The beach is S’Abba Druche, to be precise, on the west coast ofSardinia, Italy: a 200-metre-long stretch of fine sand, lapped by waters so clear I can see fish darting among the rocks. After a few minutes of languid backstroke, I retire to my luxury beach cabana, ...
What follows when he takes his theatre seat is one bewildering turn of events that even he cannot explain, and it concerns his sudden urges, obsessions and audience fixations. The object in his hands – those heavy opera glasses – may be the cause. Louis Couperus (1863- 1923), one of ...
The last few days I have been suffering from a summer cold. I know it’s not summer yet, but the temperature has been hot. During that time, I was reading a manically humorous detective novel written in the 1940s and finally quit as I was two-thirds of the way through. What I pick...
"SHIT, BETWEEN HIM and the archbishop," Chris Rose is saying, standing outside an Uptown corner bar, waiting for it to open. "'What's the archbishop say and what's Gleason say?" I mean, those are the two guys who people look to when we're confused about something. I mean, he's...
With the help of an adult, head to tinyurl.com/TWJ- parkrun for information and to find a Parkrun that takes place near you.1. According to the passage, most people take part in Parkruns to ___. A.win prizes in the park B.make friends and help others C.stay with their families D...
There are hundreds of waterfalls near Chiang Mai, but this one is provides a unique day trip. Usually I would not recommendrunning up a waterfall, but the limestone rocks have formed the sticky waterfalls which allows you bounce up the cascading waterfall. ...
“To me, the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim–the rocks–the motion of the waves–the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?”– Walt Whitman “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.”– Arthur C. Clarke ...
For example, highly shocked feldspars are more likely to provide reliable ages for impact events than low and moderately shocked (~ 5–20 GPa) materials (Jourdan 2012; Jaret et al. 2018b). Additionally, impact-affected rocks would be useful to improve the understanding of the early ...
On the Rocks Although some whisky lovers turn their noses towards the thought of drinking whisky on the rocks, there's nothing wrong with adding a little ice if you like. If you prefer chilled and diluted whisky, consider adding large ice cubes or a sphere of ice instead of small cubes ...
The scene was absolutely beautiful. I have never dived in such a magnificent underwater temple before. We descended down to the level of the rocks to have a look at the cross, read the words of remembrance on the memorial and go deeper into the crevice. The narrow gap between the rocks...