How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
"Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI launched Operation ‘Final Answer.’"
Vitalik Buterin on Cryptoeconomics and Markets in Everything
"At the intersection of programming, economics, cryptography, distributed systems, information theory, and math, you will find Vitalik Buterin, who has managed to synthesize insights across those fields into successful, real-world applications like Ethereum, which aims to decentralize the Internet."
Florida City Forced To Drop $10,000+ In Fines Against Home’s ‘Starry’ Paint Job
"City officials claimed the display constituted an unapproved 'sign' because it attracted people to look at the house. The couple were fined $100 per day."
Kenyans outraged at MPs’ six-figure, tax-funded World Cup 2018 trip
"The MPs caught the attention of Kenyans when they posted selfies in a stadium."
Letter from Shenzhen
"Chinese tech isn’t an imitation of its American counterpart. It’s a completely different universe."
The Company Making Billions Off China’s Worried Parents
"Ivy League strivers in the U.S. may think they have it tough with their Advanced Placement tests and résumé-polishing community service. But they have nothing on the offspring of China, where a ticket to prosperity boils down to a couple of exams that have been known to induce breakdowns or even suicides: a high school entrance exam, the Zhongkao, and a college test, the Gaokao."
How to open your home to a Refugee Youth today
"Join the hundreds of foster parents across the United States who are meeting the needs of these vulnerable children and youth in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program."
Trump’s New Iran Sanctions Take Nike Shoes Off World Cup Team’s Feet
"The German company Adidas may provide shoes for players forced to switch last minute as recent EU law has sought to shield EU companies from American sanctions on Iran."
‘Teen Culture’, The Imperialism Of Consumerism
"The most effective form of advertising is to create a sub-culture through which to sell products."
Lasers reveal lost Mayan civilization of ‘unimaginable scale’
"Researchers now believe the Maya had a population of 10 million, 'much higher' than previous estimates. The discoveries include urban centers with sidewalks, homes, terraces, ceremonial centers, irrigation canals and fortifications."