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08.30.11: Fred A. Bernstein
The Next World's Fair: A ProposalFred Bernstein makes a case for New York City to be the host of the next World's Fair.
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12.09.10: Rob Walker
Rob Walker's Collection of Bicentennial QuartersRob Walker shares his collection of bicentennial quarters.
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09.10.09: Dmitri Siegel
Lost In the SupermarketDmitri Siegel gets lost in the Supermarket and encounters incredibly grippy toothbushes, spouts, nozzles, Thorstein Veblen and Adolf Loos.
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08.12.09: Michael Erard
A Short Manifesto on the Future of AttentionWe have a wide-ranging discussion about what is and what can't be free, which is basically about the future of profit. Maybe we should be considering a dilemma of a human nature: the future of attention.
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09.16.08: Gong Szeto
Lehman's Bankruptcy StatementI'm just a designer, but it doesn't take a genius to read a bankruptcy statement. Take a look at the Lehman Brothers statement dated Sunday, September 14, 2008. Read the whole thing down to exhibit A and the list of creditors — this is an historical document.
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