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Virginia Postrel

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ARTICLES BY VIRGINIA POSTREL

Princeton reunion conviviality covers up a deep divide over liberalism (Photo: iStock)

Why goofy Princeton reunion rituals mean even more today

4 min read . 24 May 2022

An employee inspects and authenticates a pre-owned LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE truck in a warehouse at the Vestiaire Collective SA office in Hong Kong. (Bloomberg)

Will lab-grown products be the future of luxury?

4 min read . 13 May 2021

The story of how cotton harvesting has changed over the decades doubles as a reminder that even robots take their time. Photo: Bloomberg

Lessons from a slow-motion robot takeover

4 min read . 13 Feb 2018

Both racial history and religious devotion define the culture of South Carolina. Photo: AFP

Honor Charleston victims by telling the truth

2 min read . 22 Jun 2015

Dove’s whole campaign, concluded the feminist website Jezebel, is “about teaching women that Dove knows better. Dove is smarter,” than its foolish customers. Jezebel tagged the post with the category “Badvertising.” Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Are you a woman? Dove thinks you’re stupid

2 min read . 25 Apr 2014

Perhaps people survive early-stage cancers not because they’re treated in time, but because their disease never would have become life-threatening at all. Photo: HT (HT)

What if what you ‘survived’ wasn’t cancer?

7 min read . 19 Aug 2013

“Real Beauty Sketches” intrigues audiences, and in some cases moves them to tears, with the clever way it portrays how women imagine their own faces. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint )

Dove’s fake new ‘real beauty’ ads

7 min read . 29 Apr 2013