Kristen Bellstrom

New York

@opinion senior editor. Priors: Barron's, Fortune, The Broadsheet, Money, SmartMoney (RIP). Purveyor/consumer of baked goods.

Articles

The ski industry is ignoring Gen Z

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Kristen Bellstrom

Many of the problems facing the ski industry have been on prominent display this season. There were the ski patrol strikes that all but shuttered Park City Mountain Resort over the holidays, outrage over lift tickets climbing above $300 a day, and of course, the omnipresent threat of climate change. But there’s one challenge to the sport that has been largely under the radar: skiers are old — and getting older. The median age last season was 37 — that’s up from 30 a decade ago.
The Ski Industry Is Ignoring Gen Z

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Kristen Bellstrom

The number of people hitting the slopes each year has flatlined because of a business model that alienates new and younger skiers. Many of the problems facing the ski industry have been on prominent display this season. There were the ski patrol strikes that all but shuttered Park City Mountain over the holidays, outrage over lift tickets climbing above $300 a day, and of course, the omnipresent threat of climate change.
Americans Don't Trust the Media. How the News Industry Can Win Them Back.

Oct 23, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Jessica Karl |Kristen Bellstrom

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a would-be autocrat of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here . Our series on trust is coming to an end, which means I can finally share the list I’ve been curating in my notes app since we started this project in early September:
Most of What You Pay at the Pump Is Taxes

Sep 18, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Jumah Boukleb |Eyad Abu Shakra |Kristen Bellstrom |Sam Menassa

The world could not function without crude oil and its associated products. For consumers, it delivers gasoline, diesel and a host of other transportation fuels, and enables the development of plastics, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and much more. For producers, the revenues derived from this natural resource are vital for their economies and populations.
Iran’s Nuclear Program Returns to the Fore

Sep 18, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Nassif Hitti |Jumah Boukleb |Eyad Abu Shakra |Kristen Bellstrom

The question of reviving the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" (JCPOA) or the P6+1 Agreement (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, as well as the European Union) and Iran, has returned to the fore. Concluded on July 14, 2015, after years of negotiations, the primary objective of the agreement was to find a diplomatic solution, the only realistically feasible path to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
An Autumn of America’s Rage

Sep 17, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Jumah Boukleb |Eyad Abu Shakra |Kristen Bellstrom |Sam Menassa

Why is it that we disagree on when autumn begins when compared to the other three seasons? Is it because autumn has unique characteristics that are not found in other seasons? Or is it because, despite also being the season of plowing and sowing, autumn has unfairly been singled out as a metaphor for anger, aging, and the beginning of the end? The Greek philosopher Aristotle says that one swallow does not make a summer, meaning that the sight of swallows in the sky is a sign that summer has begun.
America 2024: The Debate and the Vote… and the Arab Absence

Sep 17, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Kristen Bellstrom |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel

The presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris has overwhelmed everything that has happened in the race to the White House over the past week. The debate in Philadelphia, "the cradle of liberty," had been highly anticipated. The Democratic candidate appeared before the Americans in this capacity for the first time since President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and chose her as his replacement.
How America Became a Republic of Distrust

Sep 17, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Kristen Bellstrom |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Tariq Al-Homayed

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How America Became a Republic of Distrust

Sep 11, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kristen Bellstrom |Stephen Mihm |Nia-Malika Henderson |Mary Ellen Klas

Republic of Distrust Bloomberg Opinion columnists looked at data for nine American institutions, like government, science, and big business, to get to the heart of the country’s crisis of trust. By Kristen Bellstrom September 12, 2024 When trust collapses, what can hold a nation together? A shared history? A common language? The unavoidable interconnections that come from living in close proximity? Or nothing at all? This question weighs heavily on American life.
What Sets Utherverse Apart From Other Metaverse Offerings With Founder and CEO Brian Shuster

Aug 27, 2024 | wealthinsidermag.com | Kristen Bellstrom

Utherverse has operated the most successful Metaverse platform in history, with more than 50 million uses worldwide since the launch of their first generation metaverse in 2004. They are now in Beta testing of their third commercial generation metaverse which is designed as a platform upon which anyone can easily create and operate a sophisticated […]