Everything you’ve wondered about crypto (but were too embarrassed to ask)
There are definitely crypto connoisseurs out there—they make themselves known, especially on social media—but this article isn’t for them. Many of us aren’t totally new to crypto; we grasp the basic...
Key Performance Indicators: August 17
Stat: What’s more embarrassing—a drunk text or a drunk trade? Nearly one-third of investors, and 59% of Gen Z investors, have traded while inebriated, according to a survey from consumer finance...
Anonymous Chat App Yik Yak Is Back Four Years After Shutting Down
Back by unpopular demand: the anonymous chat app Yik Yak, which returned to the App Store yesterday four years after shutting down.
Yik Yak is the id unleashed. It allows people to...
Exploring the Cost of the War in Afghanistan
The Taliban has effectively taken power in Afghanistan after insurgents captured Kabul, the capital city, yesterday. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and American diplomats and Afghan civilians were scrambling to...
NYC Begins Requiring Proof of Vaccination for Entrance to Indoor Venues
Starting today, you cannot enter a New York City restaurant, gym, or entertainment venue without showing proof that you are prepared to spend one bazillion dollars...and that you’ve received at least...
Meet the People Who Are Working Two Remote Jobs Simultaneously: WSJ Report
We all have that one friend who used the pandemic as cover to work two jobs at once without telling either employer.
Oh...we don’t? Well, they exist.
The Wall Street Journal talked to...
The Taliban Is Taking Over Afghanistan and Its Drug Trade
The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group that brutally ruled Afghanistan in the late ’90s, has taken over more than half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals as of yesterday evening, including the country’s...
The New Office Small-Talk: Are You Vaccinated?
After more than a year of working from home, millions of Americans trudged back to the office this summer. And for some, waking up at 7am and boarding a crowded train...
ProPublica Data Visualizations Win Two Malofiej Medals
The Society for News Design España announced on Thursday that ProPublica projects won two medals, one gold and one bronze, at this year’s Malofiej, a prestigious annual competition honoring the best...