbie Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italy has the right to confiscate a life-size bronze statue dating back to the second or third centuries B.C. from the J. Paul Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, California, where it has been for half a century, according to a ruling by the European Court of Human

By Gareth Harris (CNN) — The Italian artist and provocateur Maurizio Cattelan shines a light on gun violence and the divisions in US society in a new installation at Gagosian in New York City. Cattelan’s piece “Sunday (2024)” consists of 64 stainless-steel panels plated in 24-carat gold and dotted with thousands of bullet holes. The

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — For people wanting to commune with nature, Sardinia is already one of the best places in Europe to do so. And now there’s the opportunity to get even closer – by getting married on a nudist beach on the island. Is Benas beach, halfway up Sardinia’s west coast, looks

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, 12-time Latin Grammy winner Rosalía stepped out in New York wearing an outfit that demanded a double-take. The Spanish pop star wore a dainty white lace prairie dress and a pair of heel-less Rick Owens Cantilever boots, but the main event was shrugged over her shoulders. Her

By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Navigating the world of “haute horologie,” the highest form of watchmaking, can be intimidating for a beginner. If you’ve found yourself in the enviable position of shopping for your first luxury timepiece, you will likely have more questions than answers. From understanding the terminology, to knowing where to shop,

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — When cosmetic company Youthforia launched its “Date Night Skin Tint” serum foundation line in 15 shades last year, beauty influencers and reviewers were critical of the lack of options for darker skin tones. Golloria George, a Texas-based beauty influencer with over 1.5 million followers on TikTok, shared why she felt the brand had missed the mark — and

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Carrying firearms in Turks and Caicos is prohibited, according to the TCI Government. Bringing firearms or ammunition, including stray rounds, into the