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Royal Caribbean's new Oasis-class cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, the largest passenger ship ever to be constructed by gross tonnage and built by French shipyard STX, is pictured on February 13th, 2018, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France.

PS Picks: ‘Wired UK”s Inside Look at the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Ian Hurley

Economics

Income Inequality Inspires Interest in Luxury Items

A state-by-state analysis of Google searches find high-status goods are of more interest in places with a larger gap between rich and poor.

Tom Jacobs

Environment

Does Technology Need to Be a Luxury?

The unfortunate future is likely to be a consumer technology market that splits along class lines.

Kyle Chayka

Economics

Whither American Cruise Ships?

Shipping out to sea on a luxury cruise liner just doesn't seem to fit too well within our current economic or environmental realities.

Paul Hiebert

Social Justice

Rude Salespeople Make You Buy Fancy Things

Being snubbed by a luxury store only increases your desire for its goods, according to a new study.

Paul Bisceglio

Economics

Science: Owning Yachts Much Better Than Merely Chartering Them

When it comes to luxury products, owning them makes you much more satisfied with your life than using them.

Ryan Jacobs