TouchStone Reads - May 24th, 2024

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We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

  • The Re-Reinvention of Television: Streamers Dust Off Some of the Old Broadcast Playbook for a New Era (Variety)

  • How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ Ruined Thousands of Young People’s Lives (Businessweek)

  • I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty (Wired)

  • Suit: Cheap Prison Labor Is Keeping People Locked Up Longer (Businessweek)

  • The Most Infamous Cop in New Orleans History: In 1994, a corrupt cop ordered a hit on a civilian. He went away for murder, but he left a trail of other victims in his wake. They are still crying out for justice. (Longreads)

  • The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciary: This is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight. (Vox)

  • How Originalism Ate the Law: America is captive to a legal theory that dictates our laws on guns, abortion, and so much more. We need to act. (Slate)

  • Death of the Hiker: Lost on a dangerous trail, Leyton Cassidy’s thoughts take her down a dark path. (Longreads)

  • “Puzzling” is reportedly all the rage among Gen Z. (Dazed)

What are you reading or listening to?