That’s the worry. Even the humble eyeglass industry is dominated by a single firm. We look into the global spike... more

A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull —... more

You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s... more

Daniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and... more

American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We revisit a 2018 episode... more

It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one gruesome... more

Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like "Stereophonic" — which just won five Tony Awards —... more

The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the... more

Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit... more

Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating... more