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flawed premise that their worldview is standard.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
The job was a voyeur’s dream, but a bad one.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
modern culture of certitude,
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
The (seemingly regular) deaths of unarmed
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
The firm had bent over backward to make Sam happy. They’d interviewed the two closest friends Sam had made at MIT and hired one of them. They even hired Sam’s younger brother, Gabe, who had just started on the Jane Street trading floor. They’d allowed Sam to play a central role in cooking up and pulling off a trade on the 2016 presidential election
... See moreMichael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Gary is ten years older than me and perfect for his job. A big chunk of Missing Persons is getting people who stay far from cops to talk to you – street hookers to tell you about the new girl who matches that teenager on the news, homeless addicts to drop by and mention the guy who tried to sleep on their patch last night and looked a lot like that
... See moreTana French • The Trespasser
I’m not exactly in the sunset of my life, but I have definitely eaten lunch.
Rob Delaney • A Heart That Works
“How can we live a meaningful, non-bullshitty life in a world increasingly full of irony, entertainment, and distraction?”