Tuesday morning articles
The Great Divide: How Montreal Created the Cult of Bret and Shawn Twenty-five years after their heated backstage feud became the Montreal Screwjob, WWE Hall of Famers Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels reflect on the incident that changed everything (Ringer)
The Ferrari Fugitives: Josh Cartu and his brothers collected race cars, hung out with celebrities and bounced between luxury villas in private jets. But behind their playboy façades was a dark secret: they had thousands of jilted investors and an army of investigators on their tail. (Toronto Life)
The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine: Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood. (New York Times Magazine)
Hurricane Sandy Devastated Coney Island 10 Years Ago. So Why Has NYC Added Almost 2,000 Homes to the Area Since? Gleaming new high-rise towers, built to the latest standards, stand alongside older family homes, badly in need of retrofitting. Climate change puts both at risk — although on starkly different timetables. (The City)
The $24 Trillion Market That Predicts and Influences Interest Rates: The market for U.S. government bonds, called the Treasury market, offers predictions on the path for interest rates and the economy. (New York Times)
When Should You Change Your Asset Allocation? A handful of these funds do have the ability to employ these more complex strategies but the majority of nonprofits would be better off keeping things simple. Not everyone can invest in the top quartile or decile of the best funds (by definition). (A Wealth of Common Sense)
Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee: Hidden records show thousands of senior executive branch employees owned shares of companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers’ actions, a Wall Street Journal investigation found (Wall Street Journal)
The Car Safety Feature That Kills the Other Guy: When we count on vehicle size to protect us in a crash, what do we expect to happen? (Slate)
What It Means to Be a Republican Today: Evan McMullin’s lesson on what his former party now stands for—and what it can’t stand. (The Bulwark)
What Are the 500 Best Albums? Rolling Stone Has An Answer: If you disagree with the rankings, don’t blame the folks at Rolling Stone. Blame Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Iggy Pop. Nile Rodgers, Questlove, Billie Eilish, Herbie Hancock, Saweetie, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of Metallica and U2, among dozens of other artists. They were among the judges. (Bloomberg)