profiles of people

The luckiest fool who ever lived.

I did not fact check anything about this story of Lord Timothy Dexter. I sure hope it’s all true. Married into money, his first move was to try and prove how cool he is to the Boston elites by buying […]

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Pet owner sends her own DNA to pet testing service.

“In a follow-up story, investigative news team in Boston sends a reporter’s cheek swab sample to the same pet DNA testing lab: report states the reporter is part Malamute, Shar Pei, and Labrador Retriever” ~ learn more

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Free collection of 7,000 MS-DOS games

I played Oregon Trail in my browser this weekend. Despite starting as a wealthy banker from Boston, I lost most of my family to Cholera along the way. Next, I’d like to revisit Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, […]

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The great work-from-home migration

Redfin’s survey (n=900, probably biased) data shows, “more than 50% of people in New York, Seattle, San Francisco and Boston would move if work-from-home became permanent.” | learn more

retail therapy

Custom 3D knitting while you wait. 

What do brands like Adidas, Uniqlo, and Ministry of Supply see in their crystal balls? While 3D printing is still stuck making products that feel like plastic, 3D knitting can create custom textiles on-demand. Uniqlo has a line of 3D […]