late stage capitalism Save yourself $925 by not buying Balenciaga's "towel skirt" Jennifer Sandlin

late stage capitalism MSCHF's back, with a microscopic luxury handbag Jennifer Sandlin

fashion Couture platform Crocs Rusty Blazenhoff

conspicuous consumption United Arab Emirates businessman buys vanity license plate for US$5 million Mark Frauenfelder

politics YouTube's favorite money-throwing manchild learns that Mexico's president doesn't appreciate his temple tourism tomfoolery Grant St. Clair

Weird Mr Beast rents out Giza's pyramids in possibly the most conspicuous consumption of all time Grant St. Clair

economics Why humans crave expensive things just because they're expensive: The science of Veblen goods Ellsworth Toohey

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans Texas senator wants to label food that contains aborted human fetuses Carla Sinclair

wonderful creatures Cat proves to be surprisingly competent piano player Grant St. Clair

fast fashion Ultra-fast fashion company Shein is 'even worse than you thought' Jennifer Sandlin

Old school In 1943, the chairman of the NY Fed backed Modern Monetary Theory: "Taxes for Revenue Are Obsolete" Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

book reviews To Read Aloud is a portal straight to that Middle Earth where magic happens Ferdinando Buscema

politics Keep your scythe, the real green future is high-tech, democratic, and radical Cory Doctorow

medical marijuana Is it legal to fly with marijuana? Caroline Siede