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When Rags Become Riches: The Ironic Pursuit of Low-Class Aesthetics in High Fashion

Understanding the enduring appeal of poverty symbolism among the rich

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Why I Donate All of My Book’s Proceeds to the Nonprofit Girls Who Code

Honoring the legacy of women pioneers in computing

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The Wrong Side of History: The Lasting Lessons of Obsolete Technologies

What the failures of the past can teach us about the future of innovation

Mar 15 •

From Sci-Fi to Reality: The Matrix as a Mirror of Our Screen-Centric World

Exploring the parallels between the cult classic and our screen-dominated reality

Mar 2 •

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