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Luxury Shopping, from the Other Side of the Register
The New Yorker: This holiday season, I’m working in sales at a store in a giant luxury mall, just outside Philadelphia and near one of the richest Zip Codes in the United States. Major employers
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Is the Antidote to Embarrassment in a Jar?
The Wall Street Journal: Feeling embarrassed can motivate people to want to save face—literally. A study published in the journal Psychological Science found people recalling embarrassing events tended to want to apply face creams that
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Drinking With Your Eyes: How Wine Labels Trick Us Into Buying
NPR: We’re all guilty of it. Even if we don’t want to admit it, we’ve all been suckered into grabbing a bottle of wine off the grocery store shelf just because of what’s on the
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Food Is Tastier When Part of a Ritual
Scientific American: Food can taste better when you’re really hungry. Now a study reveals another condition that can enhance the flavor of a meal: when it’s part of a ritual. Scientists asked volunteers to eat
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People Prefer Products That Help Them ‘Save Face’ in Embarrassing Moments
People who are feeling embarrassed are more likely to choose items, such as sunglasses or ‘restorative’ lotion, that hide or ‘repair’ the face, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association
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Rituals Make Our Food More Flavorful
The New York Times: Do you always fold a New York slice in all its oily glory? Is a whole lobster best relished in this order: legs, claws then succulent tail? Do you eat Oreos
