BUSINESS & CULTURE
FINANCIAL TIMES
Christian Rudder Profile
To peer into the life of indie rock musician-turned-datawiz OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder, I visited him at his house, which likewise underwent a dramatic transformation from humble rowhouse to sleek glass walled townhouse. I wove our discussion about how their algorithm, a seismic disruptor in the online dating space, predicts matches with his own slowburn offline romance to show the seismic shifting of dating habits.
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Alexis Ohanian Profile
To glimpse into tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian’s bachelor life, I met the native Brooklynite at his boldly decorated riverfront condo overlooking the Statue of Liberty. Conversation flowed from his ancestors who escaped the Armenian genocide to that little company Reddit he founded in college, and it became clear bold action is in his DNA. What reverberates more than a decade later though are the issues of free speech and privacy concerns we discussed that still feel of urgent concern.
FINANCIAL TIMES
Michael Sorkin Profile
To shine a light on visionary critic and architect Michael Sorkin’s most ambitious project, remaking Manhattan as a self-sustaining metropolis, I wanted to explore the line between this utopia, our current reality, and what it would take to build a bridge between the two. It turns out the key is the near elimination of cars, an increase in public transportation, and the creation of mini-farms on each block. With the success of congestion pricing, what once felt impossible is starting to feel unstoppable.