Friday, February 15, 2019

Amazon Defenestration

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: fries are ranked, rich people are exposed, and the rat race, explained.
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Five Guys Makes The Best Fries, And Other Facts
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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: fries are ranked, rich people are exposed, and the rat race, explained.
SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT
Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked
vulture.com
It's very easy to second-guess the Academy on its Best Picture picks, but while putting together our ranking of every winner, we decided that, all in all, there aren't that many terrible choices.
NO FUN IN THE SUN
I Bought A House With Solar Panels. It Was A Nightmare
bloomberg.com
Third-party ownership and decades-long contracts can create real headaches.
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AMA-GONE
JEFF BYE-ZOS
How Amazon Went From Picking Queens For HQ2 To Pulling Out: A Timeline
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Amazon was apparently unprepared for popular opposition to a backroom deal that would have given the company almost $3 billion in incentives and tax breaks.
NO DEAL
What Amazon Got Wrong About New York City
theverge.com
A promise of 25,000 jobs isn't exciting anymore — it's ominous
GIANARIS VS BEZOS
'Amazon Isn't Bigger Than New York': Meet The Man Who Killed The Deal
theguardian.com
Michael Gianaris turned his outrage into leverage when he was appointed to an obscure state board – and soon after, the company called the project off
TAKING CHARGE
NOT THE IDEAL MENTOR
I Fell Under the Spell Of NASA's Most Notorious Thief
theatlantic.com
Before Thad Roberts stole more than $20 million worth of moon rocks and Martian meteorites, he made me want to reach for the stars.
THE MODERATOR
The Most Important New Woman In Congress Is Not Who You Think
politico.com
Bold progressives are getting the attention, but the Democratic Party owes control of the House to moderates like Mikie Sherrill. Whose agenda will prevail?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WE'RE FLOORED
This Is How Dirty The Floor Of The New York City Subway Is
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"This line hasn't been that clean since the '70s, I think."
IN THE NEWS
Trump Set To Announce National Emergency To Fund Border Wall
Facebook Uses Its Apps To Track Users It Thinks Could Threaten Employees And Offices
An 'Atmospheric River' Is Dumping 15 Mississippi Rivers Worth Of Water On The West Coast
WATCH: British News Host Strips Naked On Live TV Because Of... Brexit?
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