Five lessons from the violin maker of Florence
There is a shop in Florence that is so tiny that most pedestrians pass it by without even noticing. Yet when they do, they will… Read More »Five lessons from the violin maker of Florence
There is a shop in Florence that is so tiny that most pedestrians pass it by without even noticing. Yet when they do, they will… Read More »Five lessons from the violin maker of Florence
Your Fi correspondent in the United States visited Germany last month. Berlin is a city that shows its scars. The palace of the German parliament,… Read More »How to honor a shameful past
In only four years, Nubank went on to become Brazil’s sixth largest credit-card issuer among financial companies. It has more cardholders than Citibank’s Brazilian unit… Read More »Nubank, the credit card startup that’s beating Citibank in Brazil
In 1945, Dino Buzzati wrote and illustrated The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily. It was a children’s book. Yet like The Little Prince, by Saint-Exupéry,… Read More »The Bears’ Invasion, seven decades later
Air Berlin filed for insolvency after its largest shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, withdrew its support. Still, the German airline will continue flying for at… Read More »Air Berlin’s insolvency and the quest for efficient airlines
Many have fallen before for the notion that history is not only a chronological progression, but also marks the evolution of ideas. For those, the… Read More »How Charlottesville set the clock back to the dark ages
On any given flight, safety information is absolutely the most boring part of all. Cynics and jaded passengers, certainly, would find plenty of reasons to… Read More »Even the safety video is beautiful on Singapore Airlines
A financial analyst decided to downgrade Starbucks’s stock to market perform from outperform. Andrew Stelzik, at BMO Capital Markets, believes the coffee chain has too… Read More »Too much coffee may be hurting Starbucks
A few days ago, a blooming basil plant made its happy entrance into your correspondent’s home, perfuming it with its fresh, splendid aroma. This writer’s… Read More »The love story between the basil plant and the dying orchid
According to press reports, Google fired an employee who wrote an internal memo about alleged “biological” differences that would make women less suited for… Read More »Google and the memo on ‘biological’ differences