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America’s Last Bookie Goes Down (NYer story)
Tim Pughsley always believed that he was more than just a bookie. Long before the ubiquity of FanDuel and DraftKings, he imagined himself as a C.E.O. of a major sports-gambling company, and the role seemed to suit him. At the peak of his business, in 2022, Pughsley had three hundred bookies reporting to him, twenty-five thousand people betting through his of
Trump Is Making the 250th Small
The State Fair rally was an empty celebration of a man instead of a country. Most Americans seem to understand that the Fourth of July is about something bigger than ourselves. It is about celebrating our democracy and our role as citizens—as equals—in it. George Washington understood what that meant. In his last will and testament, he described himself as “
Furious Friday
It’s Friday and we need to find furious songs, songs about being furious, or however you define Furious Friday. Thanks to Igloo for the suggestion.
The Record Executive Who Understood the Power of Ego
When Clive Davis sat down with Aretha Franklin in 1979 to discuss working together, Franklin already had her legacy secure: She was the undisputed Queen of Soul, whose late ’60s singles—“Respect,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools”—would be in rotation ’til eternity. Nearing 40, she understood that the music industry had changed sinc