Bourree Lam is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously the editor of Freakonomics.com.
The National Retail Federation estimates that people will cough up $350 million just on Halloween costumes—for their pets.
Business / Oct 21, 2014
On the common practice of charging women more for haircuts and men more for admission to certain nightclubs
Business / Oct 18, 2014
From Berlin to Beijing, it seems just about anywhere is a bit like New York's hippest borough.
Business / Oct 10, 2014
Recessions are no fun, but, annoyingly, periods of growth aren't as fun as they should be.
Business / Oct 9, 2014
And less happy, too
Business / Oct 6, 2014
A very sticky situation
Business / Oct 2, 2014
The territory's residents are demanding democracy in intersections, not central squares.
Global / Sep 30, 2014
Only 36 percent of Americans feel corporations are a 'source of hope' for their economy, compared with 84 percent of people in China.
Business / Sep 25, 2014
Mortician and writer Caitlin Doughty discusses working with dead bodies, her dream funeral, and how cremation got so popular.
Business / Sep 22, 2014
Lego has two women on its senior leadership team; Mattel has one. Is this lack of diversity holding them back?
Business / Sep 19, 2014
America's racial divides are also economic ones.
Business / Sep 16, 2014
On a typical weeknight, a quarter of U.S. employees did some kind of work between 10 at night and six in the morning.
Business / Sep 14, 2014
Hand-carved rides aren't a thing of the past at two workshops in Ohio.
Business / Sep 12, 2014
Elite private universities aren't even close to the top in a study of whose alumni believe their jobs are making the world a better place.
Business / Sep 10, 2014
They used to, but not so much anymore.
Business / Sep 4, 2014
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