Why is this interesting?
Noah Brier, Colin Nagy, Guest Contributor, Louis Cheslaw, Remy Solomon, Margaux Black, Jonny Gannon, Matt SpevackA daily newsletter for the intellectually omnivorous, from Noah Brier & Colin Nagy. Edited by Louis Cheslaw
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The Safety Belt Edition
Colin here. When something works well enough, it often becomes invisible and underappreciated: the light switch, the shipping container, the zipper.
The three-point safety belt sits near the top of the list. It hangs beside the seat, cros...
The Unwillingly Courteous Edition
Emanuel Derman (ED) is a friend of WITI and the author of My Life as a Quant. He recently also published a memoir, Brief Hours and Weeks: My Life as a Capetonian.
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Emanuel here. My mother brought me up to b...
The Monday Media Diet with James McBride
James McBride is legendary hotelier and a longtime friend of WITI. Very happy to have him with us this week. Follow him on Instagram. -Colin (CJN)
Tell us about yourself.
I’m a South African born hotelier who calls Portugal home and spend...
The Thrift Store Edition
Jason Boog (JB) is the senior manager of editorial at Fable, a social reading platform for book clubs. He is also the author of Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, and multiple WITI contributions, including The Digression...
The Quartz Crisis Edition
Nick Ferrell (NF) is the founder of DC Vintage Watches.
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Nick here. Hubris can be incredibly damaging, particularly when it comes to business.
1969 was one of the most significant years in the long h...
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