as a former editor i want to give major credit to @VMajerol for the revised last line of this piece: "in the end, most economists agree that only time and a resettling of inflation will heal our reference price wounds--in other words, once today’s prices become the new reference"
one driving factor in this election has been the recent memories of and the nostalgia for the price levels of 2019 -- which for many adults feels like just the other day
I wrote about the economic theory behind that feeling, and how it can lead us astray
https://t.co/cnrQsFQjGY
some NeWs: Instagram is testing AI chatbots with influencers that would let creators entirely automate their responses to fans via DMs and eventually comments
the bots would be trained on an influencers DM conversations
by @sapna and me
https://t.co/Dh5OuAAQ32
https://t.co/tbDzYahZsP
In Hollywood, an Oscar on your résumé means almost assured career security in a very unstable profession. But you can’t be seen to want it too badly. You must avoid looking “sweaty.” @brooksbarnesNYT
I took a shot at writing Shoptalk for this week's Sunday biz! On Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the N.F.L.'s "girlfriend effect":
https://t.co/CfwWNwo1iY
My friend and @WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich turns 32 today. Instead of celebrating with friends and family, he is in a Moscow jail, stuck in pre-trial detention for simply doing his job as a reporter. He should be free. #FreeEvan#IStandWithEvan
This a big deal: The iconic Flatiron Building will be converted from offices to housing.
We need to see much more of this. Great way to put vacant office space to a positive use. (And we need to ensure these conversions include affordable units.) https://t.co/GiQa3KQRLr
Shrink? Going Concern? Timesian?
Listen to @VMajerol and I chat about Shop Talk, the @nytimes’ column that decodes business jargon 🗣️
And tell us what words should we be looking at next?
My colleague @JordynJournals and I spoke about Shop Talk, The Times’s Business -jargon column, on The Crux of the Story podcast
https://t.co/9N5GCSlIg7
This outrage should absolutely be a national story and a cause for journalistic solidarity. Shame these people … Police stage 'chilling' raid on Kansas newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones https://t.co/nhrye1dJi2