The Longform Guide to the Mall
A collection of stories about how malls revolutionized the way Americans shop, snack, and flirt.
The Terrazzo Jungle
On the visionary architects who, along with an extremely helpful tax break, gave birth to the American mall.
Malcolm Gladwell New Yorker Mar 2004 25min
The Mall of America
A writer tries to make sense of a national landmark.
Ian Frazier The Atlantic Jul 2002 20min
The Casino Next Door
Over the last five years, so-called “sweepstakes cafes,” known in Las Vegas and elsewhere as “casinos,” have opened in malls from Florida to Massachusetts. On the law-bending rise of a $10 billion industry.
Felix Gillette Businessweek Apr 2011 25min
Scenes From a Mall
The soap opera of an off-brand mall in West Houston.
Katy Vine Texas Monthly Sep 2002 15min
Sweatpants in Paradise
How Hollister employs the dark art of “immersive retail” to bring the allure of the mall to its flagship store in New York.
Molly Young The Believer Sep 2010 10min
Figures in a Mall
Spending time with the Tonya Harding Fan Club in the wake of the assault on Nancy Kerrigan.
Susan Orlean New Yorker Feb 1995 20min
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