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.