A group of Burners, DJs, and actors moved into a mansion across from Lebron and caused havoc in Los Angeles - here is their tale, reported live from 90210 The Squatters of Beverly Hills curbed.com/article/squatt…

1. "The Squatters of Beverly Hills," Bridget Read "This piece features multiple grifters experienced in a variety of scams, and Read does a terrific job unraveling the twisted tale for gobsmacked readers incredulous at the perpetrators’ audacity." curbed.com/article/squatt…

Don't miss this week's newsletter, with great reads by oscar schwartz, Marc Novicoff, Phoebe Zerwick, Sean O'Neal, Bridget Read & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

How did the Alexander brothers become real estate elites while allegedly raping or assaulting more than a dozen women? with James D. Walsh curbed.com/article/oren-a…

"If one person spoke out against the brothers, they could endanger their own carefully constructed relationships." Bridget Read James D. Walsh @curbed @nymag #longreads curbed.com/article/oren-a…

"squatters of beverly hills" is the #8 most-read story on New York Magazine this year! a very los angeles tale curbed.com/article/squatt…

Cruisers of all stripes are familiar with the concept of force majeure, an arcane clause in maritime law that predates the Napoleonic Code. Force majeure, an “act of God” — it’s the acknowledgment that on the high seas, a ship is vulnerable to significant events beyond its

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Episode 456: Multilevel Marketing Madness Bridget Read (Bridget Read) joins us to discuss her new book Little Bosses Everywhere. We talk through the post-2020 explosion of MLMs, the specifically American history of pyramid schemes, guru charisma, dark accounting magick...

NYC: Tomorrow night I'm screening HELL ON HEELS, a made-for-TV Mary Kay movie starring Shirley Maclaine and Parker Posey, with Lux Magazine. It's campy, it's fun, it's anti-feminist propaganda! Come watch! 6:30 at Francis Kite. Drinks & talk!

Inside the Predatory World of Multilevel Marketing trib.al/0RAvhaJ

I wrote about the grifters who turned door-to-door sales from the most pitiable, loathed job in America to a glamorous once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And other elements of Bridget Read's fantastic new book on the predatory multi-level marketing industry.