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Vox’s home for compelling, provocative narrative essays. The year of speculation around Amazon’s HQ2 landing pad felt like nothing so much as a prolonged anxiety attack. Attracting corporations has generally been viewed as economic development, but Amazon, now valued at…
Last year, shoppers spent $7.9 billion on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. An additional $6.59 billion was dropped on Cyber Monday. This year, Black Friday sales alone are expected to jump to $9.1 billion. And one retailer dominates these sales:…
Subscribe » Touchstones Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” The album envisioned a post-racial utopia founded on the power of groove, and taught me that performance could be its own kind of genius. Text by Amanda Petrusich Supported by Tiffany &…
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Subscribe » touchstones Nirvana’s “Nevermind” The 1991 album that gave rise to a rock genre and captured the spirit of a new generation. Text by Hua Hsu Supported by Tiffany & Co. “Touchstones” is an ongoing digital series in which…
Speaking at a conference in Singapore, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde noted that central banks should ponder issuing digital currencies, as the move could render digital currency transactions safer. In comments to Sputnik, Jeremy Allaire, an American technologist and Internet…
