If craft food culture looks overwhelmingly white, it’s because black influences have been routinely scrubbed from its history.
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A City Is Not a Computer
Urban theorists and tech accelerators are asking what cities would look like if people built new ones from the ground up with innovation and the internet at their core, but can we treat cities the way we treat startups and technology?
Is Journalism a Form of Activism?
It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in.
Pivoting Away from Lung Cancer
Big Tobacco takes a page from the Silicon Valley playbook: Welcome to the world of alternative nicotine platforms.
Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women’s Prisons
The US prison system is broken. It sucks up billions of dollars each year and destroys lives. Could a Thai princess and an accidental criminal justice reform activist in the Pacific Northwest have the answers?
Civilization Was Supposed to Make Our Lives Better, Right?
Cultivating crops led to permanent settlements, but also greed and exploitation. Was it all worth it?
When Sartre and Beauvoir Started a Magazine
In 1945, Les Temps modernes shocked the world with its pessimism and grim determination, and catapulted its founders into intellectual superstardom.
Prog Rock: The Musical Genre That Won’t Die
The “progressive” form of 1970s rock and roll still has as many devoted fans as it does diehard enemies. Why?
Cast by Chronic Illness Into a Limiting Role
Maris Kreizman dreamed of attending performing arts camp, but she ended up homesick at diabetes camp instead.
The Great Online School Scam
Students are performing worse than ever, but private companies are making millions.
