The most rare and precious of objects come from somewhere, and that place might not be pretty. Katy Kelleher is a contributor to Paris Review, and she joins host Krys Boyd to pull back the curtain on the luxuries we long for – from flowers to gems – to show beauty doesn’t come without a price. Her book is “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption.”
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