From the nation’s founding, it’s always been fashionably American to rebel. Ours is a land of particular obsessions: food, war, success. Over time, though, our civic obsession with resistance, and how one deploys it for personal design, has taken an unsightly form. Just look to […]
Category: Food
The 5 Best Travel Destinations to Visit Between Seasons
Summer crowd insanity cools down with the weather in Italy's capital city, making September-October a primo time to visit (and eat a lot of pasta). social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Epicurean escape: Eat like a local with new Paris food tour
“There are 2 million ham and butter sandwiches sold in France every day,” he says. “If less are sold, it means people don't have as much buying … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
7 best PS Vita games: the top titles to grace Sony’s handheld
Oh, the PS Vita. A worthy successor to the popular PSP handheld, but one that never quite found a player base to match its potential. And now, with the Nintendo Switch and DS family dominating the handheld market, and Sony quietly closing down production of […]
Escape to Costa del Sol, Spain
Spend an afternoon with the Spanish Food Sherpas for the low-down on the cuisine and culture … Take a family-friendly excursion to Benalmadena. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Meituan-Dianping’s IPO off to a good start as shares climb 7% on debut
Meituan-Dianping (3690.HK) enjoyed a strong debut today in Hong Kong, a sign that investors are confident in the Tencent-backed company’s prospects despite its cash-burning growth strategy, heavy competition and a sluggish Hong Kong stock market. During morning trading, Meituan’s shares reached a high of HKD$73.85 […]
Hotel review: Fine dining, luxury and vineyards in the heart of Spain’s wine region at Cava & Hotel …
Yes, their wine bottles. You see the design of the hotel is no accident, it is part of the Mastinell Winery, of which you can get a fantastic tour as a guest … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Fabricio Bloisi’s Movile is leading tech’s charge in Brazil and beyond and he’s coming to Startup Battlefield Latin America
In the twenty years since Movile launched its first technology services in 1998, the technology industry in Latin America has exploded. Movile chief executive Fabricio Bloisi Technology startups have gone from being an afterthought to being at the forefront of the economic changes sweeping through […]
US Senate passes bill modernizing music licensing and payouts
The bill, in three parts, ensures all music rights holders are compensated more fairly for their work. It will create a publicly-accessible database, detailing who owns a song, making it easier for publishers and artists to be paid royalties. Song reproduction charges have also been […]
Waitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in London
Up market UK supermarket chain Waitrose will start trialing two-hour or same day delivery options in certain London postcodes from tomorrow. It’s partnering with CitySprint Group courier delivery spin-out On the Dot for the deliveries which will be made by electric and hydrogen vans and push […]