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☆ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Hail, Caesar
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For a series with a goofy premise — what if talking apes overthrew humanity — the “Planet of the Apes” universe is uncommonly thoughtful, even insightful. Those later virus-ridden installments, a trilogy released between 2011 and 2017, are among the series’ best, and well worth revisiting. The newest film, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” picks up exactly where that trilogy left off: with the death of Caesar, the ultrasmart chimpanzee who has led the apes away from what’s left of humanity and into a paradise. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” directed by Wes Ball from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, leaps forward almost immediately by “many generations” (years matter less in this post-human world), and the inevitable has happened. The apes have fractured into tribes, while Caesar has passed from historical figure to mythic one, a figure venerated by some and forgotten by most.

Persons: —, ”, Caesar, what’s, Moses, ” Caesar, Wes Ball, Josh Friedman Locations: “ Kingdom

☆ He visited Italy for the first time and bought a house within 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I had been to various countries in the European Union on several occasions but never Italy, though it was on my list. Millet says that he began planning to travel to Italy to buy a house back in 2019, but was thwarted by Covid-19. “The prices of the houses were super-attractive, especially coming from the Los Angeles area, and the Latronico properties were for the most part in good shape. “At the end of the day, I bought my place and began thinking about renovations and the future,” he adds. Sunset cocktailsThe house Millet bought has only one bedroom but came with two large basements.

Persons: you’re Paul Millet, you’ve, Millet, ”, “, Covid, he’d, Paul Millet, he'll, Vincenzo Castellano, Latronico, ” Millet, Vincenzo Castellano Millet, Latronico’s peacefulness, “ It’s, I’ve, “ Franca, he’s, “ That’s, Latronico’s, Castellano Organizations: CNN, European Union, ” Locations: Italy, Italy’s Basilicata, Los Angeles, Basilicata, Ireland, Latronico, LA, Maui

☆ 'Spring mania' impacts people with bipolar disorder and can be life-threatening. A therapist shared how she preps for the season every year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People with bipolar disorder may experience "spring mania" between winter and summer. People with bipolar disorder might be vulnerable to "spring mania," or manic episodes in the springtime. The reason spring can trigger manic episodes in people with bipolar disorder is because they're more sensitive to light and circadian rhythm shifts, Skowron said. While daylight savings impacts many people's health, Skowron said the symptoms in people with bipolar disorder can be extra heightened. Related storiesManic episodes trigger impulsivity, and patients who are not properly medicated or in therapy are at greater risk of attempting suicide.

Persons: —, Claudia Skowron, Skowron, there's, It's, it's Organizations: Service Locations: Illinois

☆ And the Oscars Carpet Color Goes … Back to Red
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It will probably get dirty — maybe it wasn’t the best choice,” Ms. Love said at the time. Last year’s champagne carpet — the first time in more than six decades that the academy’s arrival rug was not red — was part of a trend of colorful carpets that have swept premieres, galas and award ceremonies across the country in recent years. See the Emmys (gray) and the world premiere of “Barbie” in Los Angeles in July (pink, obviously). Red carpets have been a staple at premieres and galas since 1922, when the showman Sid Grauman rolled one out for the 1922 premiere of “Robin Hood,” which starred Douglas Fairbanks, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The Oscars adopted it beginning with the 1961 ceremony, and, ever since, the special shade — known as Academy Red — has been instantly recognizable in photos.

Persons: “, ”, Love, Ms, galas, “ Barbie ”, Sid Grauman, “ Robin Hood, Douglas Fairbanks, — Organizations: Times Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ Let Tesla Expand? Three German Teens Have a Few Thoughts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tesla’s hulking assembly plant outside Berlin, which opened two years ago in a community known for its forests and lakes, still rubs many residents the wrong way. They worry it threatens the quality of their water and air, and has disrupted the peacefulness that drew them to the area. Mr. Schorcht and many of his neighbors are determined to make sure that doesn’t happen. “We say, ‘enough is enough,’” Mr. Schorcht said. Their resistance campaign includes weekly hikes through the endangered forest and knocking on doors.

Persons: Tesla’s, Steffen Schorcht, Tesla, Schorcht, ’ Locations: Berlin

☆ I bought a house in Japan for less than $45,000. I live in the peaceful countryside close to every convenience, and everything's cheaper here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ned Watson bought a home in Japan that had been abandoned for two years for less than $50,000. The lack of guns and violence is one of the best things about Japan. My house was abandoned for two years, but didn't need much workI've been living in Japan since 2010, and I got this house in late 2019. I could basically live this lifestyle forever for $20,000 a year, which to me is not a lot of money. So really think about the area that the place is in, what type of personal infrastructure you're going to need to live there.

