Author: Ezra

At this point it is not surprising that Mexico, like almost any other country in the world, has followers of Real Madrid or Barça. What is surprising is that there are followers of other, less universal LaLiga clubs. Above all, as its budget or its social mass is reduced. Discovering that in Mexico there are supporters clubs from Sevilla, Valencia, Celta, Oviedo, Sporting de Gijón or Racing Santander is almost a kind of What if…?, Like in the golden age of Marvel. So we’ve gone to Mexico City to find out why. From Spanish descent to love at first sight…

The debate on whether trans athletes should compete in women’s tournaments has been on the table for years, with very opposing sides on the ground of what is fairest, and with testosterone as the backbone of the arguments. Today the debate is closer to seeing its end: the International Athletics Federation has not given its arm to twist and has approved a new rule to prohibit transgender athletes from participating in international women’s competitions. the new norm. As the sports organization has communicated, an update of the regulations has been carried out that prohibits any transsexual woman from participating in…

“Me doing the rhinoceros so that my children are born with a nice nose.” A few days ago, an Argentine tiktoker shared a video from the hospital after a rhinoplasty and the gozadera was formed. More than 200,000 reproductions, hundreds of comments and a viral joke throughout the Internet. A bunch of very counterintuitive ideas. As I write this, the tiktok is unpublished, but in reality the video is the least of it. It helps us to ask ourselves something interesting. Why is evolution so difficult and counterintuitive? Why is it so hard to understand? Why do things like Lamarkism…

A few weeks ago, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, through a promotional video, called for “leaving tips again” in bars and restaurants in the capital because she assured that this is what allows professionals in the sector to fulfill their “small dreams and illusions”. The truth is the initiative was poorly received by the whole of Spanish society, which considers that waiters should not live on charity. The reality is very different in other countries. The issue of tips has returned to debate this weekend as a result of a viral post on Twitter in which an American waitress remarked: “We have…

Over the past year, the Government and communities have launched a host of new new tax reforms. This means that the new campaign of the Tax Agency, the Income of 2022, will be very atypical both in its substance and in its form. It will arrive full of rate changes in personal income tax, limits on contributions to social security systems, new taxes on energy, banking and large fortunes or the tax benefits of the startup law. In short, the 2022 Income, whose dates are already just around the corner, brings great important changes for workers, especially the self-employed. Let’s…

A week ago the second leg of the pension reform was approved, legislation promoted by the Ministry of José Luis Escrivá that has seen all kinds of obstacles and opposition during long months of negotiations. With the entry into force of this second phase, novelties come into play that for many pensioners are cause for celebration. And for many others not so much. In short: the lowest pensions, women and workers with irregular working lives win. But let’s go into more detail. Who benefits most? The minimum contributory pensions are going to rise by 22% between 2024 and 2027. This…

If the succession of economic crises that we have experienced in the last quarter of a century has taught us anything, it is that the domestic economy affects family relationshipsthat is, how humans organize ourselves in the smallest of the social units that we have, the family. We now know a little better how it affects the economy thanks to the work of an international team of economists. By analyzing a group of Swedish lottery winners, the researchers found that winning these prizes not only affected the formation and dissolution of families, but also affected men and women differently. The…

The brewing industry has a brutal environmental footprint. Billions of liters of water are transported to consumers around the world basically because beer is made up of up to 90% water. And, as this gigantic industry strives to become greener, an alternative to reducing its carbon footprint is gaining ground: taking water out of the equation. Or at least temporarily. A company in Germany has announced that it is developing the world’s first beer in powdered form. This manufacturing process to compress it as much as possible would save costs and resources in the manufacturing process. In addition to reducing…

“Maybe you’re going through a period with a high level of stress. Perhaps you suffer from a great saturation of work. Or you are beginning to understand the responsibilities that come with having a child. Or you may be experiencing an emotional storm as a result of a new relationship failed. Whatever it is, I’m sure you can find the right words within Stoic wisdom.” This text is just an example of what we can find on the news desks of bookstores around the world (and podcasts and videos and Luis Enrique’s twitch): stoicism, stoicism and stoicism. And it is…