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It’s Bad News, All The Time. Silicon Valley Therapists Are In High Demand, The Information
The Pandemic Rush On Prison Weddings, The New York Times (Sunday Style section)
The Rise of Cryptocurrency Addiction Treatment, Fortune Magazine
The Women Who Were Branded For Sex, Cosmopolitan Magazine
The Secret Life of Selfies: How a Beauty Tech Startup Is Using AI to Match Faces With Products, The Information
Inside a Secretive $250 Million Private Transit System Just for Techies, OneZero
The Full-Body Scanners Will See You Now, The Information
Not many women fought California’s deadly fires. We spent a day at the station with some who did, The Washington Post
America Is Having a Plastic Surgery and Botox Bonanza, Marker
Inside the Rise of a Hot New Industry: Social Distancing Consultants, Marker
Fake Tweets, Broken Tests, and a Misinformation Campaign: How The College Board Botched Spring Semester, OneZero
Some all-time favorites
My Little Zebra, NPR
When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved Their Marriages With Beer, Atlas Obscura
The Legendary, Lavish Dinner Parties of South Dakota’s Divorce Colony, Atlas Obscura
The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession, The Atlantic
Disarming The Drone Gender Gap, BuzzFeed Tech
The Kitten Smugglers of Palestine, The New York Post
Rise of The White Guilt Book Club, OZY Media
The Scientists Who Control Your Brain’s Buy Button, OZY Media
Going To Mermaid Camp, Fusion/ ABC News
The Atlantic
The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession, The Atlantic
Escape Rooms in Education, The Atlantic
Cosmetic Surgery For Graduation, The Atlantic
The Speedy Rise and Fall of Robot Babysitters, The Atlantic
The Information
Will Your Cheatin’ Heart Tell On You? Inside the Lie Detection Love Industry, The Information
It’s Just Bad News, All The Time. Silicon Valley Therapists Are In High Demand, The Information
By Day, Elon Musk Rules Twitter—by Night, He’s Invading Our Dreams, The Information
The Secret Life of Selfies: How a Beauty Tech Startup Is Using AI to Match Faces With Products, The Information
Biohacking Spas Are Becoming the New Starbucks, The Information
The Full-Body Scanners Will See You Now, The Information
Silicon Valley’s Realtors, Like Its Bankers, Are Having a Tough Month, The Information
The Washington Post
The Annual Search for a Black Santa, The Washington Post
Why I ghosted my grieving friend, The Washington Post
The target was a gay nightclub and all of us, [contributed] The Washington Post
California’s deadliest wildfire is also an air-quality problem, The Washington Post
Not many women fought California’s deadly fires. We spent a day at the station with some who did, The Washington Post
Fast Company
Business is booming for ‘wifelorette’ parties and belated bachelor bashes, Fast Company
The Executive moving her Meetings to The Metaverse, Fast Company
Will We Still Want a Metaverse When the Pandemic is Over?, Fast Company
Inside the smell-o-verse: Meet the companies trying to bring scent to the Metaverse, Fast Company
The Great Vacation is upon us—and offices are struggling to keep up, Fast Company
Forbes
The History of the Silicon Valley Fight Club, Forbes
How The Fidget Cube Made It Into Kickstarter’s Top Ten Most Funded, Forbes
How Virtual Reality Porn Forgot About Women, Forbes
Silicon Valley’s Founder Hounder Problem, Forbes
How Billionaires do Their Christmas Shopping, Forbes
I worked Out In VR for a Month, Forbes
The Wall Street Journal
The Rise Of Social Media Degree Courses, WSJ Digits
In Brooklyn Choosing the Ice Cream of The Crop, WSJ Metropolis
Tomato Attack in Brooklyn at the First Tomato Battle, WSJ New York
The College Grad Who Majored In Networking, WSJ
Social Media #Smackcam: Vine Violence Goes Viral, WSJ Speakeasy
OneZero/Elemental @ Medium
Inside a Secretive $250 Million Private Transit System Just for Techies, OneZero
Tech’s Takeover Of Your License Plate, OneZero
Why Uber Drivers Play Such Bad Music, OneZero
Is it DM or PM? OneZero
How Oat Milk Conquered America, Elemental
Parenting On Pot, Elemental
FemTech Startups Innovate For Menopause, Elemental
Instagram is Boring Now, OneZero
Zoom Is Dead. Long Live Houseparty, OneZero
Business Insider
Digital end-of-life services are a booming business — not everybody says that’s a good thing, Business Insider Premium
Silicon Valley has a mental-health crisis. Tech workers complain of sexual issues, burnout, and distress — some say even the perks can’t make them stay, Business Insider Premium
VICE
The world of drone advertising, VICE Motherboard
The Women Making Overwatch Porn, VICE Motherboard
The Woman Changing Weed Through Stock Images, VICE Broadly
Senior Citizen Showgirls, VICE Broadly
ABC News
Dealing Drugs On Instagram, ABC News
Making Recipes From Young Adult Books, ABC News
Snapchat Members Sue Former Colleagues, ABC News
How to Track Your Boyfriend. If You Must, ABC News
OZY Media
Sperm Banks, An Old Side Hustle With a 2.0 Twist, OZY Media
Botox for Performance Enhancement, OZY Media
Stopping Shoplifters Goes High Tech, OZY Media
Why Your Dogs Should be Watching TV, OZY Media
The Feminist Cryonicist, OZY Media
Meet the World’s No.1 Drone Dude: Arthur Holland. OZY Media
Various…
Virtual Reality Haptics Bring Pain To The Game, (full version in print), Wired Magazine
The High Cost of Lab To Table Meat, (full version in print), Wired Magazine
Weird Stuff in Silicon Valley, The Bold Italic (recurring column)
The Strangest Tech to Come out of Utah, Utah Business Magazine (recurring column)
How Revenge Porn Goes Viral, Vocativ
The VR Exercise Lazy Girls Can Get Behind, Refinery 29
How To Make The Most Of YouTube’s Redesign, Entrepreneur Magazine
What It’s Like To Be A Black Santa, Good Housekeeping
Investigating Fake Amazon Reviews, The Hustle
The Girls Making a Living From Cosplay, The Hustle
Marker @ Medium
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Order Groceries Online Right Now, Marker
Why Insurance Doesn’t Protect Small Businesses From Looting, Marker
The Real Reason Every Fashion Company Is Now Making Face Masks, Marker
America Is Having a Plastic Surgery and Botox Bonanza, Marker
Inside the Rise of a Hot New Industry: Social Distancing Consultants, Marker
Fusion
Dating Based On Your DNA, Fusion
African American Barbie Dolls That Broke Barriers, Fusion
The New Bitcoin, Ethereum, Fusion
Why Barbie Might Be Out Of Business, Fusion
Entrepreneurs Reshaping The Sex Toy Space, Fusion
Instagram Is Still A Great Place To Buy Drugs, Fusion
Theme Park For Kids Or Capitalist Entertainment? Fusion