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Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

Published by Sam Flores

The small boat set off from a tiny island in the Western Pacific Ocean, its destination only a few hundred feet away. Its cargo was dozens of chunks of concrete that each weighed 60 pounds, had a textured surface and evoked a white lotus leaf. One by one, the crew tossed the pieces overboard. Then three divers descended 20 feet to the seabed with nuts, bolts and steel rods. As they began fastening the concrete pieces on top of each other, hundreds of curious damsel fish gathered around them and three green turtles circled nearby. Within an hour, the structure was complete: an artificial reef standing 3 feet tall and 10 feet wide. This construction, on a recent Thursday morning near Pom Pom Island, Malaysia, was part of an effort to rejuvenate a small section of the Coral Triangle, which covers a wide section of Southeast Asia and is the most biodiverse marine region in the world. Pom Pom Island lies off the northeastern coast of Borneo, an area where fishermen have for decades used …

Stellantis to build new affordable electric vehicles to revive small car market

Stellantis to build new affordable electric vehicles to revive small car market

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get our weekly Drive Smart newsletter for motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get our EV editor’s weekly Drive Smart newsletter Stellantis is set to revolutionise Europe’s electric vehicle market with plans for a new range of small, low-cost fully electric cars, aiming to revitalise the continent’s struggling entry-level car segment and manufacturing industry. The automotive giant, owner of brands including Fiat, Opel, and Citroen, announced that production of its affordable, compact “E-Car” will commence in 2028 at its Pomigliano d’Arco plant in Italy, with projections for substantial volumes. Sources close to the matter indicate a target price point of approximately 15,000 euros ($17,500). This strategic move comes as many car manufacturers have increasingly overlooked the low-cost, entry-level market. Rising expenses associated with electrification and stringent safety regulations, coupled with a drive for higher profit margins, have pushed companies towards producing larger and more expensive vehicles. Stellantis stated on Tuesday that the “E-Car” initiative will leverage strategic partnerships to minimise …

Dior and Jonathan Anderson Revive Old Hollywood with an All-Star Extravaganza Featuring Al Pacino and In-N-Out Burgers

Dior and Jonathan Anderson Revive Old Hollywood with an All-Star Extravaganza Featuring Al Pacino and In-N-Out Burgers

Published by Sam Flores

As amused as I am by the thought, that’s not the connection the designer is looking to establish. Dior has had a long relationship with Hollywood, which Anderson is looking to honor. There’s also the quiet part: The U.S. remains a crucial market in luxury, and Dior is not alone in cozying up to its American clientele—Chanel had a show in New York in December, where Gucci and Louis Vuitton each have shows coming up on Saturday and Wednesday, respectively, and Hermès is hosting in LA next month. The house tour I embarked on is more illustrative of the theme of this adult field trip: I’m visiting Dawnridge, the famed home of Tony Duquette, the late interior, furniture, and costume designer who, as we’re told by his former business partner and protege Hutton Wilkinson, was friends with Monsieur Dior after they met during Duquette’s first Europe tour in 1947. Wilkinson, who now owns the house, is an old Hollywood-style gem and a soundbite generator—as a colleague says, he talks like he was plucked out of …

Turkey Trying to Revive Russia-Ukraine Negotiations, Erdogan Tells NATO Chief

Turkey Trying to Revive Russia-Ukraine Negotiations, Erdogan Tells NATO Chief

Published by Sam Flores

ANKARA, April 22 (Reuters) – Turkey is making ⁠efforts ⁠to revive negotiations between ⁠Russia and Ukraine and bring together the leaders of ​the warring sides, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Mark ‌Rutte in a meeting in ‌Ankara, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, Kyiv ⁠said it ⁠had asked Turkey, a NATO member, to host a leaders’ ​level meeting with Russia. Ankara has maintained good ties with both Ukraine and Russia since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022. “Erdogan said we were engaged, ​as Turkey, for the Ukraine-Russia war to end with peace, and ⁠that we ⁠are working to revive ⁠negotiations ​and start talks at leaders’ level,” the presidency said in a readout ​of the meeting. The ⁠Turkish president also told Rutte that maintaining transatlantic ties was “indispensable”, but that Ankara expected European NATO allies to take more responsibility for transatlantic security, the presidency said. Erdogan later held a call with German Chancellor ⁠Friedrich Merz, the presidency said, adding that he told the German ⁠leader the U.S.-Iran war was “starting to …

How to Revive the Art of Hanging Out

How to Revive the Art of Hanging Out

Published by Daniella Wilson

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. As the weather gets nicer, many of us feel the allure of just hanging out. We want to sit outside with friends and have a drink, go on long morning walks and catch up, enjoy the breezy night air. But where to go, and with whom? Modern life has become filled with “establishments that are either too expensive for the average American or apparently designed to disincentivize lingering,” Allie Conti wrote in 2022. “Think carefully curated faux dive bars that serve $15 beer-and-shot specials, or parks like New York’s High Line that are built to be moved through in a linear fashion.” Conti makes the case for finding a “third place”—a no-frills spot for conversation and meeting new people that doesn’t require spending a lot of money. If you find it but don’t have anyone to go with, …

Black church leaders revive civil rights playbook to mobilize voters for midterms

Black church leaders revive civil rights playbook to mobilize voters for midterms

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — Ahead of the midterm elections this fall, Pastor Mike McBride, a longtime Black voter mobilization strategist, is spearheading an initiative for church and community leaders to sit down together for Sunday dinners to learn from each other. Several dinners have been held in U.S. cities — and more are scheduled through June — to bring together dozens of people in 10 municipalities from the San Francisco Bay Area to Atlanta, all to discuss the treatment of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other concerns related to politics across the country. The events were created by McBride and Live Free, a nonprofit focused on community violence reduction and voter engagement he founded 15 years ago, in an effort to build community involvement before voters head to the ballot box.  “The idea is to unite congregations within cities and regions, to bring our people into a shared space, to hear each other’s stories, to share a meal and strengthen our bonds of connection,” McBride, a Black Pentecostal minister at The Way Christian Center, …

Paapa Essiedu: Don’t revive a play unless there’s a good reason to

Paapa Essiedu: Don’t revive a play unless there’s a good reason to

Published by Sam Flores

At the Critics’ Circle Theatre awards this week, Ivo van Hove’s production of All My Sons was crowned the best revival. But for actor Paapa Essiedu, who played George in the production, you need to have a good excuse to bring back an old classic. “I personally don’t think there is any need to ever revive a play unless there’s a reason to,” he said at a Q&A for an NT Live screening of the production. “I think you should only revive a play if it speaks to the moment in a way that feels relevant.” Essiedu explained that Arthur Miller’s 1947 classic is about a man who profiteers from young men going to war – “you don’t have to look very far to see the resonance.” Has he seen any other good revivals of it? “I’ve actually also seen it in Catalan,” he said. “I don’t speak Catalan but my friends in Barcelona are actors, and they did a production there that was also brilliant – I assume.” The play will soon be shown …

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

Published by Sam Flores

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan as border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered their sixth day. Pakistan’s army chief said lasting peace depends on Kabul cutting ties with militants targeting his country. The conflict erupted last week with Afghanistan launching attacks on Thursday in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes the previous weekend. Since then, Pakistan has carried out operations along the border and declared it was in an “open war” with Afghanistan, alarming the international community. The ongoing clashes ended an earlier ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey in October, when the two neighbors had again come close to a war. The truce, signed in Qatar at the time, was followed by six days of talks in Istanbul, which resulted in an agreement to extend the truce and hold a third round of negotiations in November. Those talks, held on Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 failed to produce any breakthrough and the process stalled. According to a statement from the …