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In January, I traveled to Panama to check out Ocean Builders, the startup behind “eco-forward housing solutions” called SeaPods. Here's the report, my first piece for the NYT Magazine. In print (it looks glorious!) on Sunday. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/m...
The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean (Gift Article)
Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In January, I traveled to Panama to check out Ocean Builders, the startup behind “eco-forward housing solutions” called SeaPods. Here's the report, my first piece for the NYT Magazine. In print (it looks glorious!) on Sunday. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/m...
There's a reason ebola outbreaks haven't reached the U.S. Or there was... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
www.theatlantic.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
There's a reason ebola outbreaks haven't reached the U.S. Or there was... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The government doesn't want to say it, so we should: The National Parks had a record 2024: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/c...
National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet. (Gift Article)
As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to publicize visitors numbers.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The government doesn't want to say it, so we should: The National Parks had a record 2024: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/c...
This Caity Weaver piece for @nytimes.com was the funniest thing I've read in a long time. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/m...
How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell
For my whole life, I’ve been a hard-core sweets junkie. Could a spa help me quit in a week?
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This Caity Weaver piece for @nytimes.com was the funniest thing I've read in a long time. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/m...
Hoo boy. The @sfchronicle.com figured out that travel booking sites charge different hotel rates based on where you live. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Hotel booking sites caught overcharging travelers from Bay Area
Popular hotel booking sites like Expedia and Hotels.com raise their prices substantially when San Franciscans use their online booking platforms.
www.sfgate.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hoo boy. The @sfchronicle.com figured out that travel booking sites charge different hotel rates based on where you live. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Interesting: Zillow has pulled down hundreds of listings for price-gouging housing after the fires: finance.yahoo.com/news/la-rent...
LA Rental Hits $40,000 a Month as Fires Roil Housing Market
(Bloomberg) -- Los Angeles already had a housing affordability crisis before devastating wildfires burned entire neighborhoods to the ground. The disaster is making it worse. Most Read from BloombergT...
finance.yahoo.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Interesting: Zillow has pulled down hundreds of listings for price-gouging housing after the fires: finance.yahoo.com/news/la-rent...
I mean...it's not the important thing in the world, but I guess it's good news: ny.eater.com/2024/12/18/2...
Gov. Hochul Signs Law Making the Restaurant Reservation Black Market Illegal
The Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act first passed this summer
ny.eater.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I mean...it's not the important thing in the world, but I guess it's good news: ny.eater.com/2024/12/18/2...
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This was sadly predictable. The powerful Real Estate Board of New York is going after the new broker's fee law, which is a game changer for New Yorkers: gothamist.com/news/powerfu...
Powerful NYC real estate group sues to stop new broker fee protections for tenants
The Real Estate Board of New York is suing to stop a measure intended to shift broker fees from tenants to landlords.
gothamist.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:28 PM
This was sadly predictable. The powerful Real Estate Board of New York is going after the new broker's fee law, which is a game changer for New Yorkers: gothamist.com/news/powerfu...