EditorialElisabetta Spitz, a top public-sector manager that was appointed as MOSE’s overseer, in Venice, Italy on May 6, 2022. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)
EditorialElisabetta Spitz, a top public-sector manager that was appointed as MOSE’s overseer, in Venice, Italy on May 6, 2022. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)
EditorialSennufer and his sister Merit. A priest sacrificing. Wallpainting in the tomb-chamber of Sennufer, Mayor of Thebes and overseer under Pharaoh Amenophis II (18th Dynasty). Vault and pillars are decorated with vine branches. Cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qur...
EditorialAfrican slaves harvesting cotton bolls, removing the seeds by machine, while an overseer with musket and whip drives a horse laden with raw cotton. West Indies, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrario's Cost...