Why people wait in lines

standing in line

On the history of standing on (in?) line for trendy things. Though hopefully not dog walking clothes in Hayes Valley.

Sidewalk lines do not want to be solved. They are intentional — cultivated, managed, bred like show dogs. In certain types of luxury transactions, we’ve come to accept them as a predestined fact.

February 15, 2018 vox ecommerce society






A Paper Tears Apart in a City That Never Quite Came Together

The turmoil at The Los Angeles Times is the latest setback for Los Angeles, a region that has long suffered from a lack of civic institutions.

The NY Times really stuck it to LA last week, and people went nuts!

February 6, 2018 nytimes journalism






Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection

trashed

Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. On the darkened streets of New York City, it’s a race for survival.

February 6, 2018 propublica new york trash investigative






Clear and Verifiable

And then one day a barista at San Francisco’s Four Barrel Coffee explained it to me. He said carbon dioxide gets trapped in the beans during the roasting process, which gets released when the beans first come in contact with water. You don’t want carbon dioxide trapped in your coffee, because it contributes a sour taste. So you wait about 30 seconds until most of the carbon dioxide is released into the air, rather than into your liquid.

So much common practice” in various fields is accepted without question. I think experts are often intentionally ambiguous, as if they are protecting the secrets of a magic trick. And yet, it’s so important for newcomers to learn the why, not just the what.

February 6, 2018 human blog coffee learning






Social Decay

This is a creative project. Click through for all of it.

February 6, 2018 social media art






The wealth of Sapiens

The benchmark is my family and I are alive, safe and fed”. The rest is luxury.

February 6, 2018 human blog advice






You Aren’t In the Crowd, You Are the Crowd

You’re not stuck in traffic. You are traffic.

February 6, 2018 raptitude blog






Why Does Every Lifestyle Startup Look the Same?

sterile

The clock is running out on this minimalist aesthetic.

My side note: There’s a section dedicated to clothes for dog walking on the Outdoor Voices website.

February 6, 2018 vox ecommerce