Wall Street Journal reporter, debut short story collection LAND OF BIG NUMBERS @harpercollins out now: https://xitter.cf/t.co/rlgLB1mArG
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my husband just walked in and told me the news. what even???
so deeply honored & thankful to see Land of Big Numbers on @BarackObama's list of favorite summer reads:
some personal news: I have a novel, SOJOURNERS, coming out in June 2027! and this is its gorgeous cover. a million thanks to @pantheonbooks, and to @people for sharing it people.com/te-ping-chen-sojo…
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“Across the country, a modern-day gold rush is under way…”
In an age of screens and technology, people are once again sifting through rivers and soil.
Searching for gold...
Wonderful piece by @tepingchen.
Read: wsj.com/lifestyle/gold-price…
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You get a frantic call for help from a loved one. Is it human or #AI? Try our quiz, post your score: wsj.com/tech/ai/deepfake-voi…
A fun collab with @audrey_valbuena + Juanje Gomez, feat. @mims, @itstheannmarie, @juliejargon, @wjrothman
Shop class may be something of a dinosaur. But as skepticism about college's value has grown, more schools are bringing it back from extinction:
“The trades are just more valued these days... Electricians and plumbers make great money."
in today's @wsj shorturl.at/4O4mE
this is such a hugely good, smart piece by @DKThomp, on America's anti-social century: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
"Although technology does not have values of its own, its adoption can create values...and what’s easy is not always what’s best for us."
big thanks to the many doctors who shared their views for this piece, & the many more who've written in since. On pg1 of today's @wsj:
wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/yo…
Earlier this summer, I drove by a billboard outside Philly seeking HVAC workers. It piqued my curiosity. Here's the resulting story:
wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/he…
big thanks to @420Steamfitters for letting me shadow some of their crew!
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The best front page ever.
Our @WSJ colleague is free and we have three stories on the front.
Doesn’t get much better in our game. I’m going on holiday now.
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Some 2.2 million people on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook watch Lexis Czumak-Abreu do her electrical work.
Maybe you’re one of them. Did you see her atop a bucket truck, working on power poles? Or stripping cables in a ditch? on.wsj.com/4egeQwE on.wsj.com/4egeQwE
I had so much fun reporting this piece on #bluecollar influencers, featuring the plumbers & construction workers making more on TikTok than they do at their day jobs.
“You don’t have to get your bachelor’s to be happy or successful,” says one handyman:
wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ge…
It's not often that @wsj runs a 3,000+ word feature with an unnamed protagonist, but this one is deeply worth it.
kudos @felizysolo
His heart was broken, his life’s savings stolen. This is the story of how one elderly American man fell victim to a pig-butchering scam. It’s easier than you might think.
wsj.com/arts-culture/books/o…
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It’s been exactly 14 months. That’s 14 months of Evan not seeing his family and friends. It’s 14 months of him not bearing witness through his incredible journalism. It’s 14 months of his life in a tiny Moscow prison cell. It’s an absolute outrage. #IStandWithEvan
1/ Last month, my editor suggested I look into a piece on loneliness at work. The story is out today, and I hope you’ll read. After dozens of conversations with workers, companies & social scientists, here’s what I found:
7/ In a more hybrid world, workers say they feel the bar to spontaneously chat with coworkers has risen: “The default now is I have to schedule time with you, even if it’s five minutes.”
8/ Social scientists say all these frictions add up, fueling a deep sense of alienation at the workplace, once a wellspring of connection for many.
Read more & would love if you shared your experience here: wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/…
