Scooters, 2008, Social Infrastructure, Expats, Big Lebowski - Five Things - Issue #331

Most cities felt powerless to extract concessions from Uber and Lyft. Now that scooters are here, they've learned their lesson—and toughened up.

The resentment caused by the 2008 financial crisis set off a populist backlash that fomented distrust of expertise and political division, which could have worrying consequences.

America’s social infrastructure is falling apart, and it’s hurting democracy.

The disorientation of coming home and buying toothpaste.

It’s been 20 years, and the Coen brothers’ sly and hilarious homage to noir movies and detective novels hasn’t aged one bit. But that’s just, like, our opinion, man.

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