Sebastián Naranjo

Ecuatoriano, Economista. Acostumbrado a sufrir porque soy hincha del Arsenal 💣💥

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Anthony Bourdain had what looked like the best job on the planet. He got paid to roam the world eating whatever he wanted, and strangers everywhere told him things they would never tell a reporter. Eight years ago today, he died by suicide at 61.

For almost thirty years before any of that, he was a cook nobody had heard of, working long hot shifts for little money. He was in his forties when he wrote a book spilling the secrets of what really goes on behind restaurant doors, and almost overnight, the unknown cook became a star.

What made him different was that he never faked it. Other travel hosts smiled at pretty views and pretended to love everything. Bourdain sat on plastic stools in back alleys and ate exactly what the people there ate. Then he got them talking about their real lives, and they trusted him enough to tell him the truth.

He went to places most shows stayed away from, like the Congo, Gaza, Iran, and New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina. He once ate noodles at a tiny plastic-table joint in Vietnam with a sitting US president. His show Parts Unknown ran for twelve seasons and won a dozen Emmy Awards along with a Peabody, the top prize in broadcasting. It made a food show feel like real reporting on the world.

His death was so shocking because of the gap between the life everyone saw and the life he was actually living. Here was the guy who looked freer than anyone on TV, doing the job millions of people dreamed about, and the pain underneath was almost invisible to the people around him. He had actually talked about it in the open: on camera he once described how something as small as a bad meal could drop him into days of feeling low, and he had written about his heroin addiction from when he was young. None of it fit the cheerful, curious man people thought they knew.

He died just days after the designer Kate Spade died the same way, and that week, calls to the national crisis line jumped 65 percent. The conversation that followed kept circling one hard fact: the life you envy from the outside can be sitting right on top of pain you cannot see. What he left behind is bigger than any of the awards. He taught a whole generation that the fastest way to understand a stranger is to sit down and eat what they eat.

[Futbol de Inglaterra @Mercado_Ingles]

🚨🔴 La policía estima que habrá más de 1 millón de aficionados del Arsenal alineados en las calles de Islington para el desfile de los Gunners el próximo fin de semana por ganar la Premier League.

Será el desfile más grande jamás realizado en Londres si las cifras estimadas son correctas.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Good morning from your Premier League champions 👋

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

This belongs to all of us.

[Pablo Giralt @giraltpablo]

El festejo del plantel de Arsenal cuando se consagraron campeones de la Premier League.

LOCURA TOTAL 🤯🔝

[Pablo Giralt @giraltpablo]

PIERDE MANCHESTER CITY Y CON ESTE RESULTADO ARSENAL ES CAMPEÓN.

Golazo de Bornemouth 🎯

[TasteAtlas @TasteAtlas]

Ecuadorian Cuisine 🇪🇨 https://t.co/HBhkxpW9ep

The national diet revolves around a singular obsession: soup as a source of kinetic energy rather than a mere appetizer. The coastal morning ritual centers on Encebollado, a broth of fresh albacore tuna and yuca root. Locals consume it strictly before noon, believing the heavy onion-fish combination cures hangovers and fuels manual labor.

Unlike its Andean neighbors, Ecuador’s flavor profile relies heavily on Maní (peanuts). This ingredient thickens coastal stews like Viche and Cazuela, creating a rich, creamy consistency distinct from the acidic, clear broths of Peru. In Manabí, roasted peanut paste and cilantro form Salprieta, a condiment dusted over almost every savory dish to add an earthy depth.

In the highlands, the culinary architecture shifts to pork. Hornado vendors roast whole pigs marinated in chicha (fermented corn beer) for days. The service is ritualistic: the meat must be accompanied by Agrio—a sweet and sour sauce made from tamarillo and brown sugar—and Llapingachos, cheese-filled potato patties fried in lard until they develop a crust that cracks under a fork.

Video: @cocinoconmigobychef

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Real Luxuries in Life

1. Living 10 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling every year
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door

These are the things that actually feel rich.

[Esteban Najas Raad @enajas]

#Quito normalizó el empapelar edificios públicos y privados, como si el paisaje fuera mercancía. Vale reconocer cuando se corrige. @lacamaradequito, bajo el liderazgo de @mheller_ec y con una clara lectura del valor urbano de su entorno, retiró la publicidad de su fachada, devolviendo protagonismo a su edificio, obra del Arq. Diego Ponce, patrimonio de la arquitectura moderna de la capital, construido en 1978 por @SSemaica.

[Esteban Najas Raad @enajas]

@babadmerchan, mientras 19 concejales “quiteños” aplastaban el botón para los valleros como en “La Voz”, un cuencano les cantó las plenas a Quito. ¡Bien, Bernardo!

[En Júpiter @En_jupiter_]

Boo

[La Vieja Guardia @ViejaGuardiaEA]

Qué vas a saber lo que es el dolor, si nunca te comiste un balonazo con uno de estos ⚽️

[Mauricio Pozo @MauricioPozoEC]

El problema es el desempleo y el subempleo no el nivel salarial. Subir USD 1 o 16 es un error. Cada dólar de aumento en los salarios son menos opciones de empleo. Hay que pensar más en los desempleados que en los que tienen trabajo. Subir sueldos con inflación casi de cero? Mal

[Esteban Najas Raad @enajas]

🚨 ALERTA #QUITO 🚨
Las empresas de vallas deben más de USD 76 millones en multas y recaudaciones impagas.
Hoy, la Comisión pretende aprobar la ordenanza LMU-41: una norma que legaliza lo ilegal y, de yapa, regala 1.400 vallas más.
En este hilo 🧵, las siete aberraciones de la nueva ley: