Paul Smalera

How Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi reacted when the cookie crumbled

“How do you applaud failure for taking risks, as opposed to failure for not reaching far enough?”

Will Hurd will be heard on China’s threat to U.S. dominance

Nike and Mattel on why the least active generation in history needs physical playtime

$1.1 billion Airtable is turning admins into app developers

Cornell has an epic new bird mural and a richly detailed book to go with it

It’s been called the “Sistine Chapel for worshipping birds,” and a new book describes how it was made.

Scooter Braun didn’t learn everything from his dad–but what he did changed his life

“Success and failure are neighbors,” he said. “They live right next door. The only thing you can do is keep pushing through.“

Ian Bremmer: America isn’t a politically risky place right now—and that’s the problem

“After 40 years of globalization, it’s a really bad time to tell non-white people they’re not welcome [in America].”

Trump Has Emboldened Iran’s Hardliners And Kneecapped Its Economy

Trump said that the Iran deal “didn’t bring calm, it didn’t bring peace.” But withdrawal from the agreement is unlikely to do so either.