<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11898470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="steve-martin" source="Orion">Steve Martin</keyword> and <keyword id="12004852" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="martin-short" source="Orion">Martin Short</keyword> would roast each other on set, according to costar <keyword id="11996634" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="aaron-dominguez" source="Orion">Aaron Dominguez</keyword>.</li><li>Dominguez told Insider that the comedians' "banter" was "non-stop" while filming the <keyword id="11931717" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hulu" source="Orion">Hulu</keyword> comedy.</li><li>Martin, Short, and Dominguez all star in the new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu</a> show "<keyword id="11898469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="only-murders-in-the-building" source="Orion">Only Murders in the Building</keyword>."</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Only Murders in the Building</a>" star Aaron Dominguez said his costars Steve Martin and Martin Short would roast each other "non-stop" while they were filming the Hulu comedy. "Every day - whether it was Martin making fun of Steve in any way that he could - the banter was non-stop," Dominguez told Insider in a recent interview. According to Dominguez, one particularly funny moment occurred when the 76-year-old Martin didn't hear something that was said on set. "Steve sometimes wouldn't hear something, and then Marty [Short] would make a joke about his age," Dominguez explained. "But they're very close in age, I think they differ by like one or two years." Short would then joke about Martin's age, and tell people on set to "yell at him" so that he could hear better, Dominguez recalled. "Every day was something new, I'll tell you that," the actor said of working with the veteran comedians. "Never a dull moment for sure." Created by Martin and writer John Hoffman, "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Only Murders in the Building</a>" follows three New York City apartment dwellers as they investigate the brutal killing of one of their neighbors, creating a hit true-crime podcast along the way. <div type="image" title="Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in &quot;Only Murders in the Building.&quot;" height="4480" width="5973" msid="85851696" hostid="261"></div>Martin plays Charles-Hayden Savage, a washed-up former <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv" source="Orion">TV</keyword> star, while Short plays Oliver Putnam, a once-successful Broadway theater producer who's now seriously in debt. Rounding out the cast is Selena Gomez, as Charles and Oliver's mysterious young neighbor Mabel, and Dominguez, who plays Mabel's childhood friend Oscar. In a <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a37319287/selena-gomez-interview-2021/">recent interview with Elle</a>, Gomez revealed that she had to <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-gomez-steve-martin-wap-only-murders-2021-8">explain certain pop-culture references</a> to her older costars, including the lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's hit song "WAP.""There was a line in the script that said, 'She's an OG.' And Steve walked up and said, 'Can somebody tell me what OG means?'" Gomez recalled. "I started dying laughing." She had nothing but praise for her older costars. "I got to be in a space with so much wisdom," she told Elle. "They became my uncles." The first three episodes of "Only Murders in the Building" are now available to stream on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu</a>, with new episodes dropping weekly.

'Only Murders in the Building' star says Steve Martin and Martin Short were constantly roasting each other on set

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11996634" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="aaron-dominguez" source="Orion">Aaron Dominguez</keyword> opened up about being romantically linked to his costar <keyword id="11898467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="selena-gomez" source="Orion">Selena Gomez</keyword>.</li><li>Dominguez and Gomez play childhood friends in the new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu show</a> "<keyword id="11898469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="only-murders-in-the-building" source="Orion">Only Murders in the Building</keyword>."</li><li>Dominguez told Insider his costar handled dating rumors "gracefully," and called Gomez "class A."</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/only-murders-in-the-building-trailer-steve-martin-selena-gomez-2021-7">Only Murders in the Building</a>" star Aaron Dominguez opened up about sparking dating rumors with costar Selena Gomez earlier this year - and said the "Rare" singer handled it all "gracefully." "She deals with it a lot, I'm sure," Dominguez told Insider in a recent press junket for the new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu series</a>. "When you're under the spotlight a lot... that's a pointed topic for her all the time." He and Gomez both star on the new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu murder-mystery show</a>, with Gomez playing Mabel, a secretive young resident of a busy New York City apartment building, and Dominguez playing Oscar, Mabel's childhood friend. <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-gomez-steve-martin-wap-only-murders-2021-8">Steve Martin</a> and Martin Short also star in the series. Dominguez told Insider that he doesn't quite understand the constant speculation over Gomez's romantic life, since she "has so much more to offer as an artist as well." "She handles it very well, and as gracefully as she does," Dominguez said. "She was class A the entire time through."<div type="image" title="Selena Gomez and Aaron Dominguez on the set of &quot;Only Murders in the Building.&quot;" height="3021" width="4028" msid="85820614" hostid="261"></div>In February, after photos of Dominguez and Gomez looking cozy together on set surfaced, some <a href="https://www.etonline.com/selena-gomez-addresses-aaron-dominguez-romance-rumors-162150">speculated that the two were dating</a>, causing fans of the singer to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-11/selena-gomez-revelacion-spanish-language-record">flood Dominguez's Instagram with threatening comments</a>. Gomez subsequently cleared up the rumors in an <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-11/selena-gomez-revelacion-spanish-language-record">March interview with the Los Angeles Times</a>, explaining that the two had simply been filming a scene for "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Only Murders</a>." "I honestly thought, 'No wonder guys don't want to date me!'" Gomez said in the interview. "I think people only care because I'm young, and the older I get the less they'll care. For now it's a part of the job that I don't really like.""I'm actually grateful that I'm not involved with anyone right now," she added. Prior to Dominguez, Gomez has been romantically linked to other stars like the Weeknd and Zedd. She <a href="https://www.insider.com/are-selena-gomez-and-justin-bieber-back-together-2017-11">famously dated Justin Bieber</a> for several years.The first three episodes of "Only Murders in the Building" are now available to stream on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fseries%2Fonly-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="nofollow sponsored">Hulu</a>. You can watch the trailer below.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-V1rQdXXXyI" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Selena Gomez's 'Only Murders in the Building' costar praises the 'graceful' way she shut down rumors the two of them were dating

