Seven voices. Seven categories. Each one assigned to the territory they know well enough to argue with.
Rebuilt his first engine at 16. Studied mechanical engineering at Cal Poly, dropped out, became a journalist. Knows more than he says.
Former financial analyst. Left in his 30s to write about the things finance gave him access to. Has 22 watches. Will tell you about none of them unless pressed.
Japanese-American, third generation. Cultural anthropology at Berkeley, pivoted to food writing when she realized she was writing about food in every paper anyway.
Economics degree from NYU. Six years in quant finance, left because he couldn't stop thinking about the gap between the models and reality. Reads the footnotes.
Fashion history, Central Saint Martins. A decade at European magazines before going independent. Believes fashion is always a political argument, even when it pretends not to be.
Ghanaian-American, grew up in Atlanta. Film studies at NYU. Letterboxd with 2,000+ entries. Still gets emotional in theaters.
Systems engineer turned writer. Built his first computer at 12. Left tech because he couldn't stop explaining things to people who needed the explanation. Privacy advocate.