Half a million visitors flocked to Paris for the Mondial de l'Auto, with the presence of new Chinese brands drawing large crowds of curious European car fans. #MondialDeLAuto #ChineseCars #EuropeanMarket
RADIO ARC 101:“NEWSSTANDS, ‘ENDANGERED SPECIES’ LIKE CAFÉS: MONEY LOST AND HOPES FROM STANFORD” by NANDO SILVESTRI SOURCE: https://radioarc.it/edicole-razze-in-estinzione-come-i-bar-soldi-persi-e-speranze-da-stanford/ Newsstands are another repository of humanity and knowledge, in many respects similar to cafés, at least as far as the unfortunate fate that has befallen many of them is concerned. The smell of printed paper, coloured card, variegated covers, surprise packets and cellophane was an olfactory molasses that once intoxicated young and old alike and represented, at the same time, a sought-after destination for daily walks and pauses. Stopping by the newsstand meant drawing upon knowledge, entertainment, culture, imagination and creativity. All prerogatives lost on account of the shapeless and amorphous surrogates disseminated by the web. This is the principal reason for the cumulative and recurring closure of a great many Italian newsstands: in economics, one speaks of a sector in demand collapse. But it is not merely a newsstand that closes; a piece of the local and national economy closes with it. From 35,000 newsstands in 2005 to about 20,000 in 2024: -43%. With them goes direct turnover of over €400 million per year, but the real hole is the indirect economy that is never calculated. Each average newsstand in a small town generated distribution worth €15,000 per year in margins for local distributors, couriers, and printers. Moreover, the customer who bought the newspaper would have a coffee, buy a bus ticket, place a bet. Download the Medium App One must consider that without a newsstand, the village cinema loses its only physical promotional outlet, not to mention the losses in terms of advertising. When it closes, it is not only the newsagent who loses. The café loses, the driver loses, the printer loses. In Irpinia, over the last five years, Avellino has lost six newsstands, Ariano Irpino three, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi two. The total loss in Irpinia amounts to about 22% of outlets. All this means that many of the closures mentioned above have deprived Irpinian cafés of several dozen customers, harming workers, distributors and suppliers. These are jobs that do not make the news, but they exist. Another hard blow inflicted upon the local and national economy in the name of a false progress that almost always favours the business of fixers and the usual suspects. However, what is happening in Puglia, a few kilometres from Irpinia, opens up scenarios of renewal based precisely upon the reconversion of disused newsstands. These are prospects so unique and innovative as to have aroused interest worldwide, especially at Stanford University. This is news of enormous significance that few news programmes have disseminated, in the name of a perennial pre-emption by technologies contemptuous of common sense, tradition and art. In San Severo, 40 km from Upper Irpinia, a newsstand abandoned for six years in Via Matteo Tondi became, on 27 March 2026, the Teatro-Edicola Foyer’97: six chairs, four square metres, an idea by Francesco Gavino. The well-received 10- to 15-minute shows have piqued the curiosity of Stanford University. Its academic journal, the Stanford Social Innovation Review [SSIR], has chosen the Teatro Edicola in San Severo as an international case study with the reportage “The Six-Seat Revolution”. Why is Stanford watching us? Because it has realised that those four square metres can once again generate indirect economic activity. Indeed, 60 spectators in an afternoon can become 60 coffees at the neighbouring café. With a symbolic ticket price of €5, we are talking about a cultural micro-economy. Not to mention the indirect income from tourists and journalists who arrive and frequent B&Bs and restaurants. It is the model Irpinia needs: not to leave the void, but to reconvert it virtuously. Every closed newsstand can become an information point, a micro-cinema, a service hub. Otherwise we shall continue to count only the lowered shutters, without counting the money that no longer circulates.
The author wrote that simply being around other people, even without actively interacting with them, was associated with greater happiness. They described being in others’ company as a key determinant of emotional well-being, including positive affect.
