I guess you don’t know who James Mack Warren Jr is? I only recently met him through a mutual friend at a weekend gathering. James is an American, a successful businessman but also an ordained minister in a church. After we met, he gave me his official minister business card.

This happened not that long ago, maybe a few years back. I was texting with an old friend of mine from school, trying to figure out when and where to meet for a reunion. After finalizing the details, setting the date and time I received the following message from him: “I am so excited to see you. Insert here the little yellow smiley guy.”

Ljubljana, city center, June 2019. The spot that was a home to a legendary city cafeteria “Europe” saw the opening of a new “bancafé” under the same name. Yup, that thing that opened is a true “bancafé”. A place where you can have a cup of coffee, take cash from your account or do a series of bank-related transactions is truly a combination of a bank and a cafeteria. While you are there, it makes...

Let’s start with two seemingly unconnected yet quite related news reports. 

News no. 1: Somewhere towards the end of May, it was announced that the staple English fashion brand Topshop will be closing all 11 retail spaces in the US, alongside another 23 stores in Great Britain.