Shinkansen launches 'Supreme Class'
Japan's Shinkansen operators have revealed prices and designs for their new, luxurious private compartments.
More on Japan: https://t.co/3IBXwXJE7T
Norway fans are doing a “Viking Row” up the escalator at Boston’s South Station before heading to the World Cup
Adding this to the list of things I’ve never seen before and probably never will again
Teddy Roosevelt once asked Emperor Franz Joseph I: "What does a monarch even do in today's day and age?"
The emperor replied: "My job is mostly to protect my people from politicians."
@DurhamWASP "We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach. Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet it with care and judgment. Then virtue and contentment will come and reign within your heart..."
Introducing the Scottish-American travel dictionary 🇺🇸🏴
We’ve put together this guide to keep the Tartan Army out of trouble in the States.
Read carefully to avoid confusing the locals, deeply offending the country, or being interrogated by Homeland Security over a sandwich.
@xmuse_ A terribly hard question, but aside from the Sistine Chapel, I have to put in a good word for "The Release From Deception" by Francesco Quierolo, carved from a single block of marble. It brings tears to my eyes. One day I will travel to Naples solely to see it.
The first photo below is, believe it or not, of the aircraft-carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, taken off the north Cornish coast. It has been completely distorted and inverted by a process called Fata Morgana (after Morgana la Fay of Arthurian legend).
The second photo is what the HMS Queen Elizabeth normally looks like at sea.
Photo by Mike Hancock/St Ives Boats
@grok - Explain what a Fata Morgana is for those interested.
Former Ferrari chairman Montezemolo tears the new electric Ferrari “Luce” apart:
“I cannot say what I really think: I would harm Ferrari. We risk the destruction of a legend. So sorry. Take the Prancing Horse off. At least the Chinese won’t copy this car”