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Posted inBusiness & Tech, History, Nonfiction, Story
My Journey to the Heart of the FOIA Request
Fifty years ago, the Freedom of Information Act gave the public access to government secrets — all you had to do was ask. How a simple request became a bureaucratic nightmare.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Consent of the (Un)governed
“Freedom” is just another word for being under the thumb of a powerful white man — for now.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Quotes, Reading List
Amazon’s New Stores Aren’t Happy to See You Either
As the company begins its bookstore expansion, a joyless retail experience awaits.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized
The Month of Giving Dangerously
Elizabeth Greenwood decides to give everything: time, money, praise, forgiveness. But when does generosity become a mania for giving?
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary
How Did HGTV ‘Stars’ Become Celebrities?
Is the rise of HGTV celebrities a window into, or a reprieve from, a “culturally divided America”?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Welcome to Camp Midlife Crisis!
Around one million adults went to camp last year. The author spends time at an adult sleep-away called Camp Grounded, which prohibits booze, phones, the internet, time-keeping devices and talking about work in order to give participants a “digital detox,” because only when we can step away from technology can we learn to reconnect with […]
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Sports
A Crisis in Sports: Attention Spans
Will shorter attention spans change the way play and watch sports?
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List, Unapologetic Women
The Mastery and Magic of Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah
With her profiles of Toni Morrison, Dave Chapelle, James Baldwin, and more, Ghansah is an unparalleled chronicler of black excellence.
Posted inEditor's Pick
How Esurance Lost Its Mascot to the Internet
“There is,” as Crockett writes, “an age-old decree that exists on the Internet called Rule 34: ‘If it exists, there is porn of it.’” This is the story of Esurance’s cartoon mascot Erin, who was ultimately nixed by the company after her image became masturbation fodder for the internet masses.
