the baby boom
ponzi scheme
Workers Protest Abrupt Layoffs
at Guggenheim Museum
DOGE assigns staffers to work at NLRB
where it allegedly removed sensitive data
Here’s everything you need to know about the tariffs
Why they’re happening, why now, and what to do as a lowly little peasant with no power
Writers With Day Jobs: Earning a Living Outside of Literature
In 2018, as a younger writer in a different phase of life, I was thrilled to interview prolific author William Vollmann. A digital magazine employed me at the time, but…
Robot history: everything you wanted to know
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Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Work, and Algorithms | Matteo Pasquinelli and Richard Hames
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It’s Not Just Wayfair: Why Does ALL Of Your Furniture Fall Apart?
If you have ever bought a Wayfair couch or tried to assemble an IKEA anything, you know furniture sucks now. Fast furniture has taken over — meaning cheap quality for…