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Diamonds

Travel

Finders, Keepers

Deep in southwest Arkansas is a state park that charges visitors $10 to search for gems that can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Katherine LaGrave Afar May 2021 20min Permalink

Business

The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret

The world’s largest jewelry retailer was a cesspool of harassment and unfair treatment of women who worked there.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine Apr 2019 30min Permalink

Best Article Business

Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?

How a cartel invented and marketed the modern diamond.

Edward Jay Epstein The Atlantic Feb 1982 40min Permalink