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Insider spoke with "<keyword id="11898469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="only-murders-in-the-building" source="Orion">Only Murders in the Building</keyword>" star Julian Cihi at the 2022 Tony Awards.</li><li>The actor said <keyword id="11898470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="steve-martin" source="Orion">Steve Martin</keyword> and <keyword id="12004852" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="martin-short" source="Orion">Martin Short</keyword> often played cards and board games on set.</li></ul>If you're looking for <a href="https://insider.com/category/martin-short">Martin Short</a> or <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/steve-martin">Steve Martin</a> on the set of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/only-murders-in-the-building">"Only Murders in the Building,"</a> you'll probably find them playing a board game.Insider spoke with actor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/julian_cihi/">Julian Cihi</a> — who played Tim Kono in season one of the <keyword id="11931717" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hulu" source="Orion">Hulu</keyword> series — at <a href="https://www.insider.com/tony-awards-best-and-most-daring-celebrity-looks-2022-6">the Tony Awards red carpet</a> on Sunday.The "Take Me Out" star talked about working with stars like <keyword id="11898467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="selena-gomez" source="Orion">Selena Gomez</keyword>, what's to come next season, and the "indirect" lesson he learned from the way the legendary comedians "conducted themselves.""Steve and Marty would be playing card games or board games during our breaks while everyone else was on their phones or taking a nap," Cihi told Insider."They're veterans, but they were always active," he continued. "They were just having fun, and it was inspiring."<div type="image" title="Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short at an ABC event on May 17, 2022." height="1333" width="2000" msid="92214275" hostid="261"></div>While it's unclear what specific games they played, Short and Martin seem to be fond of Scrabble.<a href="https://radiomilwaukee.org/discover-music/musicdesk/steve-martin-and-martin-short-talk-about-the-importance-of-scrabble-in-their-friendship/">Speaking with 88Nine Radio Milwaukee in April,</a> the comedians said they bonded over the spelling board game while filming "Three Amigos" in the '80s.And their games have likely been competitive ever since. Aaron Dominguez, who plays Oscar in "Only Murders in the Building," previously told Insider that <a href="https://www.insider.com/only-murders-in-the-building-steve-martin-martin-short-banter-2021-8">the actors would roast each other "nonstop" on set.</a>"Every day — whether it was Martin making fun of Steve in any way that he could — the banter was nonstop," Dominguez said.<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:800; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~800;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVWPEhfPhei" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Julian Cihi / ジュリアン (@julian_cihi)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>Of course, Cihi also spent time with Gomez on set, and described <a href="https://www.insider.com/rare-beauty-tinted-moisturizer-reviews-photos-2022-4">the actress, musician, and makeup mogul</a> as "so sweet."While Cihi won't be featured in the upcoming season — his character is "dead and gone," as he told Insider — he still has an idea of what's in store."I would be murdered if I told you," he joked about why he couldn't reveal any details of season two. "But I've watched the first three episodes raw. There's a lot of new, very exciting characters."

