‘For all’ is a branding mechanism that obscures how elites co-opt life-hacks and sell them back to their under-resourced originators as well-meaning do-good. — I keep thinking about a recent Twitter thread by menswear writer, Derek Guy. He was describing collar gaps, which are tailoring faux pas that cause a “jacket’s collar [to] stand off your neck.”¹ I was amused, having had jackets altered to create a gap that alleviates migraine inducing pressure along…

How The David Prize turns activists into cultural properties — The David Prize brands itself as a no-strings-attached granting program for New Yorkers. Funded by billionaire real estate developer David Walentas, it doles out five $200,000 grants annually to individuals who are creating “a better, brighter New York City.” Walentas, a key developer of Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood has been criticized…

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