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HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
By HURS Team
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What the “Stealth Wealth” Obsession Reveals
You can’t escape quiet luxury. Writer Kelly María Korducki dives into our obsession with ‘old money aesthetic’, where it comes from (there’s nothing new about it) and what it tells us about society at large.
THE ATLANTIC
After spending five years as a personal assistant working for Jennifer Lawrence and Madonna, Meghan Grimm launched a business of her own. As the founder of Clyde Staffing Ventures, Grimm finds the perfect matches for celebrities and personal assistants. Writer Lane Florsheim follows Grimm for a day in the office, and the two discuss the PA industry and Grimm’s career and how it led up to starting her own business.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Loneliness is one of the defining issues of our time. Writer Rebecca Jennings dives into how being part of a community is now often monetized, and how it affects how we get together as people.
VOX
A look inside the home of Brazilian architect Mariana Schmidt. Schmidt’s new approach to minimalism creates a warmth due to the use of natural materials and color schemes. The article dives into Schmidt’s upbringing, her career and the transformation of the building she currently calls home.
T MAGAZINE
Writer Osman Can Yerebakan speaks with the founder behind contemporary art gallery Retro Africa Dolly Kola-Bolagun. Located in Abuja, Nigeria, Retro Africa was created in 2015 as a community of art enthusiasts, curators and collectors. Since then, the gallery has expanded across varying creative outlets such as curated exhibitions, art fairs, intercultural dialogues and their online media.