Tag: storytelling

• Sight Unseen

  November 30, 2018

  Sight Unseen It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/sight-unseen-critic-at-large-kathryn-schulz more ›

• A Pickpocket’s Tale

  November 30, 2018

  A Pickpocket’s Tale A few years ago, at a Las Vegas convention for magicians, Penn Jillette, of the act Penn and Teller, was introduced to a soft-spoken young man named… more ›

• Multimedia/Photos

  November 29, 2018

  Multimedia/Photos When it comes to hunkering down with at the bar, New York has long been a standard-bearer. Wait, wait, shiver, delight. https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/past-tense more ›

• Secrets of the Magus

  November 26, 2018

  Secrets of the Magus Ricky Jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of cards. Also present was a friend of Mamet… more ›

• What’s this “brand story” I keep reading about and…

  April 15, 2018

  What’s this “brand story” I keep reading about and why should I care? » It’s seems as if everyone in a five-mile radius is talking about brand voice and story. What… more ›

• The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy

  December 15, 2017

  The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy » Last year I worked undercover at a temp agency in Los Angeles. While I took the assignment for an article I was… more ›

• Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies

  November 7, 2017

  Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies » In the fall of 2016, Harvey Weinstein set out to suppress allegations that he had sexually harassed or assaulted numerous women. He began to… more ›

• René Guénon

  September 22, 2017

  René Guénon » René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon[1] (French pronunciation: ​[ʁəne.ʒan.maʁjə. more ›

• BBC is making a drama for Amazon Echo and Google…

  September 17, 2017

  BBC is making a drama for Amazon Echo and Google Home » Media companies have mostly used voice-activated devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home to deliver news headlines. The… more ›

• A programmer turned Wikipedia into a classic text…

  July 3, 2017

  A programmer turned Wikipedia into a classic text adventure » Wikipedia as a classic text adventure: this “game" now exists, and it’s thanks to a London developer who figured out a clever way… more ›