In this issue:

The 26 Words That Turned the Web Into a Mess A statute designed to clean up the internet didn’t. But it did make it lucrative

Capital spending takes a back seat to buybacks

The NRA is hobbled, but don’t expect tougher gun laws

AMC’s Adam Aron, Meme Hero
Giant pretzels, “Apes,” a literal gold mine—oh yeah, and movie tickets.

Employee Rights Cleanup in Aisle 1
How Whole Foods’ fight against BLM masks may lead to freer speech at work..

THE BREAKING POINT

The stats don’t lie. Life for US women is getting more depressing, distressing, and deadly.

Joe Biden’s response to the crisis has been lackluster—and puzzling..

The New Credit, a Lot Like the Old Credit
Four easy payments are introducing a new generation to consumer debt.

Covid and America’s Finances
During the pandemic, everyone got richer—especially if they were already rich..

Ground Control to Major Drones
The skies could soon get really, really busy. Who’ll direct all that traffic?

It’s Never Too Late to Be a Father
Israel debates the pros and cons of “postmortem sperm retrieval”..

Saudi Ozymandias
Mohammed bin Salman’s $500 billion sci-fi desert city looks great on paper.

Digital Nomads
Kift is ready for the army of workers who’ve ditched their offices—and homes..

An Art Crime For the AGES
The trail of looted Cambodian antiquities leads from a British dealer to some of the world’s most revered institutions, not all of which are eager to give them back.

THE HEIST ISSUE
The lottery lawyer won their trust, then lost their mega millions ● A security company gets rebooted ● An LA crime wave that hit the rich and famous ● The biggest Bitcoin hack ever ● Faked deaths, oil scams, a crossword puzzle, AND MORE!

TECHNOLOGY
Look out, Facebook and Instagram, TikTok’s on the move.

ECONOMICS
To fight inflation, central banks strengthen currencies..

The Hacktivists of Belarus
Cyber dissidents are doing plenty to hobble Lukashenko’s government

Remember Conventions? In Convention Centers?
An architect tries to help bring industries together again

‘If No One Tells Me Anything, I’m Going to Jump Overboard!’
Panic and heroics as Covid stalks the Zaandam. An excerpt from Cabin Fever

This Island Is My Island
The welcome mat on Larry Ellison’s Hawaiian paradise doesn’t extend to locals.

Game Over for a Play-to-Earn Revolution
Axie Infinity was hyped as an economic engine. For many it became a sinkhole..

Saving the internet from Chrome and Safari.

Nudge theory: Uber, Lyft, and the human-machine relationship..

Lehman’s Long Goodbye
Meet the caretakers ushering the bank through its final legal proceedings.

The Teen Who Defied DeFi
How a young math whiz nabbed $16 million by exploiting decentralized finance..

Put That in Your Latte and Sip It
Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks—to find baristas busy unionizing.

The New Cold War
A chill descends on Japan’s southern islands as US-China tensions rise.

Stubble Trouble
To turn itself around, Gillette had to learn to embrace the beard..

Reborn in the U.S.A.
New American fans are helping Formula One put the pedal to the metal.

Long Covid’s Long Shadow
For children with the disease, the pandemic is definitely not over.

Worst Zestimate Ever
Why Zillow’s home-flipping moonshot never got out of orbit..

Going Off Brand
A star executive thrusts Levi’s into the culture wars.

LA Law
Nuisance-abatement injunctions are being weaponized to gentrify West Adams.

Cord Motors
Ford is hoping its electric F-150 will give drivers—and Tesla—a jolt.

The Secret Keeper
The maritime mystery of our time. An excerpt from Dead in the Water.

Less Romney, More Trump
Running for the Senate, a hedge funder morphs into MAGA Man.

Facebook and the French Far Right
Social media normalizes fringe candidates. Will it help bring them to power?

Pointers From a Point Guard
NBA star Chris Paul on his off-the-court success in business.

Playing With House Money
Bettors use offers from Caesars and DraftKings to score risk-free profits.

Louis DeJoy Isn’t Going Anywhere
The postmaster is too busy transforming the USPS to be bothered by critics..

The Equality Issue

A once-radical idea for closing the wealth gap is put into practice.

Canada’s Indigenous people vie for ownership of an oil pipeline..

A Prescription for Profit
Cerebral has made access to ADHD drugs easier than ever. Is it too easy?

Heroes Don’t Fall Easily
Revelations of sexual assault bitterly divide the Olympic equestrian community..

When Finance Is a Weapon of War

ESG and the Prodigal Son
Will Peterffy’s winding journey to join his billionaire father at Interactive Brokers.


The Rise and Fall of Bill Gross
In the end, the Bond King’s genius was no match for his ego..

What, You’ve Never Heard of Mifepristone?
Myriad regulations are keeping the safe, effective abortion pill under wraps.

Take Real Estate. Add Private Equity. Stir
Wall Street-backed landlords are crowding out first-time homebuyers..

Jackpot!
How the NFL learned to love the explosion in online sports gambling.

The Loan Shark Trump Freed
With his drug trafficking sentence commuted, Jonathan Braun is back.

The Rise and Fall of Apple Daily
Hong Kong had a free-thinking, rabble-rousing paper. China put an end to that.

All Other Clodhoppers, Step Aside
Ugly shoes are in, and nobody does ugly like Deckers.

Trapped in the Hospital
Contract nurses face lawsuits if they quit. Now they’re fighting back.

This Battle’s Getting Hot - McCormick already dominates spices. It’s sniffing around at a whole lot more.

Dangerous Curves Ahead - Eileen Gu has an even tougher course to ski outside the Olympics.

Your Identity Is Blake Hall’s Business
As his ID.me becomes the government’s digital gatekeeper, problems pile up.

Your Identity Is Blake Hall’s Business
As his ID.me becomes the government’s digital gatekeeper, problems pile up.

China sees diminishing returns from Covid zero.

The stakes get higher for Macau’s casinos.

Startup stocks have trouble taking off..

Jessica Simpson Takes Back Jessica Simpson
How the pop singer and unlikely fashion mogul reclaimed her name.

Covid’s Long Shadow
The pandemic is a calamity for girls and women in the developing world.

The Merchant Is Always Right - Shopify has thrived by inverting Amazon’s e-commerce model.

Hands Off Our 6% - Realtors are so sorry about the racism. But they’ll keep the commission.

Lock-Picking for Fun and Glory - Ethical break-in artists bring quality control to the security industry.

Investing’s Wild Year
Dispatches from the frontier of NFTs, crypto, meme stocks, and more

An Assist for Death With Dignity
A woman sues so people like her can end their life without committing a crime.

One Vaccine to Stop Them All
The hunt for a single shot to cover every coronavirus and their variants.

Don’t Look Behind the ESG Curtain
Sustainable investing is mostly about sustaining corporate profits..

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