What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max?
A thoroughly researched and gripping story that explores the Boeing 737 Max crashes in minute detail and in so doing outlines some alarming practices in the aviation industry.
Britain’s Most Polarizing Journalist
Despite an unhelpfully bombastic headline and some jarring phrases (the phrases that jar will probably vary depending on who is reading), this profile of the scourge of Cambridge Analytica, Carole Cadwalladr, is undeniably interesting.
WeWTF, Part Deux
A no-holds barred look at the business model, culture and leadership of WeWork, which recently had to delay its IPO due to a plummeting valuation. For those with access, it’s also well worth reading the Wall St Journal article it references.
The ‘Downton Abbey’ Economy: How One Costume Drama Reinvented British TV
A look at the cottage industry that has spun up around Downton Abbey and more broadly around the Edwardian version of Britishness it evokes. The story expands its scope to an analysis of the show’s significant impact on British television and its ability to generate global hits.
Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas
An investigation into shocking practices and a murky legal environment in some parts of the commercial shipping world.
The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran
A fine piece of reporting that goes deep into the geopolitics of the Middle East and America’s approach to the region.
Inside the most brutal dictatorship you’ve never heard of
A story outlining a murderous regime that has developed in Burundi, to little international comment.
White gold: the unstoppable rise of alternative milks
The business story behind the trend for non-dairy milks.
The Book of Prince
This story about the author’s experience planning Prince’s autobiography with the man himself provides a wonderful window into this singular individual, with a singular creative vision for almost everything he touched.
The Heir
The story of the ongoing rivalry between Donald Trump’s children to be his political successor. Fans of HBO drama Succession will be in familiar territory.