Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi
Stories
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National
Vulture investors who bought up bankruptcy claims from FTX could see huge returns
After cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022, specialized distressed asset investors started buying up the company's debt. They stand to make big profits off the remains of FTX.
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Who actually pays with buy now, pay later companies like Klarna and Affirm
These businesses have exploded in popularity during the pandemic, and now Apple is getting on board. But are these interest-free payment installments too good to be true?
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World
Decades-long dispute between Mi'kmaq community and commercial lobstermen escalates
The waters of Nova Scotia, Canada, hold one of the world's most lucrative lobster fisheries. A conflict over how to balance native treaty rights with commercial fishing rules is coming to a head.
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National
Hollywood Production Crews May Strike Due To Unglamorously Low Wages And Long Hours
IATSE, a union which represents film crews, has asked their members to grant them the authority to strike. Conditions have worsened in the pandemic for people who work on sets for film and television.
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Nonfiction Techniques Underpin Film 'Nomadland'
In the new film Nomadland, director Chloe Zhao blends fact and fiction. The film follows the life of the modern-day American nomad in the aftermath of the 2008 housing and financial crises.
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How The Writers Guild of America Declared Victory Over Hollywood's Talent Agencies
The Writers Guild of America declared victory after grappling for nearly two years with Hollywood's biggest talent agencies over how agents make their money.
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National
The Nation's Dog Supply Chain Has Broken During The Pandemic
Some of the U.S. animal shelters have reported having all their dogs fostered during the quarantine. But it is not just that the pandemic made people want pets more — a dog supply chain has broken.
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It's The Age Of Peak TV, Yet Screenwriters And Their Agents Are Fighting
Over 500 scripted TV shows were produced in the U.S. in 2019. But that record output is happening amid an ongoing battle between screenwriters and Hollywood's biggest talent agencies.
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Why The DOJ Is Concerning Itself With The Old Anti-Trust Paramount Consent Decrees
The Paramount Consent Decrees were enacted more than 70 years ago to keep Hollywood studios from monopolizing film distribution. Now the Department of Justice has filed to terminate them.
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Planet Money Investigates The Origins Of The Sperm Bank
Sperm banking has become a lucrative international business. But until the 1980s, it was a niche industry.