The Atlanticflipped into All Stories8 hours agoSam Bankman-Fried’s Losing Gameverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Lora KelleyHe made wild bets during his time at the top of the crypto industry. Now he’s facing consequences for treating it all like a game. Sam Bankman-Fried was uncommonly comfortable with gambling and taking risks. Today, he received a sentence of 25 years in prison, and a judge determined he was sorry for …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories9 hours agoA Senator Who Loved to Kibitzverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Mark LeibovichA serious policy debate with the late Joe Lieberman could veer sharply into a one-man Borscht Belt on the Potomac. Say what you will about Joe Lieberman, the self-described “Independent Democrat” senator from Connecticut and onetime Democratic vice-presidential candidate. He was many …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories10 hours agoSam Bankman-Fried’s Dream Came Trueverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Will GottsegenThe crypto mogul, now sentenced to 25 years behind bars, is leaving behind an industry that has started to grow up. If there’s a single image that defines the crypto frenzy of 2021 and 2022, it’s that of the actor Matt Damon, calm and muscled, delivering the immortal proverb “Fortune favors the …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories13 hours agoYou Can’t Even Rescue a Dog Without Being Bullied Onlineverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Caroline Mimbs NyceSometimes, going viral isn’t as great as it seems. Lucchese is not the world’s cutest dog. Picked up as a stray somewhere in Texas, he is scruffy and, as one person aptly observed online, looks a little like Steve Buscemi. (It’s the eyes.) Isabel Klee, a professional influencer in New York City, had …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories13 hours agoSolving a Century-Old Byline Mysteryverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Shan WangWho was “Atlanticus,” the writer who foreshadowed the Titanic disaster? “Do you like to know whom a book’s by?” E. M. Forster asks in a 1925 essay on the question of anonymity in literature and journalism. The practice is fine in fiction, he argues, but not in news writing. Forster, however, wasn’t …
The Atlanticflipped into Health13 hours agoI Just Want a Normal Drinkverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Yasmin TayagWho asked for seltzer with ashwagandha? Recently, a balmy spring day left me feeling parched. I needed a beverage—stat!—and had forgotten my water bottle at home. I ducked into a nearby CVS to pick up a drink. The choices were so overwhelming, I nearly forgot my thirst. The drink aisle included a …