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Diamonds: Articles of Interest #11
Diamonds represent value, in all its multiple meanings: values, as in ethics, and value as in actual price. But what are these rocks actually worth? …
5 years, 9 months ago
Suits: Articles of Interest #10
Menswear can seem boring. If you look at any award show, most of the men are dressed in black pants and black jackets. This uniform design can be tra…
5 years, 9 months ago
Perfume: Articles of Interest #9
The world of high end perfume is surprisingly lucrative, considering that scent is often the most ignored of our senses. But one can't judge a scent …
5 years, 9 months ago
Knockoffs: Articles of Interest #8
Brands hold immense sway over both consumers and the American legal system. Few know this as well as Dapper Dan, who went from street hustler to fash…
5 years, 9 months ago
A Fantasy of Fashion: Articles of Interest #7
In the wake of World War II, the government of France commissioned its most prominent designers to create a collection of miniature fashion dolls. It…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Natural Experiment
Episode 401
In general, the coronavirus shutdowns have been terrible for academic research. Trips have been canceled, labs have shut down, and long-running exper…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Smell of Concrete After Rain
Episode 400
There have been over 200,000 deaths as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. All have been tragic, but there are two people in particular we’ve lost …
5 years, 10 months ago
Masking for a Friend
Episode 399
Here in the US, we're not used to needing to cover half of our faces in public, but if you look at the other side of the world, it's a different stor…
5 years, 10 months ago
Unsheltered in Place
Episode 398
99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle had already been working on a series about unhoused people in the Bay Area for over a year when the current pande…
5 years, 10 months ago
Wipe Out
Episode 397
If you have tried to buy toilet paper in the last few weeks, you might have found yourself staring at an empty aisle in the grocery store, wondering …
5 years, 11 months ago