Monthly Archives: March 2018

I’m in the middle of a lovely beach break in Costa Rica, but for some reason I haven’t been able to get the egg spoon story out of my mind.

Slate Money on the future of movies, today’s movie stars, and inclusion riders.

An examination of 15 years’ worth of solo shows reveals a significant shift when Molesworth took the reins.

Earlier this week, I published a column at Wired on Wealthfront, and how it has moved in a very worrying direction in recent weeks.

Felix Salmon, political-risk consultant Anna Szymanski, and guest Tim Fernholz discuss Tim’s new book, Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race; the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal; and Wealthfront’s risky decision.

It’s time for Meisel and Leibovitz to cede the stage, to make way for people under the age of 60.

There is one thing Zuckerberg could do in particular: He could end all targeted advertising on Facebook (and Instagram, too).

The main job of a wine label is to kill that which is most alive in wine, to zero out its inherent uncertainty.

The Death of Stalin is doing very well at the box office.

Companies like Wealthfront are moving away from their early ideals of low-fee passive investing—and customers should be skeptical.

If you live in the USA, your local Toys R Us is closing down, with the loss of all the associated jobs. And if your Twitter feed looks anything like mine, you will have see a link to a Jeff … Continue reading →

Slate Money on universal basic income, McDonald’s, housing, and Martin Shkreli.

Reuters News just won the lottery. What will it do with all that money?

If you want to make a difference, on the guns-in-America front, put real pressure on Remington’s new owners.

I’m a journalist, I’m loathe to tell anybody to avoid exposing themselves to journalism. Expose yourself to more! As much as possible! And pay for it!

Slate Money on Gary Cohn, South African land, and Dodd–Frank.

If Swensen isn’t willing or able to defend his amoral investing philosophy, it’s probably time to replace him with someone more accountable.

Allowing the female-moderator loophole effectively gets conference organizers off the hook when it comes to identifying and inviting qualified female panelists.

The Weinstein Company, under its new name, is going to be a pretty precarious place for a while, until the new owners, board, and management can start explaining clearly what it is and what its purpose is.

How publishers are racing to own the money-printing machine that is the daily news podcast.

I’ve just gone to see Angels in America on Broadway in its first week of previews, and, if you can, you really should go see it.

Slate Money on tariffs, the Seychelles, and expert networks.

One thing I love is going to the theatre on my birthday.

My review of Chris Hughes’s new book, Fair Shot, is up online and will be coming out in the print NYTBR soon.