CNN Travel (CNN) — When Elizabeth Gilbert shared the story of her year spent traveling post-divorce, it inspired more than a memoir. Eat, Pray, Love, her story of traveling to Italy, India, and Indonesia, became a touchstone for many women around the world. Since the book’s publication in 2005 and the release of the Julia
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CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she became the most recognizable widow in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia. When she arrived in the capital city of Phnom Penh amid a generation-defining war, there was no question
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she became the most recognizable widow in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia. When she arrived in the capital city of Phnom Penh amid a generation-defining war, there was no question where
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift knows you have some thoughts on her latest album, and she’s ready for it. The superstar billionaire singer-songwriter appeared on The Zane Lowe Show for Apple Music on Tuesday, where she said she “welcomes the chaos” when it comes to how fans and listeners feel about her
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — If lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs get their way, the hip-hop mogul will spend his next few years in a massive low-security prison with a drug abuse treatment program, not too far from family. Combs’ lawyers on Monday asked Judge Arun Subramanian to recommend to the Bureau of Prisons
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited on the red carpet Monday night dressed in their best and putting forward a “friendly ex” vibe, but maybe don’t read too much into the encounter. The pair, who split last year, appeared together, arms around each other and smiling wide for
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By Miquel Ros Tabarca, Spain (CNN) — Spain’s Mediterranean islands have come to represent an ideal of lifestyle and leisure. Chances are you’re familiar with the Balearic archipelago. Every year, millions flock every year to the islands of Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera to wander whitewashed towns, soak up pristine beaches, embrace the laidback vibes
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney has been immersed in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for decades, but he didn’t want the same for his children – and for good reason. The two-time Oscar winner, who lives on a farm in France with his wife Amal and 8-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella,
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CNN By Choire Sicha, CNN (CNN) — Even the most die-hard Taylor Swift fan is being tested right now. The fandom is facing all kinds of harsh realities and online scorn, from Swift’s absolutely mercenary levels of multiple and expensive versions of physical media to a meh song that seems to be about her boyfriend,
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Grammy award-winning country singer Zach Bryan has seemingly taken a swipe at raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the teaser of his new song, inserting himself into a political debate that has divided the nation. The 29-year-old is one of country music’s biggest stars, earning praise for
Continue Reading By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Paris (CNN) — After a month of designer debuts — more than a dozen across fashion weeks in London, Milan and New York — the task fell to Chanel’s new artistic director, Matthieu Blazy, to present his vision for the future of one of history’s most storied houses. Bringing Paris
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By Donald Judd, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested a presidential pardon in connection with his federal criminal case. While speaking with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday regarding a potential pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump mentioned that “a lot of people
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and her mother Andrea Swift are incredibly close, but it may be time for “the talk.” The younger Swift appeared on SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” Monday and shared that her mom had some thoughts about the track “Wood” on the pop superstar’s new album, “The
Continue Reading By Choire Sicha, CNN (CNN) — Even the most die-hard Taylor Swift fan is being tested right now. The fandom is facing all kinds of harsh realities and online scorn, from Swift’s absolutely mercenary levels of multiple and expensive versions of physical media to a meh song that seems to be about her boyfriend, Travis
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s not easy giving yourself over to absolute pleasure – unless you’re watching one of the most popular midnight movies in the presence of a cult movie icon. Tim Curry made a surprise appearance at a 50th anniversary screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” over the weekend at
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, one of the founding members of the band Oasis, has shared he will be missing a few of their reunion gigs to receive cancer treatment. The English guitarist posted a statement on social media in which he opened up about his diagnosis with prostate cancer
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Vogue will no longer feature “new animal fur in editorial content or advertising,” according to updated guidelines on the website of its parent company, Condé Nast. The guidelines — which allow for “defined exceptions, including byproducts of subsistence and indigenous practices” — will also affect other titles owned by
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — It’s not an exaggeration to call Mid-Autumn Festival the world’s largest full moon party. Even Labubu, the wildly popular Pop Mart toy, has been known to celebrate the event. Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the festival is marked primarily across East
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By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Paris (CNN) — When guests arrived for the Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday evening, several found themselves on familiar ground: a chapel built during the reign of the former French King Louis XIII, which is part of the historic Laennec headquarters of Balenciaga’s owner, Kering. After all, it
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By Jenny Adams New Orleans (CNN) — A bowtie is adjusted. A trombone is hoisted. On the corner of Dauphine and Toulouse, two motorcycle cops block the intersection. The opening notes of “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” emerge from a trumpet. The melody is carried as a saxophone and sousaphone join in. The band
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