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The money pages of newspapers encourage us to think of the rewards
The money pages of newspapers encourage us to think of the rewards from ‘investments’ as rewards for prudence and smartness, which will enable us ...

The notion of the office as the quintessential location of
The notion of the office as the quintessential location of alienated work, or simple drudgery, is far from the etymological root of the word. “Offic...

The Iguala scandal has engulfed the entire Mexican political
The Iguala scandal has engulfed the entire Mexican political class. It has also raised larger questions about where the country has been in the last f...

One point of Facebook is to inhabit the social as a place of play,
One point of Facebook is to inhabit the social as a place of play, of having a light impact, of being ordinary, of being acknowledged, of echoing and ...

Driven by the widening gyre of digital connectivity, everybody
Driven by the widening gyre of digital connectivity, everybody seems frantically engaged in some non-stop networking with pals. The very air we breath...

Even if my Manhattan productivity is powered by a sociopathic
Even if my Manhattan productivity is powered by a sociopathic illusion of my own limitlessness, I’m thankful for it, at least when I’m writing. Th...