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Nude postcards, dumpster stamps, and the postal service’s surprisingly relaxed stance on painted breasts
The statute leaves little room for ambiguity: such items "shall be withdrawn from the mails.
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The danger of building something important around one person who can disappear overnight
A single congressional primary in Virginia's 7th District did more damage to U.S. postal reform than a decade of legislative gridlock.
Digital
Why talking to a big company still feels like talking to five different people…
You get an email from a company that sounds warm and personal.
Digital
We all know we’re being sold to — and we’ve quietly decided we’re…
A pattern has settled into modern life that, by now, should surprise no one — and yet keeps getting treated as a mystery.
Digital
The rules for getting found online are public. Ignoring them is a choice.
A pattern keeps repeating, and it has persisted for years.
Digital
Why chasing the next big thing is making you worse at your actual job
Editor's note: This article has been updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest developments in digital marketing and media.
Psychology
You’re not being productive. You’re performing productivity.
Editor’s note: The original article, titled “Social Media Marketers Are Fed Up,” was first published in 2023 and has since been archived.
Digital
We live on our phones. Most of the companies trying to reach us there still…
Editor's note: This article has been updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest developments in digital marketing and media.
News
The businesses that depend on the post office and the post office can’t agree on…
On the other, the Postal Service itself is saying that any fix which doesn't restore $2 billion a year in guaranteed revenue is barely a fix at all.
Digital
The message was fine. The problem was everything around it.
Someone puts real effort into communicating — carefully chosen words, the right tone, genuine thought behind it.
Digital
Your inbox already decided your email was spam before you hit send
Editor's note: This article has been updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest developments in digital marketing and media.
Digital
$600 billion a year vanishes because nobody wants to clean the spreadsheet
Across industries, a peculiar pattern has emerged in how organizations allocate their technology budgets.
Psychology
The sibling who became the responsible one, the dependable one, the one who organised…
Picture a family lunch in your extended family next Sunday.
Psychology
Some parents find it harder to say ‘I love you’ than to show up every time — and their…
Some people say love in physical presence, or in service, or in gifts.
Psychology
Grandparents who spoil grandchildren aren’t always overstepping — sometimes it’s the…
“She doesn’t need the third cookie, mom.
Digital
Williams-Sonoma figured out what most retailers still treat as a fantasy: making big…
Across the retail industry, a familiar pattern repeats itself.