Mind games, wine growers and the Naples mafia are among today’s links along with last person in Britain who lived under Queen Victoria passing away and a touching series of portraits showing the end of the film photography industry.
Cutting out the middle man
Reka Haros is a wine maker in Italy’s Venuto region. Like many small producers her winery struggles with distribution and sales in a crowded market. Reba’s solution of going direct to the customer is one that many businesses should be considering in a noisy world.
Life in protection
I don’t fear death, I fear being discredited. The story of Italian journalist Roberto Saviano and his eight years in protection after writing about the Naples mafia.
Picturing the decline of film photography
Canadian photographer Robert Burley travelled the world with his 4×5 field camera to document the end of analogue photography. It’s a poignant portrayal of how an entire industry comes to and with one technological change.
Last of the Victorians
Ethel Lang, the last surviving Briton to live under the reign of Queen Victoria, died last week at the age 114.
Manufacturing false memories
A frightening physiological experiment shows a cunning interviewer can convince most of us we committed crimes which we are totally innocent of. This truly is a disturbing story.