Plus: The teens ditching smartphones, and the future of the office.
Nicholas Carlson October 24, 2022 |
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- US "Zoomtowns" are running out of water. It's what happens when masses of remote workers move to a region suffering a once-in-1,200-years drought. Read the full story.
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Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LoveShackFancy; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/Insider |
There's something about LoveShackFancy that seems to inspire an all-consuming passion in its shoppers. Rebecca Hessel Cohen founded the brand in 2013, and since then it has cemented its place as a must-have for prep schoolers and Southern sorority sisters. Its legion of fans track new clothing drops and flock to store openings with Swiftie-levels of devotion. But senior reporter Anna Silman writes that, as the company grew from trunk shows in the Hamptons to a bona fide fashion empire, Cohen's blind spots became glaring. While LoveShackFancy has recently made efforts to respond to criticisms around diversity, its old-school appeal to "unabashed femininity" still feels like a relic from a time before conversations about race, gender, class, and body positivity. So the question remains: Can Cohen have her three-tiered cake and eat it too? Read our full story here. |
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- This "screenager" and her friends ditched their smartphones — and founded the Luddite Club. Brooklyn high schooler Lola Shub and her friends were sick of relentless social media, endless scrolling, snaps, and selfies. So they ditched their smartphones and started meeting up to spend some time away from the online world, she writes. Here's what their teenage lives have been like since then.
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- The fate of the global economy may depend on what happens to one company. You've probably never heard of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, but it makes chips for everything from smartphones to cars. Experts warn that if China invades Taiwan, and TSMC goes offline, it could create an economic crisis that'd be even "bigger than 1929."
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- Meet the 15 people shaping the future of the office. From new indoor-air-quality monitoring systems and holographic meeting spaces to amenities that promote health and wellness, these entrepreneurs are creating workspaces that balance productivity, social interaction, and employee well-being. See the full list here.
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"During the pandemic, companies have asked so much more of their managers, and a lot of that [work] is falling to women." |
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In November, Qatar will become the first country in the Middle East to host the World Cup. But preparing the tiny desert nation for the tournament came with an alarming human toll. |
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