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Marker
From Marriott’s Bonvoy to Slack’s ‘swastika,’ the public has made it clear: Don’t dare change a logo on them
Vox, The Goods
For 30 years, China took in the world’s plastic. What happened when they stopped?
The Goods
The complicated relationship between art and commerce has a home in the museum gift shop.
Women’s Wear Daily
As Spanish fashion retailers see generally declining sales, beauty chains register strong growth driven by fragrances and color cosmetics.
Women’s Wear Daily
Rings and diamonds; handbags and accessories, and high-end watches are among the top-three categories most frequently taken to luxury pawnbrokers by consumers seeking quick cash.
Southeast Asia Globe (Print Magazine, August 2018)
When Thai authorities poisoned dogs at a temple while battling a rabies outbreak, it raised the ire of animal welfare groups – which are leading efforts to find humane solutions and bring the stray dogs in off the streets.
Huck (Print May/June 2018)
Thailand’s most visible student activist on what inspires him and why free speech is worth fighting for.
Racked
Mucin is a popular ingredient in K-beauty products like sheet masks. But how do they get the slime?
Ozy
In Laos, technology is an unlikely ally in helping rural female weavers build an economic future.
INTO More
Despite Thailand’s famed sex industry, few visitors realize that the Buddhist country has obscenity laws prohibiting everything from prostitution to realistic dildos.
Eater
Widespread mobile pay makes grabbing lunch easier for locals and tourists alike.
BBC Travel
When the Thai government threatened to ban street stalls, vendors in Bangkok’s Ari neighbourhood came together around an ancient practice of colour coordination.
Pacific Standard
In the wake of recent hurricanes, multi-level marketers like LuLaRoe have leveraged sellers' networks to peddle products in the name of disaster relief. Little of those sales ever make it to relief organizations.
2 Magazine
On the anniversary of the October 6 student protests, we discuss Ing K’s banned film, Shakespeare Must Die, as the filmmaker submits her final appeal to overturn the censors.
Racked
Ethical-shopping experts explain what to look for in a brand.
Vogue
The crackdown on alcohol advertising impacts everyone.
Eater
Which restaurants get to be star-worthy?
Racked
Plenty of people boycott restaurants or gas stations they don't agree with. Why is it so hard to do the same for stores?
JSTOR Daily
Amid a broader decline of American retail, Sears is struggling. Did changes in the business model over the course of its history doom it to failure?
Tonic - Vice
A bill being voted on next week would lower prices on the essential drug.
Tonic - Vice
Diabetics stretching their doses should be scared of the GOP’s health plan.
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