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‘I was free to recreate myself’: This American woman says that relocating to France at the age of 80 saved her life

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She’d spent most of her life focusing on other people’s needs, so when Carole Carson’s husband passed away four years ago, the then-80-year-old realized it was time to do something for herself. After mulling over the prospect of moving to the Midwest to be near her daughter, Carole decided

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Shacks! Rats! Regulations! New York City’s outdoor dining scene has been on a wild ride

By Cindy Augustine, CNN (CNN) — It was never meant to last: When the pandemic hit, New York City’s political leaders rushed to save restaurants, granting an outdoor-dining lifeline via an executive order. New Yorkers watched as restaurants, previously contained indoors, spilled onto city sidewalks and streets (read: parking spaces). With few restrictions, restaurant owners

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A new book published by Assouline spotlights Italian shoemaker Santoni's heritage and craftsmanship.

Luxury brands are more expensive than ever. They’re telling you why they’re worth it

By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN London (CNN) — More than ever, high-end brands want you to know exactly how, and where, their goods are made. They are producing enormous glossy coffee table books showing white-coated workers hand-stitching products in glamorous workshops, and creating marketing campaigns emphasizing the exquisite materials and dedicated handiwork that go into the

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Nike’s first Indian design collaboration nods to a 5,000-year-old tie-dyeing technique

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Nike has launched its first ever collaboration with an Indian fashion label, unveiling a range of patterned sportswear inspired by the country’s ancient tie-dying techniques. Created alongside Delhi-based brand NorBlack NorWhite, the colorful footwear and apparel collection “invites women into sport” while celebrating “Indian culture and craftsmanship,” according to

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Lokko’s own work exhibited at the 2023 Venice Biennale

Lesley Lokko is on a mission to transform architecture, fostering a new generation of ‘more dynamic thinkers’

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — When Lesley Lokko was a young student in 1990s London, architecture was a place of openness and experimentation. And yet, she felt the discipline was incapable of thinking beyond European concepts of space. “We were being taught… in a very predominantly Eurocentric way, about the difference between inside and

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Edinburgh Castle is Britain's most besieged fortress.

World’s most beautiful castles

By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing architecture that features on so many castles. But they’re also romantic and somewhat

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Smijan Radíc's 2014 pavilion now lives in Bruton

Designing the Serpentine Pavillion is an architect’s dream job. Meet the woman behind this year’s building

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Even on a grey, drizzly morning in London, entering this year’s Serpentine Pavilion — the 25th architectural structure to be erected in Kensington Gardens — will bathe you in a warm glow. Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into

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"There’s a heart here that is still beating

‘I always felt like I didn’t have enough’: Why this American woman moved from California to Mexico 20 years ago

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As a single mother of three “living paycheck to paycheck” in California, Janet Blaser had become resigned to constantly worrying about paying her bills and always “feeling less than.” However, she began reevaluating her life after a series of events led her to take a “random vacation” to Mazatlán,

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