Naples, a city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city’s cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-century castle.
Yearly Archives: 2021
Analysis: ‘Dark Stores’ Speed Up Grocery Delivery
Speedy grocery delivery is booming, but competition and high running costs could hinder growth. Startups are promising to deliver groceries to your doorstep in minutes, stepping up competition in the industry. Their strategy: to operate out of “dark stores.” WSJ visits some of these hyperlocal warehouses to see how they operate and the challenges they face. Photo/Video: Michelle Inez Simon
Front Cover Previews: The New Yorker – September 27
Architecture: ‘Inside-Out House’ In Westminster, UK
Architect Barbara Weiss likes to do things a little differently. Indeed, the last time we caught up with her was at her upside-down house: a converted pub in Westminster, central London, where she lives on the secluded top floors and sleeps on the lower floors (yes, it’s as brilliant as it sounds). This time, she’s giving us a tour of her latest self-designed home, which she’s aptly titled the inside-out house.
Infographic: Biodiversity – ‘How Nature Sustains Us’
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – SEP 20
Analysis: Decentralized Finance, Reducing Child Poverty, The Word ‘Like’
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the dream and danger of decentralised finance, how America is substantially reducing child poverty (10:02) and a defence of, like, “like” (18:57)
Views: Huai Mae Khamin Waterfalls, Thailand (4K)
Huai Mae Khamin is one of the most famous and beautiful cascading waterfall of Thailand because of its natural beauty of steam which is flowing down step by step and which is surrounded by sparse forest, mountain range and various kinds of herbs. So, it is the moment of impression that we should take a picture. Huai Mae Khamin Waterfall is originated from Kala mountain range. The waterfall is situated on the east of Sri Nakarin Dam national park.
Nature Views: Sandhill Cranes In Lodi, California
“Sunday Morning” visits sandhill cranes dancing at dusk at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve near Lodi, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska’s Sandhills on the American Plains.
Front Cover Views: First Magazine – September 2021
Hot off the press, have a look at some previews from this Sunday’s September edition of First Magazine, Issue No 327, out with The Malta Independent on Sunday.
Packed with gorgeous photography and features – Venice, Marrakech, Valletta, Capri and Paris; this September also includes the start of an new exclusive series: This is Wine – Chapter 1 – Pomerol on a Shoestring.
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