The Slatest for Oct. 5: Michael Lewis’ Blurry, Close-Up View of Sam Bankman-Fried
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Ben McKenzie mistrusted Sam Bankman-Fried after spending an hour with him. Michael Lewis had more than a year of conversations with SBF.
In a review of Lewis’ new book on the fallen crypto mogul, McKenzie tries to tease out what went wrong.
Plus: Nitish Pahwa may not have a literal front-row seat to the SBF sh*t show, but he is reporting from court! He captures one moment in particular that made the courtroom lose it during the first day of witness testimony.
And in case you missed it: Alex Kirshner explains how Bankman-Fried’s trial is like a colonoscopy for the entire crypto industry.
The landmark civil rights law in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs might get a reprieve. Jay Willis explains why it was at risk in the first place, and what is at stake.
Plus, Shilpa Jindia asks who the court cares about more: The perpetrators of domestic violence, or the victims?
On Wikipedia, anyone can be a model. Annie Rauwerda takes a close look at the free encyclopedia’s “thirst trapper in chief,” LittleT889.
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, just rolled out a confusing and seemingly boneheaded change. Alex Kirshner reflects on just how great Twitter used to be at one thing—news!—and the many inventive ways Elon Musk keeps finding to ruin it.
And, over here at Slate, we’re running a little experiment with our own feed—circle back tomorrow to see what it was all about.
This year’s class of MacArthur fellows includes a hula master—and it’s been a long time coming. Dan Kois spoke to kumu hula Patrick Makuakāne, just hours after he was named a winner of the prestigious genius grant.
… much like Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl adaptations on Netflix! Sam Adams watched them and found they’re some of Anderson’s most beautiful films—about some of his ugliest subjects.
