The Mint

If Gandalf Had PowerPoint: The Risk Management Deck Middle-earth Needed

Sixteen slides. One impossible meeting. Gandalf makes the business case against Sauron, and the executives would still like to discuss the premise.

Aggressive Biscuits: Made With Love. And Excessive Force.

Some founders see a gap in the market. Leeta saw a lap. Meet the tuxedo-cat founder behind a very paws-on company.

1883 Is Oregon Trail With a Budget

Sam Elliott is the veteran player. Everyone else spent their starting money on furniture and a piano. Spoilers through Episode 4, The Crossing.

People With Two First Names

Steve Martin. Martin Lawrence. Michael Jordan. What happens when both halves of a name sound like first names? A field report on the TFN advantage.

One name. Two centuries. An unreasonable workload. A satirical investigation into science journalist Miles O’Brien and Star Trek’s permanently exhausted chief engineer.

Easy check-in. Excellent atmosphere. A checkout policy that needs work. A fictional two-star guest review of the Eagles’ Hotel California.