SpaceX launches Starship rocket and catches booster in giant metal arms
Just a few hours ago SpaceX has managed to successfully catch a 20-story tall reusable Super Heavy booster at its Starbase pad. Amazing tech!
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The tableau vivant “Les Festivités" from the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony.
This artistic representation from the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony was deemed offensive by many Christians (including Malta’s archbishop Charles Scicluna) who claimed that it misrepresented the Last Supper.
However Paris Olympic’s artistic director Thomas Jolly insisted that the Last Supper was never the inspiration. Instead the inspiration for the tableau “Les Festivités" was Dionysius, "the god of celebrations and wine in Greek mythology and the father of Sequana, the goddess of the Seine River".
Does the tableau vivant really evoke the biblical scene of the Last Supper? Well, for me it absolutely does not. For one, the table is crowded with people standing up, numbering well beyond the twelve of the Last Supper. Secondly, there are no cups of wine or plates of bread anywhere. How can one see the Last Supper in this?
The 3D-effect of the Roman-era mosaic at the Domus Romanus, in Rabat, Malta.
Hickory Dickory Dock's Hidden Message!
🐭✨ Delve into the historical roots of this classic nursery rhyme and uncover potential hidden meanings that might surprise you.
Tension rises in South America as yesterday Venezuela vowed a "forceful response" if oil drilling starts in contested waters off neighboring Guyana, as previously announced by US oil giant ExxonMobil this week. This contentious border dispute is currently before the International Criminal Court (ICJ) in The Hague for adjudication.
Four young Indigenous children found alive after 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle
Four siblings, aged 13, nine, four and one, have been found alive after surviving a plane crash and spending weeks fending for themselves in Colombia's Amazon jungle.
The four children were the only survivors of a plane crash that unfortunately also claimed their mother's life. The oldest was only 13 when the plane went down on 1 May in southern Colombia, whilst the youngest would mark his first birthday lost under the dense green canopy of trees and vegetation, alive with jaguars, poisonous snakes and other threats.
Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM
Ms Ardern announced that she was quitting as the country's leader on Thursday, citing burnout.
Mr Hipkins, 44, was New Zealand's Covid response minister and has extensive political experience. He is set to be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday after Ms Ardern formally steps down. He received a standing ovation from his colleagues after they gave him their backing on Sunday, and shared a hug with Ms Ardern, whom he described as "my very good friend".
