Friday Notes
America Spends Big for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” and Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tours
Make the Whole Place Shimmer: America Spends Big for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift
The artists’ fans have been shelling out on lavish wardrobes, parties and travel, generating business and boosting spending in host cities.
Jeanna Smialek
Eagles Camp Observations and 10 Questions With Fran Duffy!
Eagles Camp Observations and 10 Questions With Fran Duffy!
And later, more on Phillies’ (possibly) greatest regular season night at the Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday—thanks to Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter
Sheil Kapadia
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski
This Is a Reminder That You’re Probably Oversharing on Venmo
This Is a Reminder That You’re Probably Oversharing on Venmo
The mobile wallet service is a cautionary tale of how apps born at least a decade ago may be exposing more information than you would like.
Brian X. Chen
