>Disney is bringing BTS to its streaming services, adding the world's biggest band to its roster of digital stars."

"Shein’s success at attracting this kind of capital startled me, given that the fast-fashion business is among the most harmful industries in the world."

>"An environment where all companies are equal, the metaverse will redefine and improve CRM and business relationships altogether."

>"A new report claims that companies like Lyft and Uber offer meager assistance to the loved ones of workers slain on the job."

>"In long-awaited elections, workers in two US warehouses will decide whether they want union representation at the ecommerce company."

>"In an effort to limit scams, the platform has canceled bookings in the country with little or no explanation."

Seems clear from this story that the villain of this bad Oscars decision is ABC. If this is how the network treats one of its highest-rated (even now) shows of the year, let's hope the Academy Awards find a better TV home at the first _...Read More_

"Having lost its multiplex when the ArcLight closed, Pasadena now stands to lose its art house. What does the future hold for the city — and theaters?"

This is a good reminder that anonymity in today’s digital era is very very hard. Even with crypto. And with taxes. It is debatable whether it was fair or appropriate for the journalist to identify these (headlines!) but the information was _...Read More_

The Guardian: Recipe for disaster: first runs of two new cookbooks lost at sea. >"A container collapse in the mid-Atlantic _...Read More_

A critical review in the wake of a very strange online furore about critical reviews is a strange experience but I wrote about Out of Office - a disappointing book on work.

"Among the complexities museums and physical art collectors face with NFTs, the established, often secretive process for determining the insured value of a painting or other physical work of art doesn’t work with a Bored Ape or CryptoPunk."

"We live at the whims of the tech giants. What if small businesses had alternatives?"

>"As blockchain technology hurtles toward mainstream adoption, marginalized artists face an uphill battle to do well in the marketplace."

A system of public enterprises that build and operate housing will help us out of our current crisis and will be a step toward sharing America’s vast urban land wealth among us all.