‘Super commuting’ is on the rise — and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities

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A businessman in a tan suit with a green rolling suit case stands in front of the silhouette of tall buildings with yellow illuminated windows. There is a red car on his left and a subway train on his right. A white and orange plane soars over his head.
Thank to the flexibility of hybrid work, some Americans are commuting 7.5 hours to work — one way.

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They got out of prison. Then the city gave them $7,200 — no strings attached.

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A woman and her family in front of a globe collage of money, childcare and work.
All across America, the evidence is overwhelming: Universal basic income is working.

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In the spring of 2022, Tydricka Lewis finally bought a car that started every time she asked it to and no longer left her stranded.

Can anyone save the internet? Neal Agarwal is trying, one Hampster Dance at a time.

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In Agarwal's creations, you can see an urgent attempt to resurrect an internet that was messy and unpredictable — and all the better for it.

Chelsea Jia Feng

Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same.

The sad, lonely secret behind America's never-ending wave of Marvel movies and Disney reboots

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A conga line of franchise characters.
Media companies are in the business of selling nostalgia — and it's because Americans are lonely.

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Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off

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A home inside a glass jar being struck by lighting and flames surround it.
Insurance is supposed to make you feel secure from tragedies — but companies are eager to make dealing with them a nightmare.

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An ER doctor was fired after posting an Instagram story critics said 'rejoiced' in the Hamas attack on Israel

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The marketing failure that's going to kill us all

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Amid the rising tide of the ocean's waves are floating ephemera of environmental marketing: A large orange billboard that says
Campaigns to help the environment aren't working. We need better messaging.

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Millennials and Gen Z are banking on an inheritance from their boomer parents. That's a big mistake.

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A dollar cake is being cut up by old and wealthy people.
Boomers are rolling in financial assets. But they are probably going to spend all their savings before they can pass anything down to their children.

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Working in Silicon Valley used to be fun. Now it's just another miserable corporate gig.

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Tech bro appearing disinterested while working in an office setting, with a chain linking their hand and briefcase.
Employee satisfaction among tech workers has plummeted, falling in line with workers in finance and consulting — industries that often compete for the same pool of talent.

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