“Bill Gates was the monopolistic father figure who Silicon Valley’s young founders rebelled against—and, in so rebelling, became.”
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The Doom Spenders
“Faced with an uncertain future, young Canadians are racking up more debt than ever before. Portrait of a generation on the instalment plan.”
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Gaza Has Been Reduced to 42 Million Tonnes of Rubble. What Will It Take to Rebuild?
“As US-backed ceasefire talks restart in Doha, calls to reconstruct the Strip are becoming louder.”
Posted inReading List
Monsters, Mothers, Mulieres: A Reading List on The Women of Classical Antiquity
Five stories of ambitious empresses, fearsome gladiators, and ordinary working-class residents — glimmering snapshots of the female experience in the classical world.
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Friction: A Reading List on Why Inconvenience Can Be Meaningful
Five stories that explore the risks and rewards of life’s little hurdles.
Posted inNonfiction
All the Stories Nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Awards
Consider this your reading list for the next few weeks.
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Land Ownership Makes No Sense
“The earth is a shared inheritance, and profiting off a common resource is just wrong.”
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When a Full-time Job Isn’t Enough
“Those days of working one job and sustaining a household on one income — those days are long gone.”
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Shopper’s Dream of an Optimized Life
The subscription-based business model saves customers time, but it doesn’t help you use that extra time for anything beneficial. In a way you’ll feel good about.
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No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