Persons: Ned Watson, Watson, I've, they're, you'll, It's, that's, it's, you've, I'm, Ned — he's Organizations: Tokyo Station Locations: Japan, Shisui, Japan's Chiba Prefecture, Australia, Georgia, America, New York City, Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture, Narita City, Narita, Watson's

☆ A Gen Xer moved from California to Colombia after overcoming a rare disease. The cost of living is much cheaper, and life is more peaceful.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Andy Wiesmann, 62, settled in Medellín, Colombia, after spending much of his life in California's Inland Empire. He couldn't afford an apartment in California, and he decided to move out of the country to preserve his health and happiness. Leaving California for MexicoWiesmann grew up about 60 miles east of Los Angeles and spent most of his life there. His relationship ended amid his hospital stay, and he moved back to California — though he didn't have any place to stay. Wiesmann said he has little intention of leaving Colombia except for vacations to see his kids in California and New York.

Persons: Andy Wiesmann, Wiesmann, I've, Mexico Wiesmann, he's, he'll, they're Organizations: Service, Golden State, Business, US Locations: Medellín, Colombia, Inland, Golden, California, Mexico, Los Angeles, East, Africa, Virginia, United States, Cabo San Lucas, cafés, Bogota, New York, South America

☆ Travel news: The world’s most peaceful countries in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —In travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and tranquility, what’s trending in aircraft interiors and top picks for city getaways and Asian hotels. World’s most peaceful countriesWhat do Iceland, Denmark and Ireland have in common, other than being Northwestern European countries with oceanic climates and gorgeous, green landscapes shaped by ancient glaciers? That’s what’s promised by Lufthansa Technik’s new cabin design for the upcoming BBJ 777-9 — the private jet version of Boeing’s new widebody aircraft, the 777X.

Persons: Hong Kong’s, That’s what’s, doored, —, ” Organizations: CNN, Northwestern, for Economics, Lufthansa, Geographic, Royal Caribbean Locations: getaways, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Hong Kong, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lima, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Cairo, Angeles

☆ Datça: The beautiful Turkish peninsula forgotten by time
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Feride Yalav-Heckeroth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —With untouched and natural rugged scenery, forested with pristine bays on both sides, the Datça peninsula feels a world away from the touristy towns of this popular corner of the Med. Strict laws about construction have protected Datça from large-scale tourism projects, leaving its eponymous small port town, located around midway on the peninsula, rooted in the past. Where to stayThe Palaia Hotel, a modern take on traditional Datça architecture and culture. Ayhan Altun/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIn downtown Datça, shops such as Pehlivan and Datça Köy Ürünleri sell local almonds in every form imaginable. “Datça is a peninsula, but it’s more like an island, we’re very isolated and have our own way of life,” says Boylu.

Persons: Furkan Uyan, “ I’ve, ”, Ismet Tekinalp, Almond, Kurabeyicisi, Kaya Balları, badem, Datça, Hestia, Hestia Mey, Yücel, Ali Somer, Ayça Boylu, Axel Korf, “, Feride, Conde Nast Organizations: CNN, ”, Getty, Kaya, Usta, Winery, Culture, Art Academy Locations: Turkey, Marmaris, Knidos, Caria, downtown, Turkish, “, Datça, Cumalı, Yaka, Knidia, Değirmenbükü, Istanbul, Lake Constance, Kinfolk

☆ Greeks protest for space on the beach as pricey sunbeds multiply
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Beaches are public in Greece, a country receiving millions of tourists every year, mainly in the summer, its top tourism season. However, an increasing number of businesses have received licenses to rent out sun beds and umbrellas which they set up along a stretch of beach. In Naxos, more than 5,000 people have joined the Facebook group "Save the beaches of Naxos now! Greece has a 16,000 kilometre long coastline and hundreds of beaches where companies hire sunbeds. The country emerged from a debt crisis five years ago and relies heavily on tourism for economic recovery.

