Business Culture Curation Health
Italy Reopens: A Tale of Two Bookstores ↗
NPR / 05.05.2020
In countries where we are still immersed in social distancing measures and business closures, this piece by NPR speaks to the concerns and anxieties of two small bookstore owners as they eye reopening.
How Economic Boom Times in the West Came to an End ↗
Aeon / 02.22.2017
Economist, historian and journalist Marc Levinson on the 20th century economic and cultural boom in the West
Innovating for a Sustainable Future
An oral history of the unprecedented transformation of the UAE from agrarian and nomadic communities to the world’s most ambitious economy based on the development of sustainable energy.
Kodak’s Missed Moment ↗
Spectacular Failures / 7.15.2019
Kodak, the gold standard of photography, and the company that created digital cameras, was one of the first victims of a newly digitized world. Listen to this great portrait of the extensive impacts of cultural and technological change at Spectacular Failures.
The Dark Side of Prime ↗
Bitch Media / 11.26.2019
Bitch Media reminds us that our new culture of retail convenience has a dark side.
The Water-Cooler Problem ↗
Sapiens / 01.28.2016
Company success and employee satisfaction depend on social ties that are hard to forge in a globalized era.
What Was Volkswagen Thinking? ↗
The Atlantic / 01.01.2016
My Share of the Sharing Economy
A cultural analyst reflects on her experience as an AirBNB host.