In 2022, when I reviewed Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang’s alarming Facebook exposé An Ugly Truth, I concluded that Mark Zuckerberg was a power hungry goon and Sheryl Sandberg a coward for not countering his worst instincts. Here we are three years later and we learn from their former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People that the corporate culture there was…
Hey, It’s Just a Hoodie… Right?
Maine apparel manufacturer American Roots turns 10 this month and here’s hoping you’ll bookmark them. Co-founded by married couple Ben & Whitney Waxman, the company’s first decade in business is an eye-opening tale of grit, a yarn expertly spun by journalist Rachel Slade in her new book, Making It in America. “They would build a community around making,” Slade writes…
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
“Streaming,” writes Glenn McDonald regarding the modern-day music industry, “in a sense, solves more problems for artists with small aspirations than it does for major-label stars.” In his book You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song, McDonald provides an entertaining lesson on the history of recorded music mostly focused on the digital age and his recent decade as Data…
J & J: The Bada Bing of Health Care
Punishment gluttons who read Gardiner Harris’ No More Tears will be left to decide with whom they are most furious: Promise, this is no easy assignment. Friedman may have single-handedly created income inequality, fracturing the middle class. The FDA – gee, thanks Congress – is funded by the interest-conflicted pharmaceutical industry. Rural doctors ditched the wholesome Moonlight Graham image by…
Beach Reads: Get Lost in One of These
Sound the quitting horn! For my 9th annual beach reads edition, I’m recommending novels featuring colorful, troubled, haunted characters. Kindly indulge my starting with a personal story. My wife, Megan, had pretty serious surgery a few months back. (She’s fine. I appreciate your concern. A breaded casserole would’ve been nice.) Girding for a long day at The Brigham, I packed…