How mobility scooters went from garage project to multibillion-dollar industry
The brand still operates today, but is just a tiny player in what has become a massive assistive technology industry — one that’s making people…
Month: October 2016
The chatty, charming history of personal ads
Forgotten as she may be, Morrison remains a trailblazer, and small martyr, for the countless people to have turned to media to boost…
Why are all my clothes named after humans?
In fact, Warby Parker is all about being old. That whole hipster movement with speakeasies and reclaimed wood? Warby made bank off that…
Headphone hysteria and the man who broke the law for Walkman rights
People hijacking an entire sensory input with wearable technology? In public!? Not 2013 and Google Glass. It was 1980 and the Walkman. People forget…
Authenticity is great, but campaigns still need political consultants
For much of our history, presidential candidates have relied on national political parties for leadership and manpower to craft their messages, to help…
What punk culture meant in World War II France
During those years, the country’s conservative Vichy regime and its prime minister Philippe Pétain were collaborating with the occupying Nazis to impress strict…
Our parents discovered leisure. We killed it.
Often she’d hike the mountains that border Nevada, or the stream beds that crust over in summer, searching for new plant life. She’d…
Self-driving cars will kill the romance of the road
“I hate driving,” I say. “I can’t wait for self-driving cars.” People look at me incredulously every time I say it. I have this…
I love My Family
Native customs and cuisine; kids clubs, group family lunches and dinners, dancing clubs, picnics, concerts, wine and food degustation, book club, movie club…