Inside The Manipulative ‘conspiracy’ Of Consumption

If you’re stressed about your finances during the holiday season, modern technology can help. Here’s how mobile apps and AI can help you enjoy your holidays on a budget. Planning ahead for the holiday season will help you stay on budget—but who actually does that? We’re much more likely to white-knuckle our way through December, buying things when we think of them, and letting money be a problem for our 2025 selves to deal with.

The producer of Netflix’s ‘Buy Now!’ says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate. The last few weeks of the year are always a special time—for shopping.

Unboxing advent calendars is popular on YouTube and TikTok, but Sephora’s Beauty Insider advent calendar backfired on the brand. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.

Gondolas are frequent, fast, and reliable. And now they’re popping up in cities across the world. In the United States, gondolas (also known as aerial cable cars) have mainly been proposed and developed as a small transportation line serving a private development, like the one proposed for the new Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Psychology and behavioral science explains why there’s no reason to beat yourself up for not being in a better mood, or not reaching higher levels of joy or happiness through your job. Faced with constant societal demands to achieve happiness, spiritual fulfillment, and well-being, it is unsurprising that an average employee will feel guilty and extra miserable if they fail to achieve and maintain positivity, even when dealing with objectively challenging situations.

The Colorado Golf Hall of Fame will gain six new members this coming weekend, when its 51st class is inducted. Three made the cut based on their play on the course. Denver native Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open. Littleton-born Jennifer Kupcho emerged victorious at the LPGA’s 2022 Chevron Championship.