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Work Ruined Email
It’s not too late to fix it.
Where Everyone’s an Influencer
Inside Instagram’s annual beach party, where Hollywood and social media collide
The Tender Power of Astrology Memes
It’s not you, it’s Mercury retrograde.
Candy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards
A schoolteacher created the popular board game, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, for quarantined children. An Object Lesson.
A Wikipedia for Generation Z
Famous Birthdays has become a go-to database of teen culture—and is ushering in a whole new generation of stars.
FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem
It feels good to call out people for being duped by the Russian app, but the individualist framing of privacy is the bigger culprit.
What Amazon Thinks You’re Worth
Shoppers were offered a $10 credit in exchange for handing over their browser data. It’s an investment that pays dividends for Amazon.
The World Is Getting a Pickup-Truck Emoji
Thanks to Ford
Your Smart Toaster Can’t Hold a Candle to the Apollo Computer
Despite what everyone says about the power of modern devices, they’re nowhere near as capable as the landmark early NASA system.
The Watch That Went to the Moon
Fifty years ago, Buzz Aldrin wore his Omega Speedmaster Professional on the lunar surface. It’s been an icon—and a bestseller—ever since.