The News Flash - Issue 10

Inner circle

It’s hard to know what is real and what is surreal in The Sphere. The ocean’s depths, spiralling fireworks or natural landscapes can be brought into vision instantly across the wraparound screen of this epic 18,600-seater venue.

Hailed to be one of the most costly entertainment arenas to be built in Las Vegas at an estimated $2.3 billion, it’s a technological marvel. Continuing into the new year, you can disappear into American director Darren Aronofsky’s high-definition exploration of sci-fi and nature, Postcard From Earth. Expect holographic images, sound displays, light shows and real-life humanoid robots who greet guests with their AI prowess.

Pistes de résistance

When high-octane sports are your passion in life, there are always ways to be stronger, better, faster. And for skiers heading to either Cervinia or Zermatt for the 2023/24 ski season, now’s the moment. For its first winter season, a brand new cable car will be linking the alpine crossing between the two, making it quicker and easier to chase the crisp powder across 360km of fresh pistes around the Matterhorn. The gondolas whisk afficionados up to nearly 3,900m for guaranteed snow on high-mountain glaciers from early to late season.