Persons: sunbeds, Ronit Nesher, Paros, Eleni Andrianopoulou, Renee Maltezou, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Facebook, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: ATHENS, Paros, Naxos, Greece

☆ Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch unveiled by designer Mathieu Lehanneur
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. “For Paris 2024, and for the first time in its history, (the torch) plays on perfect symmetry, speaking to us more clearly about equality,” he said in a statement. As simple as a hyphen and as fluid as a flame.”Chair of the Paris 2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet (left) and designer Mathieu Lehanneur (right) pose with the latter's Olympic and Paralympic Torch. This is part of the organizing committee’s strategy to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement. Mathieu Lehanneur holds aloft his design for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Torch.

Persons: Mathieu Lehanneur, ”, “, Tony Estanguet, ’, Lehanneur, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Games, Olympic, Paralympic Games, ”, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Modern Art, Pompidou Centre Paris, LVMH, Louis Locations: Paris, French, Russia, New York, Olympia, Greece, France

☆ Peace-themed torch unveiled for Paris 2024 Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Paris 2024 Olympics - Press conference to unveil the design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch - Saint-Denis, France - July 25, 2023 Designer Mathieu Lehanneur speaks at a press conference during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch's design REUTERS/Pascal RossignolPARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday, imitating the reflection of the Eiffel Tower on the ruffled surface of the Seine river and conveying a peaceful energy, its designer said. Creator Mathieu Lehanneur said the rounded torch was symmetrical from top to bottom and through 360 degrees, its soft curves representing peacefulness and its symmetry standing for equality between athletes. Lehanneur said he hoped the torch conveyed a visual representation of the sporting event Paris 2024 wants to deliver. "I wanted to move away from the torch appearing as an object of conquest," designer Mathieu Lehanneur told a news conference a year ahead of the Paris Games, adding that designing the torch proved infinitely more technical than he imagined at the outset. Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet called the torch "very, very beautiful."

Persons: Denis, Mathieu Lehanneur, Pascal Rossignol PARIS, Lehanneur, Michel, Tony Estanguet, Louise Dalmasso, Richard Lough, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Press, Paris, Eiffel, Paris Games, Games, Saint, Thomson Locations: France, peacefulness, Seine, Olympia, Marseille, Strasbourg, Paris

☆ Iceland is the No. 1 most peaceful country in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The 2023 Global Peace Index released its annual ranking of the most peaceful countries in the world. The Institute for Economics and Peace 2023 study measured a country's level of negative peace using three domains of peacefulness:Ongoing domestic and international conflictSocietal safety and securityMilitarizationOverall the index found that the world is a little less safe than last year, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — which is unchanged from the 2022 survey results. While the United States ranked 131 on the list, seven out of the top 10 most peaceful countries in the world are in Europe.

Organizations: for Economics, United States Locations: Europe

☆ This is the perfect amount of time to meditate, says mindfulness expert: It's when 'the biggest benefits happen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There are many benefits of regular meditation from less stress to lower anxiety to better sleep. May 21 is World Meditation Day, and we asked Vishen Lakhiani, CEO of Mindvalley and a meditation expert with 20 years of experience, about how long people should meditate to get the most benefit from the practice. The biggest benefits are going to happen in the first few minutes [of meditation]. Vishen Lakhiani Meditation Expert and CEO of MindvalleyA longer meditation doesn't always mean greater benefits, and meditating for too long can sometimes decrease the quality of your meditation. Often, people assume an hour is what they should aim for, for better quality meditations.

☆ The German couple who moved to Italy and opened a pizza restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Living la dolce vita in Italy isn’t just about snatching a cheap dwelling in a charming rural village. Making pizza in Italy and satisfying Italian palates is not the simplest of missions. Only one other place to eat is open year-round – a restaurant serving regional dishes but no pizza. Marco MolinariPaying homage to her Germanic origins she makes pizza with sauerkraut, sausages and veal shin, with tomato salad, pizza kebabs, pizza with goat cheese and pizza with salmon – the latter being the most wanted by clients. There’s Pizza Irene with mozzarella, gorgonzola, arugula and mushrooms.

That's when the 69-year-old test pilot found a residential airpark at the Pine Mountain Lake Airport. There are about 90 homes with hangars that have deeded access to use the taxiways and runway at the Tuolumne County airport in the residential airpark. As a test pilot, Sobczak works primarily out of the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Because the Tuolumne County airport has no control tower, residents of the airpark use a common traffic advisory frequency so pilots can broadcast their position and intended flight path. Part of Sobczak's deed includes access to the Tuolumne County airport.

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