How China’s ‘Unicorns’ Shook a Bicycle Town
Unicorn startups at China’s scale can produce some alarming by products. This is an example from the transportation industry, where the town of Wangqingtuo has been left with sizeable bicycle cemeteries.
Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands
The tale of the epochal, fierce business war between increasingly sophisticated hand dryers and paper towels for primacy in the public bathroom.
The Invention of the ‘Salvator Mundi’
As the author of this piece puts it – “What connects Leonardo da Vinci, a Russian oligarch, a Baton Rouge sheet metal man, a Saudi prince, several major museums, and a Swiss tycoon?’. The answer – Salvator Mundi.
The Inside Story of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s George Magazine
A healthy dose of 90s nostalgia pervades this story about John F Kennedy Jr’s at-the-time trailblazing magazine blending lifestyle and politics.
A Dispatch From the Fast-Paced, Makeshift World of High-End Catering
Behind the scenes in the silver service catering world.