Summer 1989 Natalie wore a red-and-white checked dress with strawberry buttons, and she could feel the ends of her hair brush her chin. She held on to Mommy's purse with… Read the rest of the article: Excerpt from The Biographies of Ordinary People, by Nicole Dieker

The personal is public, and don't you know it.

Even though Amazon Prime Now has been reminding me to "order now and get it by 3 pm" since I first opened the app, the checkout interface tells me I have to pay an extra $7.99 to get it within an hour.

Nicole Dieker on the suddenly-ubiquitous animal onesies.

Nikole Dieker explains an aptly-named project: The Right Thing.

Copywriter Nicole Dieker on how a convention creates a welcoming space with language

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"Our game was depraved, immoral, and filthy," writes Nicole Dieker. "But that's not why we killed it."

Amtrak's Coast Starlight, which it bills as "A Grand West Coast Train Adventure," is its last remaining full-service sleeper train. The Coast Starlight is home to what would have previously been standard: a dining car, an observation car with floor-to ceiling windows, a movie theater, and a full slate of entertainment options, including the two complimentary wine tastings. Nicole Dieker takes the trip.

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