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Margarita Noriega

Margarita Noriega

Former Shortform Editor

    Latest articles by Margarita Noriega

    Business & Finance
    The best and worst cities for first-time homebuyers, mappedThe best and worst cities for first-time homebuyers, mapped
    Business & Finance

    There’s no place like home — especially for first-time homebuyers in Overland Park, Kansas.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Technology
    Ellen Pao’s war against internet trolls extends far beyond RedditEllen Pao’s war against internet trolls extends far beyond Reddit
    Technology

    Stop blaming the victims of trolling for trolling.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    Read the rejection letters Disney used to send any woman who wanted to be an animatorRead the rejection letters Disney used to send any woman who wanted to be an animator
    Business & Finance

    Leaning in didn’t work very well for aspiring women animators in the 1930s.

    By Margarita Noriega
    archives
    Donald Trump’s net worth announcement, summarized in one GIFDonald Trump’s net worth announcement, summarized in one GIF
    archives

    The GOP presidential candidate’s personal financial disclosure is huge.

    By Margarita Noriega
    archives
    Martina Navratilova just gave the perfect response to Serena Williams hatersMartina Navratilova just gave the perfect response to Serena Williams haters
    archives

    “Sorry but who are the losers trying to put down Serena Williams for her body?!?”

    By Margarita Noriega
    Business & Finance
    Airbnb’s battle for your bedroom, in one mapAirbnb’s battle for your bedroom, in one map
    Business & Finance

    This map shows the state of play of lobbying efforts for and against Airbnb’s expanding business.

    By Margarita Noriega
    archives
    A teen with cerebral palsy just wanted to put on his own shoes, so he wrote this letterA teen with cerebral palsy just wanted to put on his own shoes, so he wrote this letter
    archives

    16-year-old Matthew Walzer wrote a letter that inspired Nike to make a new sneaker based on the shoes it first created for LeBron James.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Marriage Equality
    Scott Walker: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay troop leaders has “protected children”Scott Walker: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay troop leaders has “protected children”
    Marriage Equality

    Gov. Scott Walker, who launched his presidential campaign this week, supports the standing ban on gay troop leaders in the Boy Scouts of America.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Music
    Lana Del Rey’s “Honeymoon” music video is an ironic meta-memeLana Del Rey’s “Honeymoon” music video is an ironic meta-meme
    Music

    Call her Lyrics Del Rey: “Honeymoon” is a lo-fi lyric video to end all lo-fi lyric videos.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Social Media
    Where Instagrammers love food, mappedWhere Instagrammers love food, mapped
    Social Media

    Instagram is full of pictures of food. Here’s a map to show you where people love 18 kinds of food around the world.

    By Margarita Noriega