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January 15-16 Kazakhstan’s vicious circle of strongmen COVID school chaos around the world The truth behind why we lie to ourselves … and much more! BUT FIRST, A NEWS QUIZ! What do you remember from the news this week? 1. What extreme measure did the Canadian province of Quebec take to encourage people to get […]
But first, a news quiz! What do you remember from the news this week? 1. Who is the namesake of the space telescope that has successfully deployed its impressive sunshield this week? 2. What did CCTV catch an Argentinian judge doing with a convicted cop-killer? 3. Why is a multimillion-dollar footbridge being replaced in Venice? […]
French yé-yé, American jazz, Scottish punk, Irish accoustic, Portuguese metal and Brit pop… It’s this weekend’s Worldcrunch staff playlist.
Our staff playlist for this weekend involves an interesting mix of Brit rock’n’roll, Mandapop, Brazilian samba and some sort of Russian techno. Enjoy!
The weekend is almost upon us, which means it’s time for our weekend staff playlist. And if this week’s edition seems farewell-themed, it’s because our business developer Garrett is setting off to conquer new horizons — so we’re all feeling a bit nostalgic. So long, Mister G!
Photo: David Muir Although Santa Claus is not coming to town quite yet, it’s time for music website Stereogum’s Cold Hard Facts On The Year In Pop, which looks at the stats and charts to find out which artists were the most popular on Spotify, Vevo, Shazam, and other music sites. And if figures aren’t […]
It’s not only Friday, it’s Black Friday! If you’re planning to go berserk this weekend like these people above in London, listening to our weekend staff playlist might help. It puts together, among many other more or less acceptable musical favorites, One Direction, Primus and Bob Dylan.
It’s Friday! Time to celebrate like Ricky Martin, who just got a wax figure of himself at Las Vegas’ Madame Tussauds. Can you tell which one is real? On another note, Worldcrunch’s staff comes from many different places so our music tastes are just as wide-ranging. So we’ve decided to create weekly and extremely varied […]
BERLIN – In grandpa’s time, somebody would call out “End of the work day!” – as a signal in many companies for workers to pack it up and go home. It’s not so easy today, says Wolfgang Panter, the president of the Association of German Business and Company Doctors (VDBW): “Boundaries between work and free […]