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Posted inEditor's Pick

What Fast Fashion Costs the World

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 26, 2022October 19, 2022

“Many clothing donations end up in an unexpected place — African landfills.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Internet Has a Rat Poison Problem

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 8, 2021October 19, 2022

“How online sales of highly regulated, super-toxic rodenticides exploit gaps in the law and imperil wildlife.”

Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Collecting Rare Sneakers from Japan

by Aaron Gilbreath April 28, 2020October 19, 2022

Japan began producing limited edition sneakers in the 1990s. Now a new global wave of sneaker enthusiasts have begun seeking its rarities.

Posted inQuotes

Is the Weekly Shop Good For You?

by Carolyn Wells March 5, 2020October 17, 2022

Trudging to the grocery store to laden up with milk and toilet roll may seem like a chore, but does it improve your health?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Long Live the Oddly Charming Poetry of the Mail-Order Catalog

by benhuberman August 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Hammacher Schlemmer, which publishes America’s longest-running catalog, still takes its product descriptions seriously.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The World’s Most Peculiar Company

by benhuberman August 2, 2018October 19, 2022

How does Hammacher Schlemmer, which publishes the longest-running mail-order catalog in American history, survive in the age of Amazon?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

What Happened to eBay?

by Emily Perper October 24, 2017October 19, 2022

I haven’t peeked at eBay in years, and apparently I’m not the only one who’s forgotten it exists.

Four Women on the International Space Station, 2010
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Quotes, Science & Nature, Unapologetic Women

(Re)Merchandising NASA as a Feminist Act

by Pam Mandel June 17, 2017October 19, 2022

“I took the NASA shirts from the ‘boys’ section from where they were prominently displayed, and put them little kid eye level next to tank tops in the ‘girls’ section 20 feet away.”

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Quotes, Reading List

Amazon’s New Stores Aren’t Happy to See You Either

by mlegro April 11, 2017October 19, 2022

As the company begins its bookstore expansion, a joyless retail experience awaits.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

You Just Can’t Find a Good Deal in Kreuzlingen These Days

by michelleweber March 23, 2017October 19, 2022

In Roads & Kingdoms, Milan Gagnon tells the stories of Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and Konstanz, Germany — one city full of empty storefronts, and the other full of empty souls.

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