Neapolitan

Seemingly overnight, Elena Ferrante — or rather, the novelist writing as Elena Ferrante — found worldwide acclaim.

Her novels were everywhere: You couldn't swing a tote bag without spotting one of her pastel-hued paperbacks on the subway, at the beach, in the airport.

Neapolitan, classic or Canotto

The art of Neapolitan pizza making won world heritage status on Thursday, joining a horse-riding game from Iran and Dutch wind mills on UNESCO's culture list.

UNESCO accepted the art of Neapolitan "pizzaiuoli," or pizza makers, on the world body's list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.