“A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice—with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.”
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You and Me and QVC
How a home shopping channel became the soundtrack to a friendship.
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In the Age of AI, the Analog Restaurant Feels Radical
“Some restaurants are leaning into handmade touches, as AI-generated food photos and flyers become commonplace.”
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Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
“The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.”
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America’s Greatest Hot Dog
“The price and quality of the $1.50 Costco frank haven’t budged in 40 years. It’s the last—and best—deal in the country.”
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Whither the Nerd-Bully?
“Bill Gates was the monopolistic father figure who Silicon Valley’s young founders rebelled against—and, in so rebelling, became.”
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The Clippening
“‘Clippers’ cut up podcasts, videos, and events into infinite shorter versions. How long can they ride the algorithms?”
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Creating Baby Geniuses to Thwart the AI Threat? (Yes, Really.)
“The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of ‘Brave New World.'”
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The Absolute Hell of Watching a Movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in 2026
“Once America’s most promising movie theater chain has become a QR-coded symbol of corporate enshittification.”