La Machine’s (French street theater company based in Nantes) Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam the streets of Toulouse.
75 Years Ago The U.S. Dollar Became The World’s Currency. Will That Last?
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In 1944, almost exactly 75 years ago, more than 700 representatives from 44 nations traveled to the Mount Washington Hotel, a secluded resort in the mountains of Bretton Woods, N.H. With World War II coming to an end, they arrived to hammer out a new financial system for the global economy.
Last week former U.S. Treasury secretaries, central bankers, economists and other nerds traveled to it for a conference that took stock of their legacy — the so-called “Bretton Woods” system — and debated its future. We went too.
The Mount Washington hotel is old school, with ornate chandeliers and a moose head hanging in the lobby. Classical music reminds you it’s classy. There are awesome mountain views and a musty, sort of wet-carpet smell. It was grand and luxurious, but it also felt like it was straight out of The Shining.
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What we are witnessing here, senators, is the return of an ancient and forgotten super species, Godzilla, the MUTOs, Kong. We believe that these Titans, and others like them, provide an essential balance to our world. And while some may pose a threat, Monarch is uniquely prepared to determine which of these Titans are here to threaten us, and which of these Titans are here to protect us.
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) dir. Michael Dougherty.
