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rise and fall from grace of the favorite plane of celebrities and millionaires

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Two decades ago, a plane that broke new ground and was capable of transporting passengers from one continent to another at supersonic speeds stopped flying. An iconic aerial vehicle whose aerodynamic design, characterized by its tilting nose, slim profile and wings in the shape of ogival deltanever went unnoticed at the airports where it operated. We are talking about Concorde, the result of a Franco-British project that aspired to substantially change commercial flights. The future seemed to be supersonic, so powers like the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to launch their own alternatives to this, the Boeing 2707 and Tu-144respectively, although they never managed to match it. Concorde, an unforgettable plane The Concorde was not a perfect aircraft. In fact, everything that distinguished him from others was precisely what ended up mortgaging his future. I could fly from London to New York In approximately three and a half hours, it flew so high that passengers could see the curvature of the Earth while They enjoyed gourmet meals on fine china and drank champagne. Unlike the Soviet proposal, which had an extremely noisy cabin, the Concorde moved at speeds of Mach 2 (2,469.6 kilometers per hour) with surprising serenity. The idea was not only to get from one point to another quickly, but to do so with the greatest amount of comfort and luxury. Traveling on the Concorde was synonymous with status and glamour. It was the favorite plane of businessmen and celebrities. What some called the unofficial Match 2 club had even been formed, by virtue of its distinctive speed. And it included well-known figures such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Rupert Murdoch, Robert Maxwell, Henry Kravis, John Gutfreund and George Soros, among many others. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Edinburgh in a Concorde To move through the air, this technological prodigy of titanium and aluminum It was supported by four Olympus 593 engines, two in each of the wings. This 2-shaft turbojet-type propulsion system with superheating had a peculiar intake system with air intake at the front and a variable geometry exhaust nozzle at the rear. Throughout its life cycle, Concorde was operated by only two companies. We are talking about British Airways and Air Francetwo actors that began offering regular flights starting in 1976. However, the manufacturer received dozens of orders from other airline companies, which for various reasons never operated one of these aircraft as owners. Redesigned Concorde interior As we say, the Concorde’s differential qualities were also its condemnation. The price of the tickets was extremely expensive. Take a round trip transatlantic flight It cost about $7,500. (14,000 dollars today). Despite its popularity, this reality often meant that airlines were unable to fill the plane’s capacity. a burning machine Furthermore, the aircraft’s propulsion system consumed an average of more than 20,000 liters of fuel per hourwhich translated into a huge economic and environmental impact. For comparison, a typical flight of a much larger and heavier airplane like the Boeing 747, which did not reach supersonic speeds, It could consume about 13,000 liters of fuel per hour. Exterior view of Concorde in flight Another challenge that the Aérospatiale and BAC project suffered was the sonic boom. Due to the noise pollution of this “boom”, airlines had to redesign their routes and reach sonic speeds only over the ocean. The United States, for example, prohibited supersonic aircraft from passing through populated areas, something that could change with NASA’s X-59. Concorde cabin An accident that occurred in July 2000 also damaged the continuity of the Concorde. One of these planes crashed at Charles de Gaulle airport in France. shortly after takeoff. As a result of the aforementioned episode, all passengers and crew members died and British Airways and Air France grounded their planes during the investigation. Interest in supersonic flights faded as the operation and maintenance costs of this type of aircraft grew and, in a way, became a heavy economic obstacle for companies. The end for Concorde came on October 24, 2003, when he made his last flight. Since then there has not been another commercial supersonic aircraft. Images| British Airways | Eduard Marmet | Dmitry Avdeev | Christian Kate | Jerry Wilson In Xataka | Airbus is preparing a wing capable of transforming in the air: the first flight will be in 2026 and aims for its next great plane

