Tag: reading list

• Machines Gone Wrong

  August 4, 2019

  Often, when we first fall in love, the person of our affection seems to be perfect. But the happy honeymoon is cut short when we realize they are not that… more ›

• Phenological Mismatch

  July 29, 2019

  “Attention,” a voice began to call, and it was as though an oboe had suddenly become articulate. “Attention,” it repeated in the same high, nasal monotone. “Attention. https://www.e-flux.com/architecture/becoming-digital/273079/phenological-mismatch/ more ›

• OMG CBD

  June 20, 2019

  A legal offshoot of cannabis is poised to overtake not only its intoxicating sibling, but the entire wellness-industrial complex. https://qz.com/guide/omg-cbd/ more ›

• First You Make the Maps

  June 16, 2019

  How cartography made early modern global trade possible. https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/trade-maps/index.html more ›

• Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the internet

  June 14, 2019

  It’s the holiday season for data nerds: That is, Mary Meeker is delivering her annual Internet Trends Report — the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley — again… more ›

• They See It. They Like It. They Want It. They Rent It.

  June 9, 2019

  Owning nothing is now a luxury, thanks to a number of subscription start-ups. Many young American urbanites have resigned themselves to a life of non-ownership, abandoning the dream of their… more ›

• Nicky Barnes, ‘Mr. Untouchable’ of Heroin Dealers, Is Dead at 78

  June 9, 2019

  With that, the man asked the waitress for a doggy bag for his grilled salmon, and left. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/nyregion/nicky-barnes-dead.html more ›

• It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning

  May 28, 2019

  DNA tweaks won’t fix our problems. Editors’ note: This is the first installment in a new series, “Op-Eds From the Future,” in which science fiction authors, futurists, philosophers and scientists… more ›

• Summer Reading

  May 25, 2019

  It is perhaps not a major publishing plot twist that, almost two years after the #MeToo movement burst into public consciousness and began to change the conversation around gender, power… more ›

• The Absolute Best Documentaries on Netflix

  May 5, 2019

  Netflix is the great equalizer. When you’re sifting through zillions of movie options, the traditionally niche art of documentary can go toe to toe with Hollywood blockbusters, which means that… more ›