Oy vey, seventy-five years of show business? Where did the time go? It hasn’t slowed down Brooks one bit.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Julie K. Brown, Joe Sexton, Zeke Faux and Zachary R. Mider, Bruce Grierson, and Michael Hainey.
Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations
Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Memoirs of a Used Car Salesman’s Daughter
Hearses, limousines, Detroit’s newest model — cars marked many milestones in Nancy Nichols’ life of heartache and family deception.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Culture, Story
Tax-Free Storage Wars
Arcis is a new art storage facility in Harlem that offers its clients a Foreign Trade Zone. But are they selling the art world a luxury tax haven, or just banking on confusion?
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Travel
The Business of Building a Country’s Brand
A whole sector of the marketing industry shapes stories about nations and cities to shape our opinions about place.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews
Reporting on Bolivia’s Coca Rebirth: An Interview with Jessica Camille Aguirre
After a profound shift in thinking about an unfairly stigmatized plant, Bolivia is ready to spread the gospel of coca.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Business & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
Not Quite Democracy: Lucie Greene on the Civic Aspirations of Tech Giants
Lucie Greene’s new book “Silicon States” is about the danger of concentrating so much power in so few hands.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
This Is How You Lose Your Mind
Dani Fleischer recalls how a lifetime of perfectionism led her down a path of self-destruction.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How Southern Cities Are Joining the Knowledge Economy
Greenville, South Carolina has revitalized its city center by incubating start-ups. Can other Southern cities do the same?
