Twenty-five years ago, multinationals found themselves facing an affordability crisis. Emerging economies were growing at 3x to 4x the rate of developed economies (they are still growing ~2x faster now). The collective purchasing power of billions of potential consumers and the growing middle class in emerging markets presented an enormous business growth opportunity. Many multinationals
As if you needed more reason to love Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” beyond its pop perfection, it is also, according to lore, the genesis for Switched on Pop, one of the best music podcasts out there. Cohosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding obsessively dissect pop songs, from the theory behind their musical choices
New Nordic Films, the industry confab and side-kick to the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, has revealed today the full list of anticipated Nordic features selected for its 32nd edition running Aug. 25-28. One of New Nordic Films’ hottest showcases, the Nordic Co-Production Market (NCPM) will platform 21 titles in development, picked among
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has prompted a wealth of urgent nonfiction filmmaking documenting the harsh realities of life under siege, but comparatively little dramatic storytelling — a space that the new German-Ukrainian production “I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming” occupies with bold formal imagination and a commitment to illuminating lives neglected in wider views of
The Pentagon has released a fresh batch of declassified UFO files, with never-before-seen footage, renderings, and documents chronicling the mysterious objects. Videos show a mysterious orb whizzing over a residential area in the Middle East, and footage of a black sphere hovering over the Pacific Ocean, seemingly vanishing for a moment before resurfacing. This latest
The Dow closed at a record on Monday, with stocks rallying and crude prices tumbling to start the month. Major indexes were sharply higher after the Donald Trump said he called off an attack on Iran and that peace talks were set to resume. The rally picked up steam as oil prices tumbled, with the
