Though physical money will still be around for a while, the spread of digital money is inevitable for four basic reasons: efficiency, hygiene, durability – and anonymity.
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Snapshot Of The World, Nov. 19-26
Japan’s new island, the Champs-Élysées alight for Christmas, and protests in the Ukraine are among this week’s featured photographs.
Taking a measure of things lately, we can count a rejuvenated moon, Italian cell phone drivers, Chinese billionaires and more… (photo: dahlstroms)
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will hold off on plans for a military strike in Syria if the country agrees to surrender its chemical weapons to international gatekeepers, as Russia suggested Monday. But Obama has doubts that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom Western countries are convinced was responsible for gassing his […]
Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. Worldcrunch’s pick of the week is Bob Dylan’s “Pretty Saro”, a single which features on the latest album of his bootleg series Another Self Portrait (1969–1971), released on August 27. The compilation revisits the songs of what is commonly […]
Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. This week, Worldcrunch listened to Johnny Cash and especially to his “Ring of Fire”. September 12 will mark the tenth anniversary of the ledgendary American singer’s death. “Ring of Fire” was written by Johnny Cash’s wife June Carter and […]
Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. Worldcrunch’s pick of the week is The Clash’s “Bankrobber.” The band’s frontman, Joe Strummer, who died in December 2002, would have been 61 this week. The song chronicles the life of the narrator’s father, who “loved to steal your […]
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Magazines, Mapped! Week Of August 23-29
What has the world been reading this week? Check out our selection of covers from top magazines around the world…
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Magazines, Mapped! Week Of August 16-22
What has the world been reading this week? Check out our selection of covers from top magazines around the world…
Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. Worldcrunch’s pick of the week is Wu-Tang Clan’s “Tearz,” a nod to the hip-hop group’s flagship debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which came out 20 years ago. “Tearz” is a sample of 60s soul singer Wendy Rene […]
Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…
For most vacationers this summer, it was a choice of beach, countryside or cultural capitals. Of course the world is also full of places where most people would never consider spending a holiday. But leave it to the tourism industry to cash in on the strange and creepy too. Take a look. “Sailing stones” in […]
Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. Our pick of the week is a 70s’ funk classic: Sly & the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin” On, which was re-released as a new deluxe edition on July 30th. Roll up your sleeves, put those sunglasses on […]
What has the world been reading this week? Check out our selection of covers from top magazines around the world…
Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…
Here are the songs topping the charts from some music hot spots around the world. Worldcrunch’s pick of the week is Franz Ferdinand’s new single, Right Thoughts. The Scottish band’s new album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, is set to be released on August 26th.
Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…
Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…
Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…