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Merrick Garland is in the new Indiana Jones movie and Harrison Ford has been nominated to the Supreme Court. Or have I gotten my old men mixed up? Apparently March Madness reigns supreme on the court and at the court. But even as International Need to Know escapes the madness for New Orleans–the only city in the […]
We averted our eyes this week from the solar eclipse, presidential debates and the latest episode of The People Vs. O.J. Simpson just in time to provide the long awaited write-up on Mexico’s underrated economy, tell you which country is most at risk to a robot attack and provide the latest on man vs. machine […]
International Need to Know ditched the winter blues to see the funk, hip-hop, neo-jazz New Orleans band, Galactic, at a local club and discovered in the opening band, Con Brio, a rising star full of youthful rhythm and blues vigor (the lead singer is known to do an occasional backflip when performing). But even a […]
You may hope that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, you may wish that Chris Rock puts Hollywood in its place on Sunday, you may leap to conclusions about what you’re going to do with an extra day in February, but rest assured that regardless of your hopes, wishes and leaps, we will provide […]
As we savor the banana pudding we ate at Roux restaurant on Valentine’s Day, rue that we are not joining pitchers and catchers this year, and mourn the passing of both a supreme court justice and the last vestiges of civility in political campaigns, we examine the list of countries with negative interest rates, ponder […]
In a week that again saw markets more wobbly than a Peyton Manning pass, caught us picking up stray Mardi Gras beads while dreaming of Kermit Ruffins and surprised us when we ran into both Adam Sandler and Jeff Bezos in a bar in Seattle, we still kept our laser focus on the possible promising […]
This week at International Need to Know while political eyes shift from one state’s corn fields to another’s granite quarries, we focus on the world’s largest protectionists, computers playing ancient board games and one possible cause of slowing growth in Africa. Welcome to this week’s edition of International Need to Know, your go-to place for understanding this […]
This week at International Need to Know as we mourn the death of a pioneer in artificial intelligence*, Fish and all non-Golden State Warrior teams in the NBA, we also examine just how much the Yuan has devalued, who are the largest employers in the world and the extent of China’s dominance as a trade partner. Welcome to this week’s edition […]
This week at International Need to Know we light up your life with the exponential growth of solar energy, darken it with the decline in world trade and note where the cheapest and most expensive phone bills are in the world. Welcome to this week’s edition of International Need to Know, your global gift of […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of International Need to Know–three pieces of information that will help you understand this complicated globe we call home. Even as we mourn the loss of Major Tom to other environs, this week we look at Peak Oil (not what you’re thinking), the future of the automobile and what beer […]