the judge and the case that came back to haunt him
“Why did I care so much about whether the gun had accidentally discharged?” [New York Times Magazine.]
what happened inside Ed Buck's apartment?
West Hollywood is an insulated place. [New York Times Magazine]
how Puerto Rico became the newest tax haven for the super-rich
Green iguanas are an invasive species in Puerto Rico, and the government was encouraging consumption as a form of population control. [GQ]
the girl from Plainville
It was hard to believe these kids understood that when you killed yourself, you were dead and you didn’t come back. [Esquire]
gun money
“Those assault rifles—they couldn’t make them fast enough.” [New York Times Magazine]
hedging against the apocalypse
If he were right, he could make billions. If he were wrong, it wouldn’t matter, because the world would be on fire. [New York Times Magazine]
the bounty hunter of Wall Street
“The difference between this and journalism is you can make millions of dollars.” [New York Times Magazine]
bad romance
“MFA, what does that stand for, Mother Fucking Asshole?” [Harper’s]
the democracy factory
McDonald’s menus are more consistent across county lines than voting technologies are. [California Sunday Magazine]
the curious case of Aurelius Capital v. Puerto Rico
Largely out of view, distressed-debt hedge funds have honed a set of tools for recovering bad foreign debt, turning courts into collection agents. [New York Times Magazine]
yard sale
“The thing is,” he said, “none of this matters. These tests don’t matter. In the end, my dad will make a donation to Duke, and that’s where I’ll go.” [Bookforum]
segmented sleep
How had my life been put in the hands of someone like me? [New York Times Magazine]
the babysitters club
Adulthood stretches pointlessly out ahead of us, the planet is melting off its axis, you will never have a retirement account. Here’s a hamster. [Real Life]
