Author: Ezra

Just three years ago, trade already represented 59% of world GDP, almost 1.5 times more than in 1980. During this period, international trade has been significantly transformed, not only in terms of volume and composition, but also in terms of the countries that the rest of the world leans on for its most important trade relationships. Now, a critical change is taking place in the picture, and you may be surprised to learn that China has already usurped the US as the world’s most dominant trading partner. In fact, China has been the world’s largest exporter of goods since 2009.…

When it comes to entertainment, we are repetitive creatures. Make no mistake: the marathons of friends, The Lord of the rings, Seinfeld or The Sopranos. It does not matter if we have had a horrible, stressful day or we are sick, there are always those series or movies that in a few seconds already make us smile and transport us to when we were 16 years old. Pop culture is a relentless novelty machine. We recently commented on Magnet that more than 500 new series are released each year. And yet, we spend more than 100 hours of our lives…

As if the ongoing global supply chain problems and logistical complications caused by the pandemic were not enough, we have reached one of the saddest situations in humanity. Well, let’s not go overboard. Maybe not so much. But the world today is experiencing a major shortage of French fries from McDonald’s, KFC and many other restaurant chains. A host of factors have come together to leave us without the precious garnish that drives the stomachs of many crazy. And it is spreading to more and more countries. Shortage. In recent months, McDonald’s and KFC outlets in countries around the world…

In Shougang, west of Beijing, stands a gigantic ski ramp: Big Air. A mega infrastructure built exclusively for the Beijing Winter Olympics. But what most attracts the attention of the environment is not the imposing slope, but the landscape behind her. Accustomed to seeing snow-capped mountains and forests, viewers around the world have been taken aback by the industrial backdrop and steel mills that adorn the area. Actually, Shougang used to be an industrial wasteland, home to the former Shougang Steelworks, an iron ore production and storage center that pumped noxious fumes into the atmosphere for decades. Now, the only…

In Web 3.0, anything goes, even the ability to possess color, a power once thought to be exclusive to companies like Coca-Cola, Tiffany & Co, and Hermès. Playing god with colors on the blockchain, a new NFT marketplace called the Color Museum is selling 10,000 RGB hues and granting the rights to them. Wait, owning and lording over one of the thousands of colors in the world? The initiative, however, has been met with many critics. Possess a flush in NFT. Color Museum, which is starting a new market for Non-Fungible Tokens, has quickly gained online interest (and extreme skepticism)…

Over the years, rescue teams have embarked on dozens of missions in the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia. Target? Find those who had been lost in the vast and arid desert. The vast majority were found within 24 hours. Some were miraculously rescued, beating the odds of surviving in the area. Last year, unfortunately, another 131 people, unprepared or ignorant of the dangers of the desert, never returned. The country’s solution has been to throw away technology. Install lasers of light to guide the lost on their journey through the sands. Danger. The vast desert of Nafud in the north…

More and more cinemas in Spain expressly ask that those who go to see a film not bring food from outside. The famous Ideal cinema chain was the last to harden its cyclical and aggressive campaign about not being able to come accompanied by your arsenal of goodies from Carrefour. If you want to eat during the duration of the film, you will have to consume some of the products that the cinema offers in its facilities, and those people who try to hide food and are discovered, will have to leave the premises. Regardless of how widespread this practice…

Spain has experienced this weekend one of the most tense moments recently remembered on television. What could perfectly be a first-class cinematographic scene took place on the Castilla-La Mancha regional channel, although fortunately, and thanks to the networks, all Spaniards have been able to be accomplices in such an event. Specifically, during the broadcast of the semi-final of the copla contest to your side. What you will see next is the surreal story of Sandrina Martínez (already an icon of the popular culture of our country) and his mother (alive until now). I have many questions about this traditional drama…

“If you want to change the world you have to work between 80 and 100 hours a week.” Elon Musk tells you, one of the richest men in the world and a successful model. He is not alone. Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, has ever talked about how she works 130 hours a week. According to estimates by the CEOs themselves, they work an average of 60 hours, and it is not uncommon to see trends and articles in the media to reduce the time spent on basic functions and thus work more. In front of them, the rest of…