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January 24 · Issue #28 · View online
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You wanna know how to lose? Always bet against the underdog and always back the incumbent. Oh, and also engage in acts of trickery, fear-mongering, and despair. That’s a recipe for coming up short. This week’s set of stories has me riffing on this line of thinking. I wonder what they’ll do for you. Happy Reading! -Lucas
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Why Doesn't Silicon Valley Hire Black Coders?
Howard University, a renowned HBCU, fights to join the tech boom. “There are not a lot of people of color in the Valley—and that, by itself, makes it kind of unwelcoming.” - Vauhini Vara | Bloomberg Business |
Hidden Damages
After a terror group killed his daughter, Stephen Flatow was hell bent on bringing his daughter’s killers to justice. Here’s a story of outrage and intrigue, and above all a testament to a father’s love for his daughter. “The room was quiet except for a fan pushing around hot air. Someone handed Flatow a cup of orange soda. He noticed that the doctors exchange looks. “I have a question for you,” Haim Reuvini, one of the physicians, said. “You want her organs, don’t you?” said Flatow.” - M.R. O'Connor | Atavist Magazine |
The Last Days of Target
Target pulled the plug on its massive Canadian expansion less than two years after opening. This is the incredible untold story of how it all went south. “You name it, it was wrong. It was a disaster.” - Joe Castaldo | Canadian Business |
The Tennis Racket
Betting worth billions. Elite players. Violent threats. Covert messages with Sicilian gamblers. And suspicious matches at Wimbledon. Leaked files expose match-fixing evidence that tennis authorities have kept secret for years. “If you were to invent a sport that was tailor-made for match-fixing, the sport that you would invent would be called tennis.” - Heidi Blake | BuzzFeed News |
Why Donald Trump Plays Phantom of the Opera at His Rallies
And why it explains him perfectly. “The simplest explanation is the most likely: Donald Trump just really, really likes Andrew Lloyd Webber songs.” - Dara Lind | Vox |
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Mr. (Swipe) Right? — The California Sunday Magazine
After a year of tumult and scandal at Tinder, ousted founder Sean Rad is back in charge. Now can he — and his company — grow up? “At the four seasons in Beverly Hills, where the show is filming, Rad debates whether he should buy a portrait for his condo of former President George W. Bush made from a collage of porn images.” - Nellie Bowles | California Sunday Magazine |
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