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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Can Apple End Smartphone Addiction?
Technology platforms rely on hijacking our attention. Can Apple help us win it back?
Posted inBooks, Business & Tech, Nonfiction
A Sociology of the Smartphone
Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition.
Posted inBlog Post
Jeff Bezos: Hero or Villain?
Is the man behind Amazon a benevolent benefactor or a manipulative monopolist?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quote Posts
The Beauty (and Predictability) of a Slot Machine’s Algorithm
At Wired, Brendan Koerner takes a look into the mind of a mathematician-turned-hacker who milks slot machines around the world.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Quotes, Reading List
Amazon’s New Stores Aren’t Happy to See You Either
As the company begins its bookstore expansion, a joyless retail experience awaits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Monocle: The Magazine As Boring, Lifestyle, Branding Infastructure
On Monocle’s tenth anniversary, one writer analyzes the magazine’s vision, business model, and what place this globalist outlet has in an age of increasing nationalism.
Posted inArts & Culture, Author Notes, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Selling Vintage Records in Tokyo
Listening to music with a Tokyo record store owner forges a deeper bond than any shared language.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed Limbs
A powerful in-depth look at the human costs of bringing auto parts factory jobs to Alabama — with inadequate training for employees and unreasonable expectations for output. “American consumers are not going to want to buy cars stained with the blood of American workers.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Circle of Las Vegas Life Is One Never-Ending Buffet
Meet the family turning Las Vegas casino food waste into future meals.
