Tag: Rise

I’m convinced we’re going to see a politician die on TV — and not because of an assassination. We have two likely presidential candidates — of which neither can run up a flight of stairs without great risk. Even back in January 2021, the top three candidates (Tru...

Catalonian football has been known for FC Barcelona’s success for years, but now there is an unusual sight at the top of La Liga. Girona fans in unison The Blaugrana’s close relatives, Girona, have been used to looking up at Barca and their success from down below for generatio...

Businesses and financial firms that moved to Hong Kong years ago were sold on the promise of the city as a gateway to mainland China and a hub for Western institutions. Hong Kong was the ultimate blend, a place where East met West in a tangle of skyscrapers, sum dim, and stock exchanges. But that pr...

I was 19 when I first set eyes on the Golden Horn, the major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey. It was, without a doubt, love at first sight. Earlier in the day, I had taken a three-hour afternoon boat cruise (about €15) with my family. I witnessed the ...

I was riding in my boy Justin’s car, going to a club, most likely late February. He started asking me if I heard about this guy who’s on Degrassi, he just came out with a mixtape, raps a lot about Toronto, and he’s about to throw a party with LeBron James. I was like “Hu...

Ironically, the youngest vertical of the technology industry is growing rapidly to serve one of the oldest industries: real estate. Much like FinTech has transformed the financial sector, PropTech (or CREtech for Commercial Real Estate) is the technology that is being used to transform the way we...

Certain narratives capture the imagination of investors, traders, and enthusiasts alike. One such tale is unfolding with the native token of the Solana blockchain, SOL, breaking the formidable $100 barrier, marking a resurgence not seen since the enigmatic events surrounding Terra’s collapse a...

Rise is a digital dollar asset manager that connects Nigerians to foreign investment opportunities through products such as Fixed Income, US Real Estate, and US Stocks. While several stock investment options exist in Nigeria, they only offer stock options; allowing you to buy and manage stocks yo...

It’s just a sad fact that whenever conflict arises between Israel and the Palestinians, Jews in all parts of the world will suffer some level of hate violence,” Heidi Beirich, co-founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. We are witnessing the largest rise of antisemitism s...

In1910, the Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Persons adopted three classifications of people we know today as intellectually disabled, as defined by a newly invented way to measure intelligence we now call the IQ test. “Morons” were t...

It is time to examine UNH’s role in all of this, funded by the Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women to create realistic propaganda that would sell to students under the guise of caring about sexual assault on campus. It was a lie. In fact it was to support the advancement of ...

In New York City, it’s up 14%. Up 27% in Houston and up 30% in the City of Brotherly Love. In the City of Angels, it is up 41%. And in Chicago, it is up a whopping 85%. Depending on our perspectives, we could try guessing the activity. Car thefts? COVID hospitalizations? Unemployment? Publi...

Let’s step over the cold, gray concrete, shall we? Today, cities aren’t just self-healing; they’re self-greening! Hard to believe? But it’s the raw truth. Places where you once hustled just to catch the subway now invite you to sprint for sheer pleasure. Yes, in the city. ...

Overpopulation has been a doomsday topic for centuries. The topic overlaps with food production, resource availability, and more recently environmental sustainability. The anxiety of overpopulation is that numbers would escalate out of control, bringing with it a dystopian meltdown. The rapid explos...

Every time you open your phone and scroll TikTok or Instagram, I am sure you have been greeted by, once again, a new aesthetic! Clean girl, mob wife, coquette, coastal grandmother, dark academia, I could go on. I could talk for hours regarding the negative impact of social media (as I scroll Inst...

In the world of fashion, trends come and go, but some styles become iconic and make a statement that lasts beyond the season. One such trend is the rise of red suits for women. Bold, beautiful, and undeniably powerful, the red suit has become a symbol of strength, confidence, and femininity. ...

In the heart of South Africa, a trend is taking hold that’s blending fashion, culture, and entrepreneurship — sneaker reselling. The sneaker craze has swept across the globe, and South Africa is no exception. In this blog post, we’ll explore the burgeoning world of sneaker resellin...