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Articles Featured Blank Space Life is about taking it all in, even if it means deleting some. An essay about what isn't there.
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Articles Fox and The Backlash of Right-Wing Media The lawsuit filings against Fox News and discovery have shed some light on the reality behind the 900-pound gorilla in conservative media.
Articles Just The Tip Tipping has a sordid past, and it's getting out of control. Here's why the American culture of gratuity has become what it is today.
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Articles Banking My Crisis For Later Incisive thoughts on Silicon Valley Bank and how we manage our monetary institutions. This post includes guest excepts contributed by Joe Mayall.
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Articles Why Egg Prices are Bananas Eggs have become the new way to build wealth in America. Here's why and what probably won't happen next (but could).
Articles Balloons that Ruin The Weekend In a world where dating decisions are swiped like tissues, it's no surprise that a balloon could prompt a diplomatic crisis.
Articles Dead White People Or at least the clothing of dead white men, as they say in Ghana. An article about the impact of poorly chosen and poorly abandoned clothing.
Articles Social Media is Dead. Possibly. Startup founder Daniel Johnson says Twitter is a key platform for paid ads. And if Twitter is a good place for us, it will be a good place for business.
Articles A Case About Nothing A Colorado website designer objecting to a wedding that doesn't exist. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Articles The War on Oreos How in the world could one ever think that they could go to war with Oreos and win?
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