Chicken Wars

from The New York Times A Popeyes Chicken Sandwich and a Tactic to Set Off a Twitter Roar “Look at how much attention they’re getting — it’s impressive,” the executive editor of a trade magazine said. Chick-fil-A, above, took on its rival Popeyes in a social-media...

People livin’ in competition

from The Atlantic How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out. by Daniel Markovits, Professor at Yale Law School EDMON DE HARO In the summer of 1987, I...

Easy Rider Gone

from Dark Horizons R.I.P. Peter Fonda By Garth Franklin The “Easy Rider” himself, Peter Fonda, has died – the famed actor passing away at 79 from lung cancer. Fonda had an interesting childhood – a difficult and distant relationship with his famous father Henry...