Properly Managing Appreciation in Formal Settings
Appreciation is governed less by feeling than by placement.
Distinction. The quiet codes, private rules, and polite violences of being above explanation.
The Invisible Shame of Taking an Ultra-Luxury Sedan to a Discount Service Bay
When prestige encounters fluorescent lighting.
The Burden of Being the Poorest Person on the Yacht
How relative wealth distorts identity at sea.
When Your Art Collection Outgrows Your Personality
Identity maintenance in the post-taste economy.