This week we’re sharing stories by Jason Fagone, Betty Ann Adam, Christian H. Cooper, Clarissa Wei, and Robert Kolker.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
“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.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
When Innovation Fails: Doing Hard Time in the Offender-Monitoring Business
When 3M, the Post-It Note manufacturer, began making electronic ankle monitors for corrections, it challenged the company’s long-heald philosophy about design and innovation.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Pivoting Away from Lung Cancer
Big Tobacco takes a page from the Silicon Valley playbook: Welcome to the world of alternative nicotine platforms.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
He Learned it All on Google and YouTube: How to Become a Gold Smuggler
Want to become an international gold smuggler? Harold Vilches started his life of crime with a Google search for gold dealers in Peru and YouTube videos on how to make your own gold ingots.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Big Tobacco Has Caught Startup Fever
“It’s not smoking. It’s platform-agnostic nicotine delivery solutions.”
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 […]
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.