“Winners Take All” is an indictment of the insular, Disneyfied world of Ted Talks, “thought leaders” and philanthropy as self-help for rich people. But does it go far enough?
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Versage
Following knock-off fashion’s flow from Lagos to Guangzhou (and back again).
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How the Guardian Went Digital
Remaking itself from a little leftie newspaper to a powerhouse of internet journalism required experimentation, transparency, and embracing uncertainty.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Steve Bannon’s New Scheme
Exactly what has Steve Bannon been up to since leaving the White House in August?
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Science & Nature, Story
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Angora
Angora rabbit fur is fluffy, and silky, and was especially popular with two influential 20th-century groups: Hollywood starlets and Nazi officers.
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Who Gets to Rebuild After Harvey?
On the strange political economy of flood insurance: What does home ownership look like in an age of climate change? When is it OK to rebuild, and when is it time to retreat?
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Undercover In Temp Nation
While the owners of Fiera Foods in Ontario, Canada get rich, the temporary workers who make its pastry dough do so in tight quarters, get paid in cash, have to ask to use the dirty bathroom, and risk their lives. After one young woman died on the job there, Toronto Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh worked undercover […]
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Media, Nonfiction, Quotes
Distraction is the New Censorship
Ideas don’t need to be deleted or redacted to be silenced. They can just be drowned out.
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Memoirs of a Used Car Salesman’s Daughter
Hearses, limousines, Detroit’s newest model — cars marked many milestones in Nancy Nichols’ life of heartache and family deception.
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Does Luxembourg Have Any Business Entering the Space Race?
A nation skilled in exploiting tax loopholes aims to be the first to make money from asteroid mining.