'Only Murders in the Building' star Julian Cihi says Martin Short and Steve Martin play board games during breaks while everyone else is on their phones

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Philadelphia Phillies' run to the World Series has been defined by chaotic comebacks and huge home runs.</li><li>But at the center of the team is a cool, calm, and collected leader — manager Rob Thomson.</li></ul>PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies' unlikely run to the World Series has been defined by chaos.As the last team to qualify for the postseason out of the National League, the Phillies entered every series as underdogs and yet, have found ways to win again and again and again. Now, they find themselves facing off against the Houston Astros with a title on the line.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/sports/baseball/phillies-padres-nlcs-game-4-score.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unbelievable comebacks</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34826418/philadelphia-phillies-kyle-schwarber-488-foot-home-run-san-diego-padres" target="_blank" rel="noopener">towering home runs</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLrwjPVSxJc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibly the most clutch hit in the history of the city of Philadelphia</a> all helped the Phillies get to this point, and they sent fans across the city of Brotherly Love into hysterics in the process.But at the center of the Phillies storm of confidence is the cool, calm, and collected eye of manager Rob Thomson.Thomson didn't start the year as the leader of this team — elevated to interim manager after the Phillies fired Joe Girardi in early June after a 22-29 start to the year.Under Thomson, the team caught fire, making a run to the playoffs and now the World Series. While the excitement has enraptured the players and fans of Philadelphia, Thomson is never one to lose his cool."I mean, if anybody knows Rob he's the most even-keeled guy out there," Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola said ahead of his World Series Game 1 start. "He never gets too up. He never gets too down. I feel like that's our team."Thomson's cool is on display both in the way he reacts to the action on the field, and the way he manages his players.Back in Game 1 of the Wild Card round against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies found their backs against the wall, trailing 2-0 heading into the top of the ninth inning. But the Phillies found some offense in their final three outs, first loading the bases and then taking a hit-by-pitch to score their first run of the night. The bases were still loaded for second baseman Jean Segura, who entered the game as <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-jean-segura-2021-mlb-playoffs-20210922.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the longest-tenured major league player</a> yet to have made a postseason appearance.Segura slapped a hit past the Cardinals infield and brought home more two runs, sparking what would ultimately be a six-run inning and swiping victory from the jaws of defeat.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1578493759964291072">October 7, 2022</a></blockquote>The hit obviously got the Phillies dugout going, but in the middle of it all, Thomson remained stoic as ever.<div type="image" title="Rob Thomson and the Phillies dugout react to Jean Segura's RBI single against the St. Louis Cardinals." height="1611" width="2148" msid="95239362" hostid="261" sizebytes="114922"></div>That is not the look of a man who is in the midst of leading a plucky group of underdogs to postseason glory.That is the look of a man wondering if he missed his number being called while waiting for his hoagie at Wawa. He doesn't want to make a fuss — they're busy back there after all — but it sure has been a long time he's been waiting.Thomson's demeanor remains calm even in moments of pure celebration. From the locker room party the Phillies had after officially making the postseason to the revelry that followed their National League pennant, Thomson has offered his players a simple message: There's still more work to be done.It's up to his players to shower him in champagne right before "Dancing On My Own" kicks in on the locker room stereo.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1584381883148021760">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>While it might be easy to appear calm in moments of celebration, the moments where Thomson's demeanor has truly shone this postseason have been when the pressure is highest.In Game 1 of the World Series, the Phillies found themselves in a 5-0 hole early. After Philadelphia stormed back to tie things up 5-5 in top of the fifth inning, Thomson needed to turn to his bullpen to finish out the game.Given the depth of the Astros bullpen, and the general weight of the World Series, every decision Thomson would make regarding the management of his pitching staff would be under the microscope.Thomson handed the ball over to Jose Alvarado, one of the top two relievers in the Phillies bullpen, to finish out the fifth inning. In using Alvarado so early, Thomson was pushing all-in — the Phillies would need to win this game, or else they would have burned a work day from one of their best players.Alvarado got the Phillies the three outs they needed, and from there Thomson passed the mound to Zach Eflin, Ranger Suarez, Seranthony Dominguez in turn to get through the bottom of the ninth inning without allowing the Astros another run.A home run by J.T. Realmuto gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead in the top of the 10th, and David Robertson closed things out, securing the final three outs and a Phillies win.In decision after decision, Thomson has pushed the right buttons during this postseason run for the Phillies, and helped corral what appears to be a swashbuckling crew of big hitters and chaos agents into a formidable baseball team.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—matt (@PanasonicDX4500) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1584657663782457344">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>The Phillies — and the city, at large — are riding high off of vibes right now. Red October has bled into November, and the poles that line Broad Street are once again being greased in futile preparation for what might come. On the field, Bryce Harper has been coming up clutch and urging the city to roar along with him.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1584001710933934080">October 23, 2022</a></blockquote>Through it all, Thomson's cool has served as a counterbalance.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bryanna Gallagher (@BGallagherTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1585723719787364352">October 27, 2022</a></blockquote>If the Phillies, who are tied 1-1 against Houston, get hot this week at Citizens Bank Park, one thing is likely: Thomson will stay cool.After the Phillies comeback in Game 1 against the Astros, Thomson was asked how he felt about his first experience managing a team in the World Series."Well, we won, so it was great," Thomson said with a wry smile.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson just might be the only calm person in Philadelphia