The rise of male TCA

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Toni Mejías, singer of the Los Chikos del Corn group, climbed the stage every night carrying a bigger problem than any tour: counting calories, dodging meals, obsessing his reflection. While the public chanted his lyrics, he freed an internal battle that nobody saw. For a long time, not even he knew how to name him. Until he did and then wrote Hungera book in which He recounts his experience with an eating disorder that seemed not to fit with his identity: man, rapper, strong. But it was. Because nobody is safe. Its history is no exception, but the symptom of a much more widespread and opaque problem. More and more men fall into food dynamics marked by control, guilt or rigidity. They do it in silence, because male hunger is almost never recognized. And much less is named. For decades, eating disorders seemed to be an exclusive phenomenon of female gender. At the end of the 90s, studies barely registered between 5% and 10% of male cases in specialized clinics. However, more recent research They have begun to question that figure: By applying diagnostic criteria sensitive to the most common concerns in men – as obsession with muscles or physical performance – it has been observed that real prevalence could reach 7% and equate to that of women. Everything indicates that the number of cases has been underestimated for years by stigma, lack of consciousness and traditional clinical bias. Also, like Explain to this medium The nutritionist specialized in TCA, Nuria Esteve: “Many times the symptoms in them are presented differently, they are more invisible, and there is also much more stigma. They do not tell it, they do not identify it as a problem, or they are late for consultation.” Particularly, in their consultation, many men do not say “I have anxiety to eat” or “I cannot stop thinking about my body”, but come for other reasons: heavy digestions, lack of energy, bodily recomposition. What is under it takes to leave. To this is added the male silence. “Men have a hard time asking for help because they feel that makes them weak. If they have no references to talk about this, if they do not see that others have passed it, it is much more difficult to recognize what happens to them,” points for this medium The psychologist specialized in TCA, Sara Bolo. For decades, clinical and social discourse on eating disorders has been focused on young, thin and white women. The masculine was out of the map. “Culture has told us that emotional suffering is feminine. That men should not have complexes or cry. If they control their body, their diet, their routine, they are being disciplined. They are not sick,” adds Bolo. The perfect storm is formed With the rise of social networks, a new cult of the male body has been consolidated, driven by Fitness influencers and a multimillionaire industry of supplements. The gym has become not only a training space, but an identity scenario where to demonstrate control, effort and masculinity. Products like the Powder proteinthe presses or Creatine —What popularity has grown exponentially – they are presented as essential tools to achieve an idealized physicist, often unattainable. This phenomenon known as Chic protein Convert the muscle In a successful and self -esteem brand, pushing many young men to adopt strict, obsessive and medicalized routines without professional supervision. “Many come to consultation with hyperproteic diets, very low in carbohydrates, or using supplements without supervision. They want to gain muscle mass or lose fat quickly, but they end up falling into the caloric restriction, the oversight or constant guilt,” Esteve details. This would not be a problem if a line was not crossed: “that of the negative impact on mental health, in the relationship with food, in social life,” the nutritionist clarifies. When food becomes a calculation, a punishment, an obstacle to sharing with others, we are no longer talking about self -care, but of dysfunction. In the midst of all this, other ways of being a man emerge. Icons like Pedro Pascal They have been indicated as examples of a more affective, vulnerable, real masculinity. And yet, it still costs to break the mandate of the strong, autonomous man, who does not need help. “There are boys who tell you that they can only eat if they are going to train later. Or they feel guilty if one day the gym skip. That is not seen as a symptom, but as willpower,” explains Bolo. “But they are actually trapped in a rigid system that prevents them from living with freedom.” The impossibility of naming emotions, saying “This hurts”, “This scares me”, “This surpasses me”, is one of the reasons why the TCA advances silently among many men. The food becomes the only territory where some control is felt. In men, TCAs usually occur differently: more focused on the increase in muscle mass, fat reduction or physical performance improvement. “There is a lot warns Esteve. Phrases like “I have to eat more protein to not lose muscle” or “I feel guilty because I ate that and I didn’t train” they are key clues. So is social isolation: reject plans, avoid group meals, or hide the discomfort. “Many times the TCA is disguised as discipline, and that makes it more difficult to detect. Behind there are usually repressed emotions: sadness, guilt, fear of failure, insecurity, low self -esteem. The body becomes a battlefield,” Bolo details. And on top of that there are more complex realities that are barely mentioned and that strongly crosses this problem: that of trans men. “Many socialized as women, and their body was interpreted from the outside as something that did not belong to them,” says the psychologist. The development of female secondary sexual characters, such as breasts or hips, can generate rejection and lead to extreme restriction as a form of control. “In these cases, gender dysmorphia is intertwined with the TCA, and it is essential to address it with … Read more

Spotify will rise in price this summer in Europe and Latin America, according to FT. Some countries will be out of adjustment

