Spotlight - 01.2020

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EDITORIAL 1/2020 Spotlight

FROM THE EDITOR

New heights in New York

T

he writer Susan Ertz once said of New York

City that it was “...built to astonish the world”.

Never has that been truer than today. New

York is home to some of the most exciting

and futuristic architecture on the planet,

part of a wave of change that has been trans-

forming the city. Hudson Yards, once a rough area of town, has

been completely reinvented and now boasts a forest of new

tower blocks, including one that will soon offer giddying views

across the city from the highest outdoor viewing platform in the

western hemisphere. And at 111 West 57th Street (near Central

Park), the slenderest skyscraper on the planet punctuates the

skyline like a giant exclamation mark. It’s the building you can

see on our cover. Find out all about the new New York in our

travel story, which begins on page 28.

My partner loves to eat meat. Put a nice piece of beef or duck

in front of him, and he is happy to tuck in. He is, though, also

aware of the environmental cost of mass-produced meat, so

when the local supermarket began offering vegan alternatives,

he decided to give the meatless burger a try. The verdict: “It’s sur-

prisingly tasty.” In “A tale of two burgers”, which starts on page

36, we look at the trend of vegan burgers, where they come from

and how healthy they really are.

Finally, I would like to thank you so much, dear reader,

for taking part in our journey through the English-speaking

world in 2019. All the team wish you a happy and healthy 2020

and hope you will continue to enjoy reading and learning with

Spotlight.

astonish [E(stQnIS]

, erstaunen, über­

raschen

exclamation mark

[)eksklE(meIS&n mA:k] UK

, Ausrufezeichen

giddying [(gIdiIN]

, schwindelerregend

punctuate [(pVNktSueIt]

, hier: unterbrechen

reinvent [)ri:In(vent]

, neu erfinden;

hier: umgestalten

slender [(slendE]

, schlank, schmal

tower block

[(taUE blQk] UK

, Hochhaus, Wohnturm

tuck in [tVk (In] ifml.

, reinhauen, zuschlagen

verdict [(v§:dIkt]

, Urteil

INEZ SHARP, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

[email protected]