The Washington Post may like to gravely intone Democracy Dies in Darkness (particularly when they’re trying to upsell you on a subscription), but our democracy was actually birthed in a journalism culture closer to Twitter and Substack than anything the WaPo has put out for sixty years.
The best workout for you is the one you’re excited about and the same goes for books – the best books to read are the ones you’re excited about reading
During the pandemic, when daycares shut and nannies stayed home, many parents found themselves suddenly alone with their children — all day, every day. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that two winning subscription categories over the past year were toys and — wait for it — wine.
M-Pesa — available in Kenya, South Africa, Afghanistan, and four other markets — has added QR scanning to their traditional text-payment method. Venmo, the scrubby-but-popular PayPal property, has done the same stateside.
A fantastic insight by Lisa Feldman Barrett: When someone expresses anxiety, the first thing you should do is ask: do you want empathy or do you want a solution?
Will 100% use this phrase going forward.