“We have to get recruiting right; it’s a huge part of football today,” Sir Jim Ratcliffe said in an interview earlier this year about becoming a partner of Manchester United. “I would rather sign the next Kylian Mbappe than spend a fortune buying success,” Ratcliffe added. “Buying Mbappe is not that smart. Everyone can understand… Read More »
Caravaggio’s ‘The Martyrdom of St Ursula’ is at the National Gallery from 18 April to 21 July – Julian Simmonds for The Telegraph “See Naples and die.” In other words, this wonderful city is so beautiful that the experience of visiting it can’t be beat. This is an old adage probably coined by the tourist… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A piece of debris launched from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery re-entry from orbit last month and punctured the roof of a Florida home, according to NASA. When the federal agency disposed… Read More »
Martyrdom of St. Ursula, 1610 (National Gallery) Disfigured, weak, fearful for his life and desperate to return to Rome, Caravaggio was in a bad state in May 1610; After months of recuperating from a violent attack, he was putting away his paintbrush in his studio in Naples to continue working on his painting. Martyrdom of… Read More »
Barcelona-Napoli LIVE! While there is a mouth-watering match between the two European giants in the Champions League this evening, Barcelona and Napoli are dueling for a place in the quarter-finals. Robert Lewandowski and Victor Osimhen exchanged goals in the first leg in Italy before this decider on Catalan soil. Spanish giants Barcelona are not as… Read More »