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Everything indicates that Spotify will adjust its prices again. According to Financial Timesthe streaming giant plans a new climb that will affect several countries in Europe and Latin America as soon as this summer. It would be a strategic change that, for the moment, has not been officially announced and that relies on anonymous sources. What seems clear is that the United States would be out of movement. It is not a minor detail: it is its largest market and already lived a price increase in July last year. The scope of the adjustment is not yet confirmed. There is no concrete list of affected countries, but the British medium offers clues that allow anticipating the course. In recent weeks, and almost silently, Spotify has increased its rates in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In both cases, the price of the individual plan has gone from 10.99 to 12.99 euros per month. For the rest of Europe and Latin America, however, there is talk of a more gradual approach. According to these same sources, the company would be considering a rise of only 1 euro in the individual plan. It would be a more content adjustment, probably to avoid any adverse reaction in markets where there are millions of customers. In the case of Spain, the history of upload is limited. For more than ten years, the individual plan remained at 9.99 euros. It was not until July 2023 when Spotify applied its first adjustmentraising the price up to 10.99 euros. If the rumors are confirmed, the new price could be at 11.99 euros per month from this summer. It should be remembered that in the United States, where the climb is already a fact, users are currently paying $ 11.99 a month for the same plan. It will be necessary to see how the market reacts if this new round of increases is formalized. And above all, what countries are finally included. At the moment, the only certain thing is that Spotify moves. And it is not an isolated movement. All this happens at a key moment for the company. Spotify has just registered benefits after 18 years accumulating losses. A milestone that marks a before and after in its financial strategy. Besides, The rumors point to work in a new subscription that would finally include audio in high fidelity. A long -awaited promise that could be part of the redesign of its offer to justify the new price positioning. Images | Emojisprout emojisprout.com | Eyestetix Studio In Xataka | Modern algorithms decide for us to see. YouTube is the last redoubt where the algorithm does not choose for you

Navigating from Madrid to Lisbon, the pharaonic real dream that gave rise to the failed Channel del Manzanares

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The Manzanares river in Madrid has become one of the protagonists of recent days. March is being an extremely rainy month, so much that it has caused Solar energy ceases to grow in Spainbut has also caused the River overflow throughout the country. One of those rivers is Manzanares, which is usually a thread of water and Now it’s a torrent. But the river has not only become news for the increase in flow, but because during the works of Metro line 11 they have found a section of the real historical channel of Manzanares, an ambitious project that It was centuries on the table and that had a target target: join Madrid, Lisbon and Seville by boat. Felipe II’s dream Felipe II It is not just one of the most remembered kings in Spain: it may also be from Europe. Under his reign, The Spanish Empire reached its peak And it was a monarch interested in finance projects of several sciences. He also liked the sea, starting maritime engineering projects, stimulating the creation of large warships and the most ambitious of all: the idea of ​​making The main rivers of the peninsula were navigable. Another detail for which Felipe II is remembered is for the move of the capital of the country: he decided that Madrid would be the ideal location, so he transferred the court in full. But of course, Madrid did not have direct access to the sea and this was something important, especially for trade and those expansionist ambitionsso the project To open Madrid to the sea, he made eyes to the king. And the task fell into the hands