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The dubious history of Cyber Monday, on its 10th birthday
Cyber Monday, the celebration of online shopping that evokes crass commercialism and dial-up internet, turns 10 years old today. Like all great American traditions, it began with a press release. On...
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Introducing a new homepage for Quartz
Allow me to re-introduce myself. We just rolled out a new welcome mat for readers. The revamped homepage reflects the breadth of our coverage and the many forms that Quartz now takes at three years...
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Recap of “Serial” season two, episode one: Welcome back, old friend—and...
Season two of Serial begins with several familiar references. Yes, there’s an ad for MailChimp—the exact same one that became a cult hit during the first season. There are the piano chords that form...
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The 20 best TV shows of 2015 (and how to watch them online before next year...
2015 was another amazing year for television—so good, in fact, that people started arguing there’s too much good TV in the United States, where a record 409 original series were aired. But you don’t...
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What the key emoji and “major key” mean
has suddenly emerged from obscurity to become one of the most popular emojis in the United States. You may be seeing the explosion first-hand in texts, tweets, and snaps suddenly exclaiming, “Major .”...
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Here’s a list and map of all the Walmart store closings in the US
Walmart is shutting down 269 stores as the company tries to cut costs and focus on e-commerce. More than half of these stores are in the US. Included among the closures are all 102 locations of Walmart...
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It’s here: Quartz’s first news app for iPhone
We just released our first news app for iPhone, which you can download from the App Store right now. Tap or click here to get it. The app, exclusive to iPhone, is a whole new way to experience Quartz....
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Richard Branson is not very happy about Virgin America selling itself to...
Virgin America customers concerned about the company’s acquisition can commiserate with founder Richard Branson, who made clear he’s not a fan of the deal to sell Virgin to Alaska Air for $2.6 billion....
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Atlas is now an open platform for everyone’s charts and data
Atlas debuted last year as a home for all of Quartz’s charts and the data behind them. Today it becomes a platform for your charts and data, too. We are opening up Atlas to chart creators around the...
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The most interesting tech IPO of the year
OK, the competition isn’t fierce. Just four technology companies have gone public in the US this year. But the fifth one, Twilio, which made its IPO intentions known last week, is bound to be the most...
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Line sold $268 million worth of stickers last year amid Asia’s messaging boom
All about those stickers. Messaging app Line is finally going public, and its filing reveals some amazing statistics about a key part of its business: digital stickers. Those stickers generated ¥28.7...
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Breaking: It’s not true that you shouldn’t order fish on Mondays, says the...
“Don’t order fish on Mondays” is one of the best-known rules of culinary lore, but it’s not true, according to the man who popularized the idea. “I never order fish on Monday,” wrote Anthony Bourdain...
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On News Corp’s yacht in Cannes, shock at the Brexit result but no apologies
Cannes, France Three hours after it became clear that Britain would leave the European Union, executives from News Corp gathered to discuss the result on their yacht here in Cannes, France, in the...
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The gold Apple Watch is dead
The gold version of the Apple Watch, which caused a stir last year with its five-figure price tag, has been quietly retired. Apple didn’t mention the gold watch’s inglorious end at its event in San...
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An “intentional” explosion shook New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood,...
This story has been updated. An explosion shook several blocks of Manhattan on Saturday night (Sept. 17), injuring dozens of people, blowing out windows in the area, and rattling nerves across New York...
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Live: The town-hall debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
The second debate between US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has begun on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. You can watch it live and follow our live...
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Billy Bush has been suspended from the “Today” show for his role in the Trump...
NBC has suspended Today show co-host Billy Bush after he was caught joking about sexual assault with Donald Trump in 2005. The anchor had planned to address the controversy on Monday’s show, but NBC...
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We can all put aside our partisan differences for a moment and agree that...
Way better than Ken Bone. Even better than the fact that the US presidential election is over in 28 days. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey have met their match.
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We’re live from San Francisco for The Next Billion, our forum on the mobile...
Quartz is in San Francisco today for the latest edition of our flagship events series, The Next Billion, all about the next billion people to come online for the first time, largely on mobile...
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AT&T is expected to buy Time Warner in a deal worth over $80 billion
AT&T has reached a formal agreement to buy Time Warner, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal is expected to be announced later on Saturday in the US. AT&T is reportedly paying between...
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