Allie Conti
The Atlantic
Saint Pete Beach, FL, United States
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Past articles by Allie:
The Forgotten Joy of Hanging Out in ‘Third Places’
We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation. → Read More
How to Turn Your Home Into a Tropical Cocktail Paradise
We've had plenty of rest this past year, but somehow, little relaxation—and we all deserve a stiff rum drink and some swaying palm trees. → Read More
I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
While searching for the person who grifted me in Chicago, I discovered just how easy it is for users of the short-term rental platform to get exploited. → Read More
I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam Run by Fake Hosts on Airbnb
How easy is it to exploit Airbnb? While searching for my grifter, I found out. → Read More
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a 'Death Coach'
"I have everything from 18-year-olds to 80-year-olds, honestly. Being afraid of death is pretty universal." → Read More
How For-Profit Colleges Have Targeted and Taken Advantage of Black Students
A new report highlights all the ways the racial wealth gap is exacerbated by America's higher education system. → Read More
Court Documents Reveal How Affirmative Action for the 1% Really Works
Scandalous new details about the University of Southern California's admission process came out as part of the ongoing 'Varsity Blues' trial. → Read More
Stores Are Banning Guns Because the Government Won’t
Kroger and Walmart are asking customers to stop openly carrying guns while shopping. → Read More
Welcome to Metropica, a Supposed City of the Future
Florida developers have long promised utopia. Will their latest attempt—an Instagram-friendly, experience-led community-slash-shopping mall—finally deliver? → Read More
What It Would Take for the Next President to Cancel All Student Debt
Trump just erased the loans of 25,000 veterans. Could his successor do the same thing for everyone? → Read More
Pete Buttigieg Has an Ambitious Plan to Make You Less Lonely
Health insurers sometimes refuse to cover mental health services like therapy. The South Bend mayor wants to change that. → Read More
I Manipulated Lonely Teachers to Steal Tests in High School
I got the idea when I was working at a movie theater. → Read More
WeWork Celebrates Losing $1.6 Billion by Going Public
Losing money is what hot tech startups do best. → Read More
We Talked to People in the 11 Percent of Millennials Who 'Always' Feel Lonely
Maddie Byrne wishes her life more closely resembled an episode of Friends, or at least some of her friends' Instagram stories. When her much-older coworkers ask about weekend plans, the 22-year-old customer service rep feels as if she should say that she's going on a road trip or heading to nearby New Haven, Connecticut, to go bar-hopping and meet guys. That's the cultural expectation for… → Read More
Emails Show Former Anti-Tobacco Crusader Tom Miller's Close Relationship with Juul
Tom Miller is Iowa's attorney general. He's also an adviser to JUUL, even as the company faces controversy and lawsuits. → Read More
Rich Families Are Legally Separating from Their Kids to Pay Less for College
It's the latest tactic the wealthy use to game the system. → Read More
What Stock Buybacks Are and Why Progressives Hate Them
She blames the practice of "stock buybacks" for keeping insulin prices high. → Read More
I'm a College Professor Who Faked Dissertation Data on the Side
It was a good gig for a while, to be quite honest. → Read More
Legendary Job Killer Steve Mnunchin Complains About Amazon Killing Jobs
The Treasury Secretary is being sued as part of a lawsuit alleging Sears was illegally stripped of assets by the people who ran it. → Read More
I Work at a School That Passes Kids No Matter What
It took me a while to figure out I had taken a job at a diploma factory. → Read More