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Television
fromArchitectural Digest
1 week ago

26 Thoughts I Had About the Sets of 'Beef' Season 2 While Binging the Show

Set design in Beef season 2 visually represents character disconnect and themes of class disparity, racial dynamics, and existential loneliness.
Education
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Nobody teaches you that class isn't about income. It's about which mistakes are survivable. A rich kid's DUI becomes a learning experience. A poor kid's missed rent payment becomes a credit score that follows them for seven years. Same species, different physics. - Silicon Canals

Credit scores reflect structural inequalities, where similar mistakes lead to vastly different consequences based on financial safety nets.
fromSubstack
9 months ago

Tribeca lets the light in

The virtual screenings during the Covid-19 pandemic briefly lifted long-standing barriers for African professionals and audiences at film festivals, but this democratization was short-lived as festivals returned to physical gatherings.
Film
US politics
fromNew York Post
9 months ago

Sandy Cortez from the 'Burbs: a patronizing poseur

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's narrative of her upbringing is challenged by her actual middle-class childhood in Yorktown Heights.
E-Commerce
fromFast Company
10 months ago

Costco embraces the two-tier economy with its new early shopping perk

Costco's new early hours for Executive Members raises concerns about a two-tier membership system.
fromBoston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
10 months ago

The Story Of My Client The Waiter Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

"Agreed. I'll start the rumors', we'll jiggle the stocks and make a killing. The little people won't like it, but what do they matter?"
Boston real estate
fromBusiness Insider
1 year ago

12 famous people who died on the Titanic - and 11 who survived

The Titanic, known as the 'unsinkable ship', tragically sank on April 15, 1912, leading to the loss of over 1,500 lives, highlighting the perilous nature of maritime travel.
New York Islanders
Film
fromwww.npr.org
1 year ago

'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?

Recent lessons on The Great Gatsby connect its themes of class and social immobility to modern contexts, engaging students through relatable drama.
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