of the Italian engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli. Nothing, something simple: Tajo, Duero, Guadalquivir and Ebro, among other rivers, would become navigable, with channels among them that would allow Madrid to have a way out of the sea and a river connection with some of the main cities of the country. For commerce, this was an extremely juicy idea between cities and between Madrid and European, Chinese, African and Indian cities. Fourth Lock of the Real Canal del Manzanares Felipe supported the project And he released funds to be carried out, but it was not going to be simple: a slope of more than 600 meters had to be saved and the necessary adjustments first to open Madrid and, later, that the 600 kilometers that separates the capital from the Atlantic coast were completely navigable. HE I would continue The route of the river and They would create 10 locks between the Toledo bridge and the Vaciamadrid jetty, many for a distance of just 20 kilometers. The capital would join with Aranjuez and, through the Tagus, it would have an exit to the Atlantic by Lisbon. A road was also projected to Seville. He did not set. Although the works are They started Among the Madrid and Alcantara Madrid nuclei, the money was not unlimited and the cocktail of technical difficulties, issues with private properties and, above all, The financing of the invincible Navycaused the money to be redistributed and the interior navigation project was saved in the drawer. He also influenced that, in 1588 Antonelli died and, in 1598, Felipe would. Madrid with double exit to the sea Later it was tried to recover, but the decisive moment came under the reign of Carlos III. Businessman Pedro Martinengo took the witness and presented In 1769 the project to recover the ambitious plan of Felipe II. The construction began in 1770 when Carlos III approved the proposal and the initial funds were in charge of Martinengo himself and private investors he had gathered. Under the direction of the businessman, the project advanced completing eight of the ten planned locks, but the costs were being tremendous and ran out of funds to continue. Martinengo had ruined, but Carlos III liked the projectso bought and thus officially became the Real Canal del Manzanares. The tenth lock Nor do we think that the monarch invested too much: he maintained what there was. Nor is it that he caught the economy at its most buoyant time and the river itself was not the most appropriate for navigation, since it needed water transvases to be able to operate correctly. Some companies were established, such as furnaces, but the channel was being underutilized. With Carlos IV, the thing didn’t improve either. Again, invested just as to maintain it, But in 1799 the disaster arrived: strong rains took part of the Gasco dam, a new construction on the Guadarraman that was the one that was taking the money. Another lock This set of misfortunes, and seeing that the Manzanares channel had been stagnant decades without contributing what was promised, caused the abandonment of the project until the arrival of a Fernando VII who tried to recover it, building the ninth and tenth lock and carrying the work until the vicinity of Vaciamadrid. But the work was not finished. Progress arrived Upon stopping, the channel was degrading, but the last nail in the coffin was the passage of time. In the time of Felipe II, the project could make sense. With Carlos III too, but already entered the 19th, things had changed a lot. The development of roads and, above all, the arrival of the railroad made the priorities change. Why keep investing a fortune to open Madrid to the sea when there were faster than the ship to transport goods? Apart from what The Manzanares channel looked like a money background wellin 1851 the Aranjuez train was inaugurated and, although with Isabel II some boats had sailed through the channel, in the second half of the 19th century it was decided to cut the tap of the funds. When not staying and being water is for a long time, health problems began to appear. The channel became a danger and, although maintenance work began again, around 1860 it was decided Cancel Definitely the pharaonic project. The irony: the railway bridge over the Manzanares … Read more

