Leah Asmelash

1 week ago | cnn.com | Leah Asmelash

CNN  —  Take a look around your kitchen pantry, and what do you see? Boxes of pasta stacked high, maybe, alongside tins of sardines or a jar of olives. Maybe you have some fresh fruit lurking, olive oil or a bag of rice. But food motifs might also be popping up in your closet or living room. Perhaps some tinned fish on a T-shirt or a farfalle-shaped candle? The notion might seem strange, but across home decor and fashion, even luxury sectors, there’s been an influx of food-centric design.

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Leah Asmelash

Customers in Shanghai shop at a Jellycat doll store. In the US, adults have become driving forces in the plush toy market. CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images CNN  —  When Maria Fowler was pregnant with her first child, one of her first purchases for her daughter was a classic: A stuffed animal. She settled on a Sweet Heart Hugs Build-A-Bear, a soft, pink, blue and purple tie-dyed plushie with globe-like eyes and hearts on its feet.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Leah Asmelash

Mark S. (Adam Scott) about to participate in a dreaded office ice breaker on the Apple TV+ series "Severance." Apple TV+ CNN  —  There’s a moment early on in Season 2 of Apple TV+’s workplace drama “Severance” where character Harmony Cobel is at a crossroads. Cobel (Patricia Arquette) stands in front of the future boss of Lumon, the company she has dedicated her life to. She’s just been offered a promotion, one that she rejects in an effort to advocate for her old job.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Leah Asmelash

1 month ago | cnn.com | Leah Asmelash

Donut Daddy, or Anthony Randello-Jahn, is just one of the chefs the internet is swooning over. Photo illustration by CNN/Getty Images/Anthony Randello-Jahn CNN  —  Sometimes the videos start with a wink or a blown kiss. Maybe it’s followed by a shot of washboard abs, or a close-up of fingers mixing pasta dough. The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue. They rub ingredients with oil or salt, hands glossing over every curve and crevice.