The Outline

Hanson O’Haver

We were supposed to be living in pod houses

Introduced in the late ’60s, the Futuro house was shaped like a UFO, contained built-in shag carpet, and could be delivered by helicopter. Unbelievably, it never caught on.

Power Feb 25

“Fast fashion” furniture has given us a world of crappy couches

Sure, that couch you bought on Wayfair is too uncomfortable to sit on, but at least it looks nice.

Culture Jun 03

A lot has changed since the ‘Wedding Crashers’ guys starred in a free commercial for Google

‘The Internship’, a movie about Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson becoming Google interns, wasn’t very realistic — and not just because it made Google look good.

Culture Feb 10

The future has a face tattoo

Imagine a world where even boring people have stupid stuff scrawled on their cheeks.

The Future Nov 13

Not every article needs a picture

It is dumb to keep forcing images into every story online.

The Future Apr 05

The web looks like shit

Using the internet shouldn’t be this hard.