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Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Design, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Decline and Not-Quite-Instagrammable Fall of a Design Startup

by benhuberman February 27, 2020October 19, 2022

When an interior-design startup collapses, no filter can hide the ugly truth.

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The Nontrivial Pursuit of Quiz Glory

by benhuberman January 30, 2020October 19, 2022

Even in the age of the search engine, the pleasure of knowing the right answer endures.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Question Time: My Life as a Quiz Obsessive

by benhuberman January 29, 2020October 19, 2022

From India and Ireland to the U.S., quiz tournaments are enduringly popular even — if not especially — as information has become more accessible than ever.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Moses Speaks Spanglish

by benhuberman November 13, 2019October 19, 2022

Identity and agency tangle in complicated ways when none of the languages you speak can precisely channel who you are.

Copper and wooden pots and kitchen utensils
Posted inCulture, Food, Highlight, History, Nonfiction, Quotes

“Labor-Saving” Kitchen Gadgets End Up Creating More Work for Women

by benhuberman November 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Instand Pot: great. Dover eggbeater? Not so much.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Instant Pot Understands the History of Women’s Labor in the Kitchen

by benhuberman October 31, 2019October 19, 2022

The history of domestic cooking is littered with useless gadgets that were supposed to make home cooks’ lives easier, and failed. The Instant Pot is a rare exception.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Culture, Highlight, Quotes

We’re All Tourists Now, So Let’s Stop with the Endless, Tedious Quests for Authenticity

by benhuberman October 22, 2019October 19, 2022

In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.

Posted inEditor's Pick

My Own Private Iceland

by benhuberman October 21, 2019October 19, 2022

When an island nation of 300,000 residents receives more than two million tourists a year, radical change is inevitable — but is it all negative?

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Crane Wife

by benhuberman July 23, 2019October 19, 2022

Days after calling off her wedding, a writer travels to Texas to study the endangered whooping crane, and learns about the nature of need.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The I in We

by benhuberman June 11, 2019October 19, 2022

How WeWork — a company based on founder Adam Neumann’s vision of a “capitalist kibbutz” — became a sleek, dystopian, mammoth-sized tech unicorn.

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