Ben-Ami’s dream: paying tribute to Lorde with covers in Hebrew and Arabic

Ben-Ami’s dream: paying tribute to Lorde with covers in Hebrew and Arabic

Author, journalist but also musician, Yuval Ben-Ami was born in Jerusalem. He writes for a number of Jewish cultural magazines and has published some popular books about his birthplace. He likes classical music,  Schubert in particular. But since he listened to New Zealand singer Lorde’s first album, he has developed a true obsession for her. He said

China’s future? One, huge metropolis

China’s future? One, huge metropolis

Between 2011 and 2012 China has produced more cement than the United States throughout the 21st century. This is one of the most surprising figures of the report Vado a vivere in città: il boom dell’urbanizzazione in Cina (Going to live in cities: urbanisation boom in China), realised by Cecilia Attanasio Ghezzi and Nicola Longobardi for China

What happens if you don’t stop looking at your phone

What happens if you don’t stop looking at your phone

https://youtu.be/PsH9wGB_Acs Our lives have radically changed since the arrival of smartphones. This video clip, realised by the Chinese student Xie Chenglin, ironically tells the problems we daily face due to our smartphones, from little accidents to a possible nuclear disaster. The feature film, entitled Life Smartphone, was awarded by the Central Academy of Fine Arts

Nepal has succeeded in saving the Indian rhino from poachers

Nepal has succeeded in saving the Indian rhino from poachers

Biodiversity is the main character of the other, happy side of Nepal. Although recent earthquakes have had devastating effects on people and cities, animal species seem to have found precisely in Nepal their ideal shelter.     The population of Indian rhinos, also called one-horned rhinos, increased reaching 645 individuals this year, and most of

Afghani girls skateboard to empowerment

Afghani girls skateboard to empowerment

Skateboarding will improve female condition in Afghanistan, thanks to the labour of the non-profit organisation Skateistan, founded in 2007 by the skater Oliver Percovich. It is a project that allows young Afghani girls practicing this sport, having fun, and studying, together with boys.   It is a possibility often denied to many children coming from poor families,

Isis terrorists, antiquity looters

Isis terrorists, antiquity looters

Isis militants are terrorists, but, actually, they are not ignorant. As far as it seems, the systematic destruction of Niniveh and Nimrud statues and the artifacts of Ashurnasirpal’s palace in Mosul, Iraq, for propaganda purposes, was a cover to the looting of priceless artifacts offered for sale on the black market for staggering sums.