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Inside the Rise and Fall of Toys ‘R’ Us

The retailer turned everyone into a “Toys ‘R’ Us kid”… by driving its competition out of existence.

2018-03-19T14:57:36-0700 HISTORY Erin Blakemore 2,000 words

Rated 2025-04-23T07:40:53-0700 - sethherr

How Private Equity Was Born

Private equity, now a major presence in the US economic landscape, has been booming since the 2008 financial crisis. Its roots lie in the rise of the corporation at the turn of the century and the shareholder revolution of the 1980s.

jacobin.com 2,000 words

Rated 2025-04-22T21:06:23-0700 - sethherr

The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"

Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For mov...

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Rated 2025-04-21T16:34:51-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive.

The New York Times

Rated 2025-04-20T08:55:57-0700 - sethherr

How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels (Published 2020)

The Mews, a father-son team of orthodontists, have an unusual theory about the source of crooked teeth — one that has earned them a following in some of the darker corners of the internet. #Children

2020-08-20T02:00:07-0700 The New York Times William Brennan ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2025-04-16T10:35:43-0700 - sethherr

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