PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, December 11: Italy's culinary traditions are added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. It's the first country to receive the honour, much to the joy of the Italian press. Also: The New York Times publishes an investigation into how Andrew Tate and his brother courted the Trump administration, leading to their release from a Romanian prison earlier this year. Plus: after FOMO and JOMO, do you know what FOFO is? 

Italian cuisine traditions have been named a part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, much to the joy of the Italian press. It's the first country in the world to receive the accolade, as Il Messaggero declares proudly on its front page. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was there to light up the Colosseum in Italy's colours for the occasion. La Repubblica says: "If carbonara had legs, it would be jumping for joy today." The daily notes that this recognition is of Italian culinary traditions – such as Sunday lunch, ragu simmering for hours, the white tablecloth, the hand that passes the bread but not the salt because it's bad luck. Not everyone is happy about the accolade, though. Domani sees the listing as a good thing, but says it's a missed opportunity. The cuisine that is recognised by UNESCO is a cuisine that "never existed", it writes – a postcard ideal. The real Italian cuisine, it adds, "lies in a history of poverty, improvisation, reinvention and immigration." Here in France, the investigative website Mediapart sees the recognition as being a political weapon for the Meloni government, in a bid to create a sort of gastro-nationalism.

The Moroccan caftan has also been added to UNESCO's list, and this is dominating headlines there. Moroccan website Le 360 gloats over the fact that Morocco is recognised for the caftan and not its neighbour Algeria – a source of common dispute. It accuses the Algerian team of trying yet another manoeuvre to counter Morocco's candidacy. The website adds smugly that Algeria have literally been ridiculed.

The New York Times looks at how manosphere influencers Andrew Tate and his brother were freed and brought to the US, thanks in part to the Trump administration. Tate and his brother Tristan were imprisoned in Romania with a ban on leaving the country in January this year. They were held up on rape charges, having sex with a minor and coercing women into pornography. Then in February, the Romanian government set the brothers free. Their release was the culmination of a "yearslong effort to forge alliances with Trump's advisers and family members, including his son Barron." The Australian website The Conversation also looks at the manosphere and how it has become a lucrative business. Far from a niche platform, the manosphere is well and truly in the mainstream. The thought leaders maintain and grow their audiences by getting them to buy their products – for instance, subscription-based academies that cost thousands of dollars, or testosterone supplements.

Next, you've probably heard of FOMO (fear of missing out) and JOMO (joy of missing out), but do you know FOFO? As the Huffington Post explains, it is a fear of finding out. Think of it as a letter from the taxman that you haven't opened or that medical scan you keep delaying. If you experience this, you might have FOFO, a fear of finding out – or delaying bad news.

Perhaps there is a term for the joy of mixing up. It was the case for one little boy in Wales last week. Good News Network reports that Oscar Wilkins got the role of Elvis the Elf in his school concert… except he told his parents that the role was just Elvis. His parents found him an Elvis outfit, which he rocked at the concert. Despite the comedy of errors, he embraced his role wholeheartedly!

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