When caviar-crazed Eastern Europeans flocked to Warsaw, Missouri to poach eggs from a vulnerable species of fish, federal agents went undercover and spent two years to build a case against them.
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“Beef and cheese are the most important ingredients… But really, cheese.”
Who’s moving America’s (1.3 billion pounds of) cheese? The Dairy Management Institute
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The Mad Cheese Scientists Fighting to Save the Dairy Industry
“Amid an historic glut, a secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
New York City’s Final Frontier: Underground
What lays beneath New York City affects life above ground. One team is mapping the city’s below-ground infrastructure.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Bee Wilson, Seyward Darby, Wil S. Hylton, Greg Milner, and Annie Dillard.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
America’s Small Farmers Need More Slaughterhouses
A dearth of facilities able to process small farmers’ animals keeps costs up and prices high.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Feature, Story, Uncategorized
Clocking Out
Can we imagine an economy built for free time?
Posted inCovers, Nonfiction
The New Cover of Bloomberg Businessweek Reminds Us: Businesses Can’t Thrive Amid Chaos
The reason the U.S. is a good place to do business is that, for the past two centuries, it’s built a firm foundation on the rule of law. President Trump almost undid that in a weekend. That’s bad for business. -From a scathing short column by Matt Levine about businesses waking up to a harsh […]
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“It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.”
Robert Kolker walks us through the $400 billion lawsuit brought by the creators of This Is Spinal Tap against the movie studios, but Spinal Tap fans will love the insider tidbits about the creation of the film.
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I’m Renting a Dog?
Can purebreds on leases democratize credit? The Nevadan behind Wags Lending thinks so.
