We’re the Good Guys, Right?
This piece looks at the Marvel superheroes over time, and asks whether the subversive streak that once ran strong in them has been lost.
The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought
A behind the scenes account of Travis Kalanick’s defenestration from his role as Uber’s CEO. The piece provides insights into the delicate power balance between executives and their company boards. Recent events do though help to put Kalanick’s ‘fall’ in context – an investment in Uber by Japanese firm Softbank has recently been agreed, netting him an estimated $1.4bn.
The Mogul of the Middle
And insidery view of the strategy an upstart takes in a bid to usurp the big studios in Hollywood. Essential reading if, for instance, you’re interested in how Keanu Reeves pitched ‘Unmanned’, a film described by its producer as “‘Saving Private RyanÕ five minutes in the future”.
Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger
The New Yorker’s editor David Remnick sits down with a defiant and frank Hillary Clinton.
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Tolerance Is Seen in His Sacramento Roots
Anthony Kennedy’s recent announcement of his retirement as a Supreme Court Justice has the potential to change the direction of the court for a generation, due to his frequent role as its swing voter. This 2015 profile examines his position on same-sex marriage.
Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
A mind-boggling excerpt from the book that everyone is talking about – Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff.
Peter Popoff, the Born-Again Scoundrel
A look at the empire of a successfully returned 1980s televangelist, who gives supporters his “miracle spring water”.
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A piece examining a simulation of life on Mars, taking place on a volcano in Hawaii. http://bit.ly/atlantic-mars