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Artificial Was a Compliment

‘Artificial’ didn't scare Americans in the 19th century. Why does it scare them now?

by Virginia Postrel via Works In Progress on May 8, 2026

A woman smiling down on a baby as she prepares to change its diaper.

Engineering the Disposable Diaper

Benjamin Spock told mothers in the mid-twentieth century to buy six dozen cloth diapers and a covered pail. Within a decade, both were obsolete.

by Virginia Postrel via Works In Progress on April 24, 2026

Painting of a boxing match entitled "Stag at Sharkey's" by George Bellows (1909)

How TV Learned to Sell Itself

Sports solved a problem that nearly killed television.

by Virginia Postrel via Works In Progress on March 11, 2026

The World of Tomorrow

When the future arrived, it felt…ordinary. What happened to the glamour of tomorrow?

by Virginia Postrel via Works In Progress on December 5, 2024

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