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Pretty Gross

The well of NYC-branded merch is running dry. Or so we hope.

Ra-Ra-Riot

The mass manufacturing of consent to remake US cities occurs not in an idealistic vein, but in a spirit of cultural anxiety.

Rewriting History

The writing is on the wall

Seeking Improvements

Some good and bad reasons to renovate

Social Listening

I am not a disciplined listener; I do not have an especially profound relation to music.

Unfulfillment Centers

Amazon’s New York takeover won’t be through offices but rather infrastructure.

Billionaire’s Row: An Anatomy

Breaking down the most reviled real estate on the planet.

Child’s Play

Bucolic yet boisterous, the Hippo Playground is a refuge unlike few others in New York.

Continuing Education

Resisting (and embracing?) the “grind”

Discreet Drinks

Remarkably crushable for something so complex

Dream Operator

Midjourney wants to take your dreams.

Holdouts

New York is becoming more generic by the day.

Lipstick Building

The only thing worse than Philip Johnson’s blushing tower are the people who work there.

One After 1209

1209 Dekalb stands as a drab counterpoint to its lively surrounds.

One Square Manhattan

The world’s largest cheese grater stands on the site of an old Pathmark supermarket.

QR Code Blues

Can we have our paper menus back?
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