The Atlanticflipped into All Stories1 hour ago‘If You Win One Penny, You’re in the Top 2 Percent of Bettors’verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Hanna RosinMcKay Coppins on his experiment with sports gambling—and why it’s a losing game for nearly everyone Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts From Plato to Charles Barkley, great minds have warned about the destructive power of gambling. The way societies have …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories2 hours agoThe Atlantic’s April Cover: McKay Coppins on His Year as a Degenerate Gamblerverified_publisherThe AtlanticFor The Atlantic’s April cover story, “Sucker,” staff writer McKay Coppins reports from inside the country’s sports-betting epidemic, examining how gambling has come to consume American sports and culture. Prior to writing the cover story, Coppins had never bet on anything before––he is religiously …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories3 hours agoThe Real Reason California Can’t Buildverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Rogé KarmaIn trying to accomplish every objective and accommodate every interest, all at once, the state set up its housing agenda to fail. California knows it needs more housing. The state is the birthplace of the YIMBY movement—“Yes in My Backyard”—and its legislature has been passing laws designed to make …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories3 hours agoCinema’s Newest, Grimmest Trendverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Shirley LiCall it the anti-coming-of-age story. This article contains spoilers for the films Sirāt, Hamnet, Train Dreams, The Voice of Hind Rajab, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Frankenstein, and One Battle After Another. For months, I could not stop talking about the film Sirāt—or rather, the experience of watching it. …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories3 hours agoThe Republican Party Continues Eating Its Ownverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Elaine Godfrey and Russell BermanWhat one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics In a sea of congressional bloviators, Kevin Kiley has always stood out. The two-term California lawmaker, unlike most of his colleagues, does not reflexively defend the president and, at least recently, has been a frequent …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories4 hours agoSuckerverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By McKay CoppinsMy year as a degenerate gambler On a Thursday evening in September, I excused myself from the family dinner table and slipped into my bedroom. I didn’t want my kids to see what I was about to do. With the door locked behind me, I pulled out my phone and downloaded the DraftKings betting app. I felt a …
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