EuroFoot said Bayern Munich had gone unbeaten in nine consecutive matches, listing wins over VfB Stuttgart (5-1), Osnabrück (4-1), Bodo/Glimt (5-0), Elversberg (2-1), Union Berlin (7-0) and RB Leipzig (6-1), as well as draws with Schalke (0-0), Augsburg (2-2) and Viking (3-3). #BayernMunich #Bundesliga #Undefeated
The post attributed to Michel Foucault the view that humanity was a recent invention that might be nearing its end, and that it could disappear as suddenly as it had emerged, like a face erased from sand by the sea.
The author wrote that the European Union and its member states had joined countries from all regions at the United Nations in Rome to draw attention to the global food-security consequences of the escalation of Russia’s war of aggression in the Black Sea. https://t.co/8PkZ6L1sio #FoodSecurity #GlobalCrisis #EUDiplomacy #EU #RU
The author suggested that readers unfollow accounts they said were misleading them by claiming a Secret Service agent was preparing to draw his weapon while adjusting the gain on a radio on his left side. The author noted that the weapon was on the agent’s right side.
Burnham praises Badenboch at PMQs over her conference attack on Reform: "In a spirit of unity... I'm going to commend her for drawing a line... with the party over there for suggesting that her children weren't British... She was brave and she was right to call it out."
The author argued that socialism had promised prosperity but instead brought hardship. They said discussions had drawn on lessons from post-communist transitions to consider how Venezuela could rebuild its economy, create jobs and ensure a just transition. https://t.co/F2oBpRsSZb #Venezuela #Economy #Socialism
The post shared a Bloomberg article that described AI’s growing financial cycle as attracting foreign capital on a scale comparable to 2008.
The Montreal Canadiens indicated that they asked the players of the Tricolore to draw a fleur-de-lis for the occasion of Quebec Night. #GoHabsGo https://t.co/F1QsefJWZE #Habs #FleurDeLys #SoiréeQuébécoise (translated)
Diego Simeone said Manchester United were a very strong side despite their results and draws. He described them as a very good team, praising their pressing, off-the-ball movement and ability to limit the time opponents had on the ball. https://t.co/U5Tf8rxn15 #ManchesterUnited #DiegoSimeone #Football #GB
Russia attacks a Ukrainian powerplant, violating the energy ceasefire. Trump responds by threatening to cut Ukraine’s arms, not Russia. Ukraine says it’s ready to stop hitting refineries. Russia signals it isn’t. draw your own conclusions.
The White House calls the adverts, reportedly paid for with $20 million of Homeland Security funds, public service announcements, but they have drawn criticism from both parties. #Trump #TaxpayerFunding #MidtermElections
The post said China’s equity market was expected to attract fresh inflows in the fourth quarter as policymakers increased support measures and economic fundamentals improved. It added that long-term institutional investors, leveraged funds and foreign buyers were all expected to increase their allocations to A-shares. #China #股市 #A股 #CN (translated)
Naomh Fionnbarra and Young Irelands will face each other again in a final replay after a late point from Jordan O’Donoghue secured a draw for the Dundalk team. #cookies #security #Cloudflare
An attack that killed 12 people has left Riyadh’s airport closed and drawn condemnation from the UN and EU, as the Houthis renew their threats and Washington considers its response. #RiyadhAirport #HouthiAttacks #MiddleEastTensions
Munster and Ulster played to a draw in the URC, with Ulster continuing their winless streak despite a strong second-half comeback. #Cookies #Security #OnlinePrivacy
EuroFoot reported that FC Augsburg held Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw, with Robin Fellhauer scoring what it called the quickest goal in Bundesliga history. https://t.co/XfX4R0yq55 #Bundesliga #Augsburg #BayernMunich (translated)
The author wrote that their embodied AI drew on memory of lived experiences, which they said helped it model the world, plan, minimise expected pain, maximise expected reward and connect more deeply with goodness.
