The Electric Typewriter
Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.
26th Nov
by Nick Paumgarten
The longest smoke break of Nicholas White’s life began at around eleven o’clock on a Friday night in October, 1999.
7th Jan
by Nick Paumgarten
A private-equity executive I talked to said that he sensed the jig was up when his cleaning woman - “from Nicaragua or El Salvador or wherever the fuck she’s from” - took out a subprime loan to buy a house in Virginia.
2nd Nov
by Nick Paumgarten
People who feel they have smooth, manageable commutes tend to evangelize. Those who hate the commute think of it as a core affliction, like a chronic illness. Once you raise the subject, the testimonies pour out.
