urban theory New York's luxury real-estate market is crashing Cory Doctorow

law UK Chancellor exempts families of "Politically Exposed Persons" from money laundering scrutiny Cory Doctorow

Ukraine U.S. seizes $300 million superyacht owned by "Russian Warren Buffett" Mark Frauenfelder

oligarchy Joe the Plumber dead at 49 Mark Frauenfelder

cryptocurrency Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues: a refreshingly hopeful finance thriller about cryptocurrency Thom Dunn

politics "Olga Dies Dreaming" and "War Against All Puerto Ricans" are the same book Elías Villoro

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro

Scruples no, rubles yes Retired FBI official arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism World's thinnest mechanical watch costs $1,888,000 and has a picture of a horsey Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Kamala Backstabs Biden in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

oligarchs Another day, another weird death for a Russian oligarch — this time it's from toad venom to cure a hangover Mark Frauenfelder

rudy giuliani Rudy Giuliani hints he'd like to work for President Zelensky in cringe video Carla Sinclair

russia British finance minister Sunak compares self to Will Smith after criticism of wife's £400m stake in Russia-linked company Rob Beschizza

politics Trump asks Putin for dirt on the Bidens Rob Beschizza

russia Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman says "I don't know how to live" on monthly allowance of $3,300 Mark Frauenfelder

Armaggedon and Queen Camilla's kinky past in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

russia With the Russian economy in freefall, oligarchs are calling for peace Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids New Clinton sex scandal, and Ghislaine Maxwell's psych report in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art How to find a stolen Van Gogh David Pescovitz