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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Russian Malware Is Really Killin’ It Lately
When Russia attacked Ukraine with sophicated malware in 2017, it caused over $10 billion dollars worth of damage and revealed the whole world’s vulnerabilities.
Posted inNonfiction
The Gilded Age of (Unpaid) Internet Writing
How ’90s webzines heralded the best — and worst — of today’s online media landscape.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
In small towns across Kansas, residents and community leaders grapple with the increasingly ubiquitous presence of America’s fastest-growing retailer.
Posted inStory
Why Lhasa de Sela Matters
Raised in a school bus by itinerant hippie parents, with one foot in Mexico and one in the US, the singer blossomed into her true multicultural self in bilingual Montreal.
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes
A Pyramid Scheme for the Social Media Generation
A new breed of charlatan posts images of their fake opulent lifestyles on Instagram to lure followers into investing in sketchy financial products.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Technology
Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Quotes
It Turns Out No One’s in Kansas Anymore
Kansas is great at growing wheat, but growing wheat hasn’t been great for Kansas.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Can New Jersey’s Dying Malls Be Saved?
Like everywhere in the US, malls in New Jersey are suffering the effects of online shopping and changing business models. Some are adding gyms, breweries and pop-up restaurants to bring back customers. The verdict is out if this will work.
