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Business World

Stash Pad

How New York real estate became the new Swiss bank account.

Andrew Rice New York Jun 2014 25min Permalink

Business Tech

This Internet Millionaire Has a New Deal For You

What happens after your goofy little company gets swallowed by Amazon.

Tim Rogers D Magazine Jun 2014 15min Permalink

Arts Business Music

Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Music Biz Misadventures

The postscript of a viral hit.

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Leon Neyfakh Rolling Stone Jun 2014 15min Permalink

Business Science

Linux for Lettuce

The “subtly radical” open-source plant movement.

Lisa M. Hamilton VQR Dec 1969 30min Permalink

Business

How General Motors Silenced a Whistle-Blower

Courtland Kelley knew there was a problem more than a decade ago. He tried to speak up. He sued. He lost.

Tim Higgins, Nick Summers Businessweek Jun 2014 15min Permalink

Business Crime

Where a Pyramid Scheme Seems Very Far Away

Inside the collapse of TelexFree, an alleged $1 billion pyramid scheme that duped investors worldwide.

Beth Healy, Nathan B. Thompson Boston Globe Jun 2014 15min Permalink

Business Tech

The Disruption Machine

What the gospel of innovation gets wrong.

Jill Lepore New Yorker Jun 2014 25min Permalink

Business World

A Portrait of Europe’s White Working Class

What the neighborhood of Higher Blackley in Manchester says about “one of the least understood and most discriminated-against groups in society.”

Simon Kuper Financial Times Jun 2014 10min Permalink

Business Crime World

Sun and Shadows

How the island paradise of Seychelles became a magnet for money launderers and tax dodgers.

Matthew Shaer, Michael Hudson, Margot Williams International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Jun 2014 25min Permalink

Arts Business Music

Miss American Dream

Britney Spears works Vegas, bitch.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Matter Jun 2014 30min Permalink

Business Tech

Dr. Nicholas and Mr. Hyde

The fall of billionaire Henry Nicholas, co-founder and CEO of microchip-maker Broadcom, who lost his job and his marriage amidst allegations of drug use, cooking the books, and building a secret party lair beneath the house he shared with family.

Bethany McLean Vanity Fair Nov 2008 40min Permalink

Arts Business

A Type House Divided

Inside the split of the Hoefler/Frere-Jones typography team.

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Previously: Jason Fagone on the Longform Podcast.

Jason Fagone New York Jun 2014 20min Permalink

Arts Business

The Book on Publishing

The decade-long journey of a novel–Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding–through the unpredictable world of book publishing.

Keith Gessen Vanity Fair Oct 2011 55min Permalink

Arts Business

Be Bossy

A profile of Sophia Amoruso, the 30-year-old CEO of Nasty Gal and author of #GIRLBOSS.

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Previously: Molly Young on the Longform Podcast.

Molly Young New York May 2014 15min Permalink

Business

Opportunity's Knocks

Tereza Sedgwick trains to become a nurse aid, the fastest-growing job in America. It pays just better than minimum wage and has one of the highest burnout rates of any career.

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Previously: Eli Saslow on the Longform Podcast.

Eli Saslow Washington Post May 2014 Permalink

Business Tech

"Let’s, Like, Demolish Laundry"

The laundry wars of Silicon Valley.

Jessica Pressler New York May 2014 20min Permalink

Business

The Mansion: A Subprime Parable

On the urge to live in a house you can't afford, the "acceptable lust" of American life.

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Previously: Michael Lewis on the Longform Podcast.

Michael Lewis Portfolio Sep 2008 20min Permalink

Business Crime

The Many Lives of Aubrey Lee Price

A pastor-turned-banker fakes his own death after allegedly embezzling millions and defrauding investors.

Charles Bethea Atlanta Magazine Jun 2014 40min Permalink

Business

The $13 Billion Mystery Angels

The hedge funders who tried to give away a fortune anonymously.

Zachary R. Mider Businessweek May 2014 15min Permalink

Business History

Whitewood Under Siege

The controversy-filled world of shipping pallets.

Jacob Hodes Cabinet Apr 2014 20min Permalink

Best Article Business Sports

Uncontested: The Life of Donald Sterling

A profile of the Los Angeles Clippers owner, an oft-sued real estate baron with a documented racist streak and a penchant for heckling his own players, on the occasion of him winning an NAACP lifetime achievement award.

Peter Keating ESPN Jun 2009 20min Permalink

Business

Game of Thrones

How airlines woo the rich.

David Owen New Yorker Apr 2014 20min Permalink

Business Tech

The Untold Story of Larry Page's Incredible Comeback

How the Google co-founder, forced out of a leadership role in 2001, came back to run the company 10 years later.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Apr 2014 40min Permalink

Business Tech

No Exit: Struggling to Survive a Modern Gold Rush

The dark side of startup life in Silicon Valley.

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Gideon Lewis-Kraus Wired Apr 2014 40min Permalink

Business Crime

Behind the Beanie Babies: The Secret Life of Ty Warner

A profile of the reclusive billionaire who orchestrated a collectible toy craze.

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine Apr 2014 20min Permalink

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