We believed that the price of coffee could not rise much more. The diplomatic “war” between Colombia and the US thinks otherwise

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Of the tens of thousands of words that make up the English lexicon, Donald Trump has one that he especially likes and for which he has declared his love in some or other interview: tariff (tariff). This weekend he reminded the Colombian president of this in a quite practical way, threatening to impose 25% rates (or even 50%) if he did not give in to the aggressive immigration policy which is promoted from the White House. Everything indicates that it will remain that way, a threat, but it serves to warm up a market that has been facing strong shocks for months. turbulence: the one with coffee. Yes 2025 It looked complicated For lovers of morning espressos, your outlook has just become more complicated. What has happened? That Trump has shown that, indeed, he feels a special weakness for the word “tariff.” Over the last few weeks it has announced more or less clearly that it will apply taxes on imports of China, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Denmark and even Spainalthough it is still not entirely clear whether the latter was said deliberately or as a result of a geographical ‘slip’. Curiously, it has been another country that has been on the verge of suffering tariff fury from the republican: Colombia. Screenshot of Trump’s announcement on Truth Social. Why’s that? For something that actually has little to do with the international market, trade balances and tax policy. The trigger has been migration. And a political fight between Washington and Bogotá. Basically, yesterday the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, refused to allow two planes from the US loaded with deported Colombians to land in his country. What’s more, he threatened not to welcome them until Trump adopts protocols that guarantee treatment. “with dignity and respect” for immigrants. The response of the Republican, who has managed to return to the White House after an electoral campaign that largely pivoted on a hardening of immigration policy, it did not take long to wait: through its platform Truth Social advertisement a 25% rate for the import of Colombian merchandise that would rise to 50% in a matter of days. Petro responded after a few hours with the same currencyordering a sudden increase (25%) in the tariffs that Bogotá applies to US goods. How did the crash end? In dispatches and without reaching customs. At least for now. Despite its initial reaction, the Petro Executive ended up giving in to Washington’s demands and agreed to receive the planes with deportees. Enough so that Trump has not yet signed the economic sanctions, which have already been drafted and will be activated if his southern neighbor “does not comply” with the agreement. “The Government of Colombia has accepted all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returning from the US,” they boast from the White House, which reminds that Bogotá will also receive them “without limitations or delay.” Click on the image to go to the tweet. What does it have to do with coffee? Simple. The announcement of Trump’s tariffs and the fight between the White House and the Nariño Palace did more than shake up American diplomacy. He also put on guard various sectors Colombians who have important interests in the United States, such as oil, floriculture (which is preparing for the millionaire campaign Valentine’s Day) and coffee. Of all of them, the one more expectation generatesdue to the state of its market and price driftis the latter. At the end of the day, Colombia is not just any country on the international coffee map. And the United States is not just another market for Colombian producers either. This double condition means that everything that affects the relationship between the two, including of course the threats of 25% tariffs or even 50%, interest (and quite a bit) to the market. But… What does the data say? To begin with, Colombia is one of the main coffee powers on the planet. The own tables The US Department of Agriculture places it as the third largest producer, only behind Brazil and Vietnam. Other observatories leave the same drawing, like Statista. A 2024 reportThe USDA office, linked to the US Government, estimated that during the 2024/2025 campaign, Colombian coffee exports would total around 12 million GBE bags. Colombia matters on the global coffee map. And its relationship with the United States is also important, something that is better understood with the help of a couple of figures. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), in 2022 Colombia exported 15.6 billion dollars to the US, of which almost 1.8 billion corresponded to coffee. This data makes it the second largest exported commodity in terms of value, only behind crude oil. The footprint of Colombia in the flow of coffee that reaches the US is also considerable. Click on the image to go to the tweet. But the rate would affect the US, right? The US tariff policy is that, the US tariff policy, and as warned The New York Times Yesterday, basically imposing 25% taxes on Colombian goods would mean that Americans would have to dig deeper into their pockets to buy flowers and coffee. However, if we talk about grain, what happens on the other side of the Atlantic interests us. And the reason is very simple: shocks like the one on Sunday put even more tension on a market that is already go through turbulence. “If the US imposes a 25% tariff on all Colombian exports, the already red-hot coffee market will heat up even more. Colombia is the third largest coffee producer in the world (and a key source of rabi beans). premium)”, I was reflecting yesterday in X Javier Blas, Bloomberg columnist. In the same tweet he included a column written by himself a few days ago in which he warned of the complex panorama facing the coffee market. And what situation is that? In Xataka we have talked already several times her. And it is summed up … Read more

2025: The rise of functional food and commitment to the environment

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In a world where food consumption is growing due to the use of social networks, it makes way the trends more conscious foodhealthy and friendly to the environment. The trends of 2025 outline it as a year of smarter eating in which the way food is produced and the functionality of what we consume become relevant, which gives value to food. For several years, international organizations such as the United Nations Organization (UN) They have called on countries and the food industry to adopt more environmentally friendly production methods. It is a pending task, but it has experienced progress with an impact on the food choices we make daily and an example is the popularity of plant-based nutrition. This type of diet is on the rise and has a spectrum that goes beyond vegetarians or vegans, according to EuroNews. More and more people are adopting a flexitarian diet that increases the consumption of vegetables over meat, without abandoning the consumption of animal protein. Measurements by the Berlin NGO ProVeg reveal that 24% of Polish consumers identify as flexitarians, quotes Euro News. Added to the growing consumption of vegetables is the trend of zero-waste food, Therefore, there is greater awareness of the consumption of food in all its usable parts and chefs and consumers use recycling techniques and are inclined to use ecological packaging, reusable bags, among others. Functional eating: eating more consciously Consumers value the benefits of food when choosing.Credit: Shutterstock The increase in vegetable consumption is accompanied by a more conscious way of eating, which implies valuing the contributions of food, beyond the ingredients of a recipe. That is why there is more interest on the part of consumers to choose functional foods that provide benefits for health in general. Drinks with medicinal herbs to relieve discomfort, consumption of kombucha and kimchi to improve intestinal health, the use of spices and roots in food to relieve inflammation are just a few examples of the rise of this trend. In the section of Meal from the New York Journal, We publish information on food trends and functional food that you can consult, as well as recipes and tips to make the most of food and reduce food waste. Consultation here. Keep reading:

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