The cryptocurrency gold rush has made millionaires out of those obsessed with changing the world order.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
Remembering Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks
The Buzzcocks’ enduring influence might have surprised punk frontman Pete Shelley, but not his fans.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Science & Nature, Story
Welcome to the Center of the Universe
For the men and women who use the Deep Space Network to talk to the heavens, failure is not an option.
Posted inNonfiction
Hot for Teacher
When a student in her writing workshop submits a piece suggesting his character could ‘take’ a teacher just like her ‘atop her desk,’ Courtney Zoffness is flooded with memories of men touching her against her will.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Commentary, Nonfiction, Story
The Billionaire Philanthropist
It’s American tradition for CEOs to stockpile their wealth, avoid taxes, and participate in the theater of giving. Will Jeff Bezos make it scale?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes, Science & Nature
Before We All Teach Someone a Lesson
Online harassment gets out of hand constantly. Can prosocial bots help turn the tide of anonymous interactions before people become abusive?
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
A Green New Jail
What does environmental justice look like in a landscape overrun by prisons? Where the incarcerated suffer from unusually polluted surroundings, and prisons are a toxin in their own right?
Posted inStory
Naked City
Here, everyone hurries but no one arrives, everyone shows up but no one gets in, everyone’s a member but no one belongs.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Dark Side of Amazon’s Job Creation
Is any new job a good job? A look at Amazon’s warehouse jobs, where workers struggle to keep up.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
SuperShe Island: Where Finding Your Inner Light is Priceless
Apparently there is no shortage of women who want to apply to pay $5000 to find their inner light.
