thoughts of food
How the avocado became the fruit of global trade.
I love avocados. This fun NYT piece sheds light on the history of avocados and their adoption globally (including China!). | learn more
Tag: NYT
big ideas
A crazy idea for funding local news: charge people for it.
I like this article, and love that it was published in the NYT. Life is lived locally, and I hope we can make the economics of local reporting work once again. |learn more
tech, startups, internet
The grand plan for SoftBank’s $100B Vision Fund.
These days, SoftBank’s outsized investments in tech companies regularly make the news. The uniting concept behind them all is less apparent, however. This NYT article helps put them in context – the plan is to get ahead of, and profit […]
profiles of people
Author caught gaming the NYT bestsellers list.
This is not the first time I’d heard of the list being gamed – it’s a rather poorly kept secret in the publishing world. This is, however, the first time I’ve seen it written up in so much detail! | learn more