July 2024

Leaving behind two years of the pandemic and a year of strikes in Hollywood, the Comic-Con festival is back in San Diego in its former form. Guests again have access to a hall where show business stars and filmmakers gather to discuss current or future projects. Comic-Con is a multi-genre festival of the entertainment and comic book industry. It all started in the 70s, as a small event. Now it has grown to...

Costa Rican Villan Río collects shellfish in the water among mangroves in the province of Guanacaste. Every day he finds about 150. I had never dreamed of such a catch before. Shellfish became more numerous when the local reserve began to restore mangrove forests. The mangrove forest is a unique ecosystem. But since ancient times, people have cut down trees for wood, fuel and raw materials for dyes. Also,...

The show of luxurious wedding dresses became a highlight at India Fashion Week. The collection was created by designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. Together with the models, Bollywood actors - Taha Shah and Wamika Gabby - came out on the catwalk. Different outfits were presented at the show - both traditional tunics and embroidered lehenga. Designers used a lot of fabrics with prints, beads and sequins....

In this unusual New York store, you can exchange the books you read for jars of pickles. And it's called Sweet Pickle Books. The owner, Leigh Alshuler, says that in the mornings she often finds a queue of people who want to get inside the store. In the past, Leigh worked as the director of public relations at the legendary New York bookstore Strand. But in 2020, she decided to start her own business. At...

It is the only center for the rescue and rehabilitation of birds of prey in Croatia. It was organized almost 30 years ago by volunteers in the Mediterranean forest, a 20-minute drive from the famous Dalmatian coast. The center offers guests the opportunity to learn about birds of prey and, if they are brave enough, hold and feed some of them. It is also a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Site. It is...

In a world of light and bright colors, you can escape the summer heat at the Aya Universe amusement park in Dubai. Art combined with high technology allows you to immerse yourself in a fairytale universe. The creators of the park created an entertainment product, focusing mainly on Disney World, as something magical for guests to look great in this world. The park covers an area of 3700 square meters. It...

The town of Sisters in the US state of Oregon is considered a paradise for fans of patchwork. For the 49th time, an open-air exhibition of patchwork quilts is held here. 1000 products are hung throughout the city. They were created by 300 craftsmen aged 7 to 94 years. Not only Americans participate in the exhibition. Craftsmen from Canada and Australia also came. There are no high requirements for the...

Three jaguar cubs have become public favorites at a zoo in Mexico City. Two females and a male were born in early March, but spent the first months of life in an isolated room. Recently, they and their mother were transferred to an enclosure with a transparent wall. Is it very impressive for visitors when you can see a mother with cubs? This gives a great opportunity for adults and children to get...

The first full-scale prototype of an air taxi was presented to the public by the Brazilian startup Eve Air Mobility. The demonstration takes place in Gavião Peixoto, in the state of São Paulo. The developers plan to put the air taxi into operation in 2026. But they have yet to test the prototype in flight. An air taxi is a hybrid of a multicopter and an airplane. With the help of propellers, it takes off...

Rabat is the capital of Morocco and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is a mixture of the Arab-Muslim past with Western modernity. Rabat's medieval monuments, as well as the layout of the new city, are included in the UNESCO list. The mosques, built almost a thousand years ago, blend harmoniously into the more modern urban landscape. It appeared during the period of the French protectorate more...

Algerian Selma prepares an inflatable board for the competition. It will participate in them for the second year in a row. In Boomerdes, SUP races are held every summer. This year, 75 people are participating, of which 18 are women. Participants in the competition say that religion does not prohibit them from doing such sports. Even children participate in the competition, since this sport is considered...

At dizzying heights against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps, slackliners compete in speed and stunt skills. The canton of Graubünden hosts the World Highline Championship. This year, 42 athletes are participating. Men and women compete in two disciplines - freestyle and high-speed highline. German Cecilia Stock won both and won two championship titles. In the slackline race, Stock beat her rival from...

In the vastness of the Hortobágy National Park in Hungary, a herd of rare Przewalski's horses grazes. In the last century, they disappeared into the wild. Specialists had to turn to the breeding program. Now there are about 2000 Przewalski's horses in the world. About 300 live in this reserve. Hungarian scientists have been observing animals for 20 years. Now drones are helping them. This makes it easier...

Four thousand My Litte Pony toys and another ten thousand items from the collections of different people are presented at an exhibition in London. It is dedicated to the hobbies of the British. The exhibits for the unusual exposition were borrowed by hundreds of people of different nationalities and ages. The exhibition was organized by the British artist Hetain Patel. Among the exhibits are miniature...

This high-end shop in Paris has been selling cheese for the last 70 years. The company remains in the hands of the same family that opened it in the 50s of the last century. Here you can find about 300 types of various cheeses. This is a quarter of all versions of this product that are produced in the country. Some are brushed to remove unwanted bacteria. Others need to be turned regularly so that the...

Italian Matteo is a former shooting champion and is now learning to walk again. After the car accident, he spent several months in a coma, and the body became like a stranger. A horse helps to regain control over it. Hippotherapy sessions are held right in the hospital in Rome. In recent years, medical technology has advanced a lot. It turns out to achieve great success in the field of rehabilitation of...

In Hong Kong, buses on route number 69 are now operated only by women. In this way, the operator company wants to change people's perceptions that bus driving is an exclusively male profession. Zhang Yu has been driving passengers for seven years and knows what it's like to be distrusted. However, many passengers do not mind that the buses are driven by women. Zhang also believes that he is doing a good...

Boats with people in uniform go to the Thames on an important mission. The teams will have to count all the swans that are considered the property of the king in the UK. The annual tradition dates back to the XII century. The chief swan keeper David Barber is responsible for the calculation. A lot of spectators usually come to watch the event. It may seem to someone that this tradition has long been...

The history of rum baba began 300 years ago, and this cake is still popular today. And the recipe was improved by the Pole Nicholas Stochrer. His confectionery has been operating on rue Montorgueil in Paris since 1730. They still sell rum baba and, of course, other cakes. Work in the kitchen starts at 6 am. 25 people work here. Making dough for rum baba is a whole art. Pastry chefs also make eclairs, tarts...

The famous Hollywood sign in California turns 101 years old. It was installed on July 13, 1923. But initially, he was not a symbol of the Hollywood film industry. Everything was much more banal. It was an advertisement for the suburban residential complex Hollywoodland. And this word was written on the sign. When people moved in, the sign was no longer needed. It began to gradually decay and collapse. In...

The tourist clings to the rock with all his might, trying not to fall off. However, today it is not the first and not the last. For such spectacular photos on one of the hills of Rio de Janeiro, a queue has been lining up since the morning. Welcome to Telegraph Rock, one of the most popular photo zones in the Brazilian city. It takes just under an hour to climb the one-and-a-half-kilometer long trail. All...

Screams, songs and complete delight. Spanish fans in Madrid celebrated the victory of the national team in Euro 2024 all night. In the final, which was held in Berlin, Spain beat England with a score of 2:1. In the first half, none of the teams managed to score. And in the 47th minute, Spanish striker Nico Williams opened the scoring. In the 73rd minute, English midfielder Cole Palmer equalized. However,...