The Name That Echoes Louder Than Google: Chris Jones, Unlicensed Global Phenomenon By “World-Weary” Watanabe, Tokyo Bureau, Dave’s Locker Somewhere between a Singaporean hawker stall and a Madrid metro platform, the phrase “Chris Jones” is being muttered with the same hushed urgency usually reserved for tax shelters or the Wi-Fi password at Davos. The man,…
Cruzeiro x Bragantino: How a Random Tuesday in Minas Gerais Became a Global Rorschach Test By “Jet-Lagged” Javier Serrano, from somewhere over the Atlantic with a lukewarm Bloody Mary For the uninitiated, Cruzeiro versus Red Bull Bragantino sounds like the sort of fixture that exists only to pad Brazilian subscription-TV schedules and ruin sensible bedtimes….
Mark Davis, the 69-year-old owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, is currently enjoying the sort of international fame normally reserved for tax-dodging pop stars or small Balkan strongmen. From the neon canyons of Nevada to the neon karaoke bars of Seoul, his silver-and-black hair-helmet has become the unofficial flag of late-stage capitalism—equal parts brand asset…