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54468b3eeab8ea8277d108c6-530-397/simple-syrup.png" border="0" alt="Simple syrup"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/fiS6IdMRt_/?modal=true">Shane Ferro</a>The author was horrified to learn earlier this year that sugar water is sold for $10 in certain upscale bodegas in Manhattan</img></div></div></div>There's a hashtag being passed around a certain clique of finance twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TQE?src=hash">#TQE</a>. It stands for the the quaint economy, and if you've ever overpaid for distressed jeans or thought about forking over $12 for a jar of artisanal pickles, it's time to acquaint yourself with the idea.
The quaint economy is a derivative of a derivative of The Way We Live Now. It's about the way that upscale brands perceive the aspirations of their target audience, filter it through their corporate marketing department, and reflect it back at us, revealing a nostalgia for a stylized past that never actually existed.
The term Quaint Economy originated as a joke by Guillermo Roditi Dominguez, a portfolio manager for New River Investments. He was originally talking about his own neighborhood in Los Angeles. As it gentrified, he told Business Insider, he observed that "businesses that were useful were replaced with businesses whose only job were to look cute and not to make money."
But it grew into a way to describe a certain kind of late capitalist aesthetic that's often associated with artisanal products made for and by millennials somewhere in Brooklyn.
Dominguez's partner, Conor Sen, described TQE <a href="http://csen.tumblr.com/post/98649869479/authenticity-tqe-and-why-we-care">on his blog</a> a few weeks ago: "It's our desire to drink cocktails out of mason jars rather than mass-produced glasses from Ikea, at a bar covered in reclaimed wood from a barn in Kentucky rather than something you'd find in the interior of a DMV." 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_left" style="width:400px"><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54468a546bb3f7cb08e4a2ca-610-457/leather-six-pack-tote-for-a-steel-bike.png" border="0" alt="Leather six-pack tote for a steel bike" width="400"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/sx2qRmMRpK/?modal=true">Shane Ferro</a>A leather six-pack tote for a steel bike, featured at Interbike 2014</img></div></div>
While it started as a joke, it's become a really helpful way to think about the way that products are marketed in 2014.
"More than anything it is the idea that it is no longer just the product that matters. The production has a really huge affect on how people think about products," says Dominguez. In a world of cheap, readily available, mass-produced goods, "the scarcity factor is the story behind products."
One of the best examples of how this works is Dan Nosowitz's recent story in <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/dannosowitz/how-madewell-bought-and-sold-my-familys-history#1qm6ii4">Buzzfeed</a> about the J. Crew-owned Madewell brand. The store's about page on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewell/info">Facebook</a> reads, "Madewell's roots date back to 1937 and we're constantly taking inspiration from the brand's workwear beginnings. You'll find these references in our design's details: Selvedge edges, hand distressing, monograms."
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54468ad6eab8ea8977d108c5-563-422/wandering-truck.png" border="0" alt="Wandering truck"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/uLiJtMsRki/?modal=true">Shane Ferro</a>This truck often parks outside of the BI office in New York's Flatiron District, a block away from the 5th Avenue Madewell store</img></div></div></div>Nosowitz is the great grandson of the creator of the Madewell brand (which J. Crew bought in 2004 and reappropriated) and writes that that's not at all what the brand was about historically. Here he describes the disconnect:
<blockquote class="blockquote">Aaron bristled when I asked if the Madewell clothes were high quality - "Oh, yes, they were very well made," he said - but these weren't exactly pioneering designers crafting original clothing out of a deep passion. They weren't inventors or artists. They looked at what was selling and made some of that to sell. It was a business, and Madewell did what made sense from a business perspective. J.Crew's Madewell is grasping to emulate some sepia-hued commitment to quality in the original company, some moral or ethical standard from better, more authentic times. But that's not what motivated my great-grandfather at all - his motivation was profit, and quality was a means to an end.</blockquote>
TQE is full of ironies. For one thing, says Dominguez, much of TQE is really about a nostalgia for a modernist culture that was, at the time, "hell bent on destroying the past." For another, Sen writes, "'authenticity' is all about placing barriers on growth, which is interesting now that corporations and firms are trying to scale the authenticity economy."
Can the artisanal economy scale? How does this fit into, or exist alongside, the robot economy? Stay tuned. 
This is the first in a series of posts about the quaint economy.

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