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Toyin Owoseje, CNN Colin Cantwell, the visual effects artist behind many of the iconic spacecraft in the original “Star Wars” movie, has died at the age of 90. In an announcement on his Facebook page Sunday, Cantwell’s partner, Sierra Dall, said he died on Saturday at his home in Colorado. “Colin Cantwell passed away peacefully

Leah Dolan, CNN Over the centuries, the tiara, something of a little sister to the omnipotent symbol of the crown, has come to represent more than just a membership to the monarchy. Closely connected to the romantic idea of a princess, it’s a cultural shorthand for youth and femininity — as well as status. From

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN From steam-powered ships, to mega-liners, the cruise industry has been through quite a transformation over the years. And the market has skyrocketed. Back in 1970, an estimated 500,000 people went on a cruise holiday. That figure had jumped to five million by 1997. So what brought about this sudden surge in interest?

Oscar Holland, CNN In Thurstan Redding’s photography series “Kids of Cosplay,” the mundane and the fantastical collide in unexpected ways. Spiderman stares pensively into the middle distance as he grabs milk from a fridge. A group of Batmen cavort outside a small brick bungalow. X-men’s Mystique lays across the street beneath an orange sky, cigarette

By Jake Kwon, CNN Kim Kyung-seop recalls going to cheap bars after class with his friends, where they binged on as much makgeolli as possible. “You know the saying, ‘alcohol consumes men?’ It was like that.” Makgeolli, the milky and often sweet traditional rice wine from Korea, was chosen for its price, not flavor. In

Jacopo Prisco There’s a real-life yellow brick road forming in Ghana, and it shares at least one thing in common with the fictional path it’s named for. Much like Dorothy in the story “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” who must follow a magical yellow route to find a way back to Kansas, Serge Attukwei Clottey

CNN By Janelle Davis, CNN. Recipe from Adriano and Alfredo Lazzeri, Il Cavaliere Restaurant Most people think pan pizza and they think of mega American pizza chains, but one family-run Italian pizzeria has been baking this classic for more than 60 years. When Adriano Lazzeri’s father opened up Il Cavaliere Restaurant in 1958, pizza al

CNN By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN It’s hard to get enough of delicious Italian dishes. Season two of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” has viewers salivating once again over food crafted by chefs across the country. Some home cooks have even tried to replicate those dishes at home. Just in case your attempts

By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN It’s hard to get enough of delicious Italian dishes. Season two of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” has viewers salivating once again over food crafted by chefs across the country. Some home cooks have even tried to replicate those dishes at home. Just in case your attempts haven’t

CNN By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN It’s hard to get enough of delicious Italian dishes. Season two of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” has viewers salivating once again over food crafted by chefs across the country. Some home cooks have even tried to replicate those dishes at home. Just in case your attempts

CNN By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN It’s hard to get enough of delicious Italian dishes. Season two of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” has viewers salivating once again over food crafted by chefs across the country. Some home cooks have even tried to replicate those dishes at home. Just in case your attempts

CNN Silvia Marchetti, CNN It was nutritious, easy to prepare and great as a snack, especially when sprinkled with poppy flower seeds and served in cubes. The ancient Romans feasted on a delicious honey-crusted cheesecake called Savillum, which is believed to be the real ancestor of modern US-style cheesecake. Instead of Philadelphia soft cheese, there

CNN By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN It’s hard to get enough of delicious Italian dishes. Season two of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” has viewers salivating once again over food crafted by chefs across the country. Some home cooks have even tried to replicate those dishes at home. Just in case your attempts

Stephanie Becker, CNN From the time the Continental Congress gave the stars and stripes its stamp of approval in 1777 amid the American Revolution, the flag of the United States of America has been an emblematic symbol of patriotism; an image of national pride displayed in front of homes, waved at parades and raised with