Catherine Baab-Muguira

3 weeks ago | qz.com | Catherine Baab-Muguira

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s Obsession newsletter. Sign up here to share our Obsessions in your inbox. Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm — whose job is to keep Elon Musk in check — has received and sold more than $530 million worth of Tesla stock since taking the role in 2018. The kicker? Her position is only part-time. Denholm’s windfall highlights a distinctly American phenomenon: stock-based compensation.

3 weeks ago | qz.com | Catherine Baab-Muguira

Suggested ReadingHow Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500Suggested ReadingThe $530 million part-time jobTesla board chair Robyn Denholm — whose job is to keep Elon Musk in check — has received and sold more than $530 million worth of Tesla stock since taking the role in 2018. The kicker? Her position is only part-time. Denholm’s windfall highlights a distinctly American phenomenon: stock-based compensation.

1 month ago | qz.com | Catherine Baab-Muguira

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s Obsession newsletter. Sign up here to share our Obsessions in your inbox. Every few years, a show hits so big it reshapes the travel industry. The White Lotus didn’t just mint memes — it spiked bookings at Four Seasons resorts from Hawaii to Sicily to Thailand, making “White Lotus tourism” a thing.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Catherine Baab-Muguira

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s Obsession newsletter. Sign up here to share our Obsessions in your inbox. Every few years, a show hits so big it reshapes the travel industry. The White Lotus didn’t just mint memes — it spiked bookings at Four Seasons resorts from Hawaii to Sicily to Thailand, making “White Lotus tourism” a thing.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Catherine Baab-Muguira

Every few years, a show hits so big it reshapes the travel industry. The White Lotus didn’t just mint memes — it spiked bookings at Four Seasons resorts from Hawaii to Sicily to Thailand, making “White Lotus tourism” a thing. But while this may feel like a uniquely modern phenomenon, it’s actually part of a much older tradition: people planning their vacations based on what they’ve seen on screen. Back in the 1910s, studios in Los Angeles were already struggling to keep fans off their sets.