Articles by Amber Cortes

Amber Cortes is a former Grist fellow, radio producer, and a digital media grad student at the University of Washington. Follow her on Twitter.

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People: Stop getting your panties in a wad about “fake” charity clothing bins

The donation boxes have been condemned as public nuisances, magnets for graffiti and crime, and fire hazards. In fact, they're a logical response to our overconsumption.

Amber Cortes Culture
These amazing animated maps show cities on the move

Powered by chips in our smartphones, they give us a more nuanced look at human movement than we've ever had before.

Amber Cortes Technology
This rogue bicycle pony express delivered mail in 1894

The Pullman rail strike in Illinois cut off all rail service west of Detroit, leaving California train-less and mail-less.

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