Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, has falsified the emissions data of diesel cars sold in the United States, in order to elude tests of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The accusation, confirmed by Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, has been made by the EPA in reference to vehicles sold in the US between
Baked crunchy chickpeas are easy to prepare and perfect as a starter.
Could a seemingly innocuous object like a bicycle contribute to triggering a revolution? This is the question that the website of the documentary Voglio una ruota (I want a wheel) is asking itself, because the invention of bicycles, besides facilitating the right to mobility, encouraged women’s emancipation between the nineteenth and twentieth century. Voglio una ruota is
Ingredients 300 g of organic whole wheat flour 3 egg yolks 150 g of butter 150 g of whole brown sugar 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of vanilla grated peel of 1/2 a lemon Preparation Keep the butter out of the fridge for about half an hour. Form a well with the flour
A Spanish entrepreneur discovered that it is possible to create a 100 percent natural fabric from pineapple leaves that can replace leather.
Chile is a country whose traditions and cultural identities are commended through the works of skilled artisans that hand down their own working techniques from one generation to another. Chilean design encloses this, being still far from well-known brands and industrial factories. The designer Pablo Ocqueteau has realised handmade clay speakers that combine ancestral ceramic techniques with
Marmalades and jams can be spread on toasts or tarts, but are also luscious with cheese and other peculiar savoury matchings. Here is a selection of easy and delicious recipes.
Sea lions, bats, hippos and puppies of every species. In nature there are animals that sleep in the oddest ways and positions. The National Geographic features them in a video called The funny ways that animals sleep. All we can do is stay quiet and admire them. But be careful not to find yourselves upside down
The collapse in coal prices is real. The “Isaac Plains” coking coal mine in Australia, valued at 860 Australian dollars (about $631 million) three years ago has been sold for $1. According to Bloomberg, the Brazilian mining group Vale SA and Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. offloaded the “Isaac Plains” mine for just $1, selling it to
During the seasonal changes, horseradish roots help detoxify the liver, tackle biliary tract disorders and take in mineral salts and vitamins.
