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TL;DR Briefing
Hustle culture leave you feeling a little, well, birdbrained? Short-form analysis spots the patterns worth tracking — and turns them into something worth discussing over your next power lunch. *Wink.*
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World Wide Weird
Original long-form reporting and analysis at the intersection of emerging tech and modern life. Sharp commentary for pros parsing the chaos daily. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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The Hype Ball
Scoring the hype reshaping how we work and live, rated with the brutal honesty of a drag competition's panel of judges. Separating signal from synthetic noise.
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American Abroad
Letters from your London correspondent on the absurdities of transatlantic life, building a media business on the internet, and immigration.
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In Residence
Scene reports and essays about our relationship with place, written from the rooms of the world's most interesting hotels. A different lens on cities in flux.
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Tortured Writer
You're the editorial board now. Pitch and vote on what our tortured writer, JD Shadel, covers next in a series where you're the boss. What could go wrong?
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