Writing
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The Pavilion Designed for an America That No Longer Exists
At Expo 2025, the USA unveiled a vision of collaborative optimism—just as the country pivoted toward isolation.
Nov 2025 · essay
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The New Waldorf Astoria: So Why Does It Feel Like Trespassing?
On the restored clock, the disappeared crowds, and what happens when public landmarks become private amenities.
Oct 2025 · essay
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The Second Kitchen is Bringing Back Refreshing Rooms
How the 'back kitchen' became the most authentic room in the house.
Oct 2025 · essay
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We've Replaced Aesthetic Judgment with Aesthetic Insurance
The Vice in Consensus and Price and Exclusivity
Oct 2025 · essay
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The Radium Campaign
How Marie Mattingly Meloney executed the most successful fundraising campaign in America to that date.
Aug 2025 · essay
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The Game Has Changed
How AI is reshaping what it means to learn and be knowledgeable in the modern world.
Jun 2025 · essay
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As Traffic Noise Increases, Birds Choose Confrontation Over Communication
Galápagos yellow warblers adapt their territorial behaviors when human noise interferes with their songs.
Mar 2025 · essay
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Understanding Your Dog May Be Harder Than You Think
We tend to ignore the dog when identifying emotions and instead focus on the situation.
Mar 2025 · essay
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Think Twice before Squashing Ants—Their Colony Might Remember You
Ants recognize attackers and previously encountered threats through their unique smells.
Jan 2025 · essay
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Lizards are Facing Rising Costs, but it's Not the Price of Eggs Stressing Them Out
Rising temperatures have kept lizards out of the desert hunting grounds, leaving them hotter and hungrier.
Jan 2025 · essay
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Pluto’s “Kiss and Capture” of its Largest Moon, Charon, Reveals a New Type of Planetary Collision
Charon May Have Been with Pluto Since the Beginning, and a New Simulation Shows How
Jan 2025 · essay