In a warehouse stacked with spaceships, puppets and weathered costumes, Jon Favreau stood by the doorway of an Anzellan ship and pointed out one of the unlikely stars of his new film: Grogu — the green, wrinkled, clawed...
In this web exclusive, Jon Favreau — creator of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian and director of the new film The Mandalorian and Grogu — speaks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the storytelling that drives the...
Jon Favreau, the creator of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, discussed bringing that world — and its most famous pairing, Pedro Pascal’s lone bounty hunter and the child known as Grogu (often called “Baby Yoda”)...
For thousands of years people around the world have built with earth — mudbrick, wattle-and-daub, rammed earth and, most famously, adobe bricks. Those ancient techniques are finding new life today as architects, makers...
Twisted into a familiar loop, rolled in coarse salt and served warm from paper bags, the soft pretzel is as much a part of Philadelphia’s streets as the paint on its murals. That twisty, golden snack — crunchy on the...
Longwood Gardens began as one man’s effort to save trees and became one of America’s most celebrated living landscapes. In the early 20th century, industrialist Pierre S. du Pont purchased a small farm outside...
By Alina Cho / May 17, 2026 / CBS News Outside Paris, in an unassuming building, a carefully curated archive preserves more than a century of Louis Vuitton artifacts. The collection is part museum, part workshop — a...
Louis Vuitton began as a trunk-maker in 1854; today it stands as one of the world’s largest luxury houses. But for the brand to remain relevant, its creative leaders must continually imagine what comes next. In a recent...
Frank Furness (1839–1912) was one of Philadelphia’s most adventurous architects. A former Union Army captain in the Civil War, he brought a combative, vigorous sensibility to his buildings: bold massing, oversized...
Updated May 17, 2026 — One of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russian territory killed at least four people and wounded a dozen others on Sunday, Russian officials said, in a strike that reached the Moscow region and...
Nothing says love like a Philadelphia cheesesteak, says Frankie Olivieri, the third‑generation owner of Philly’s famous Pat’s King of Steaks. In a short video with correspondent Susan Spencer, Olivieri lays out why the...
Chandeliers have long been shorthand for elegance and spectacle. Once practical fixtures for holding candles, they evolved into elaborate signs of wealth and taste — crystal drops, gilt arms and tiers of lights crowning...
