What we’re reading: A killer looks back, snarky F. Scott, and Wall Street’s boys’ club
Chris Dall chose a letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald:
I think this is a good example of snark done the right way.
Tom Weber:
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I'm reading the book 'Hidden America' by Jeanne Markie Laskas for a future interview w/ her. Details all those jobs -- coal miner, cowboy, migrant worker - that we never think about but whose work makes the country tick. Very early in the reading, but enjoying it so far.
Also just finished Toobin's book - very well-written.
Marc Sanchez:
Before Korean pop sensation PSY came out with his worldwide hit (and horse dance), his father ran a lackluster semiconductor company. In the past three weeks (a.k.a. post-Gangnam Style), the stock in papa PSY's company DI has gone from 2000 to 5700 won (about $1.80 to $5.12).
From the Economist: "DI is merely the latest example of Korea's "theme stock"--the local equivalent of the 17th-century Dutch tulip, Pets.com and the like going into 1999, or the Chinese walnut."
Maddy Mahon and Alex DiPalma recommend the same article. It must be a good read:
Maddy:
Regardless of your interest in the inner workings of the financial meltdown, this is a great piece of journalism. As the crisis intensifies the writing heightens - it's completely engrossing. Also, Ina Drew is a great example of a woman making it in the quintessential boys club.
Alex:
Really well-written story documenting the downfall of JPMorgan's Ina Drew. More interestingly, though, it describes what Drew experienced during her rise as a woman in the Wall Street boys' club.
Emily Kaiser:
You should read 'Lee Boyd Malvo, 10 years after D.C. area sniper shootings: I was a monster.'
I can still remember this news story unfolding. It was really interesting to read about the changes in Malvo's feelings about the crime as he ages.
Meggan Ellingboe sent a link to a photo:
Um, that is INSANE.
Here is a video (in German) of how they took that photo. Even if you don't sprechen Deutsch, it is worth watching.
And I can't stop reading about the meltdown of the Broadway musical of Rebecca. The FBI have been called in!
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