Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly... more
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How the loss of vultures in India has put an ancient burial tradition in crisis
Featuring the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and covering the second section of Part 4,... more
Dan Pashman embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about... more
Bright, flamboyant central African fashion
The history of the chambre de bonne, the tiny French apartment type that may be, finally, on the way out.
A 99pi guide to some of our favorite design features of Athens, Georgia.
How to accommodate autism in the built world
The garbage disposer and the dream of a garbage-free city
Featuring Blank Check co-host and The Atlantic movie critic David Sims covering the first section of Part 4, chapters 11-15
The constant and sometimes fraught back and forth between cartoons and toys, as exemplified by Transformers and the Teenage Mutant... more