Felix Salmon
@felixsalmon.com
Host, Slate Money. Author of THE PHOENIX ECONOMY.
The 1,388-foot Cybertruck that just faceplanted into Park Avenue is actually a bank. My review of the biggest new building in Manhattan: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Jamie Dimon’s $4 Billion Fortress HQ Takes On the New York Skyline
JPMorgan’s new 270 Park Avenue tower is a domineering departure from other projects by architect Norman Foster.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The 1,388-foot Cybertruck that just faceplanted into Park Avenue is actually a bank. My review of the biggest new building in Manhattan: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
There are lots of different crime rates in NYC. If you think crime will rise under Mayor Mamdani (or even if you don’t), which crime rate do you think is (a) most important; (b) most likely to rise?
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There are lots of different crime rates in NYC. If you think crime will rise under Mayor Mamdani (or even if you don’t), which crime rate do you think is (a) most important; (b) most likely to rise?
I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Surprise! The Art World’s Most Renowned Solid-Gold Toilet Has a Duplicate
The story behind Maurizio Cattelan’s “America,” super-sized marathon training costs and more
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November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
For Bloomberg, I wrote up an amazing trip I took in Italy in 2022. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Art of Being a Follower — Not a Tourist — in Italy
One great benefit of retracing the path of travelers past is finding places that are off the tourist circuit of the present.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For Bloomberg, I wrote up an amazing trip I took in Italy in 2022. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Baby’s first Bloomberg byline! (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Labubus Might Be the Perfect Avatar of 2025
The question isn’t why the furry, ugly-cute toys have achieved such success, so much as why not.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Baby’s first Bloomberg byline! (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This has to be AI, right? Interesting example of the use of AI in data journalism
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September 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This has to be AI, right? Interesting example of the use of AI in data journalism
cc @zachseward.com
www.wsj.com/business/air...
cc @zachseward.com
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Someone explain to me how a restaurant in Astoria can charge $32 for six oysters lifeatmars.com/dinner-menu/
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Someone explain to me how a restaurant in Astoria can charge $32 for six oysters lifeatmars.com/dinner-menu/
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
How lucky am I? My first ever US Open and it’s Deloitte Night!
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
How lucky am I? My first ever US Open and it’s Deloitte Night!
“I have a friend that spent 25 grand, he can’t even get a green oyster perpetual” — how on earth did I end up in this godforsaken corner of WatchTok
August 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“I have a friend that spent 25 grand, he can’t even get a green oyster perpetual” — how on earth did I end up in this godforsaken corner of WatchTok
Has Amazon blocked @netgalley.bsky.social for some reason?
August 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Has Amazon blocked @netgalley.bsky.social for some reason?
If the art of taxation, as @dsquareddigest.bsky.social says, is to extract the maximum amount of feathers with the least amount hissing, then the stock buyback tax might be the perfect tax. No one seems to have blinked an eye at it.
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If the art of taxation, as @dsquareddigest.bsky.social says, is to extract the maximum amount of feathers with the least amount hissing, then the stock buyback tax might be the perfect tax. No one seems to have blinked an eye at it.
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You know how sometimes you read that a celebrity has died and it’s a surprise because you actually thought they had died long ago?
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Dial-up Internet to be discontinued
Learn about why dial up internet has been discontinued.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You know how sometimes you read that a celebrity has died and it’s a surprise because you actually thought they had died long ago?
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"One of my proudest moments as a parent was when my daughter first check-raised me with an ace. As a parent, I’m pleased that I’ve given her the tools to put herself through college hustling poker games, and then go work at a proprietary trading firm." — @matt-levine.bsky.social, ofc
August 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"One of my proudest moments as a parent was when my daughter first check-raised me with an ace. As a parent, I’m pleased that I’ve given her the tools to put herself through college hustling poker games, and then go work at a proprietary trading firm." — @matt-levine.bsky.social, ofc
Where can I find a Keeki bread bag in Manhattan?
August 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Where can I find a Keeki bread bag in Manhattan?
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This is the Paradox of 2025.
The market is at a record high. For Donald Trump that's vindication. It means:
1. More aggressive tariff policy
2. More aggressive tactics in punishing perceived enemies
3. More aggressive moves to bend the whole civil service to serve his wants
The higher stocks go, the more aggressive he gets
1. More aggressive tariff policy
2. More aggressive tactics in punishing perceived enemies
3. More aggressive moves to bend the whole civil service to serve his wants
The higher stocks go, the more aggressive he gets
August 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is the Paradox of 2025.
I support the $30b pay award to Elon Musk on the grounds that it will force him to pay a quantum of taxes commensurate with his wealth
August 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I support the $30b pay award to Elon Musk on the grounds that it will force him to pay a quantum of taxes commensurate with his wealth
“In his statement, Mr. Zustovich, the spokesman, said that this year, as in previous years, part of the jobs program involved teaching participants financial literacy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/n...
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$17 Million Is Lost in A.T.M. Scam That Spread on Social Media, Officials Say
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August 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“In his statement, Mr. Zustovich, the spokesman, said that this year, as in previous years, part of the jobs program involved teaching participants financial literacy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/n...
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When I become Tyrant, pointlessly indicating changes of case with brackets will be outlawed.
I have particular ire for those who take a sentence that starts with a cap, then lowercase & bracket it when the cap SHOULD be there at the beginning of a quoted sentence.
I have particular ire for those who take a sentence that starts with a cap, then lowercase & bracket it when the cap SHOULD be there at the beginning of a quoted sentence.
July 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When I become Tyrant, pointlessly indicating changes of case with brackets will be outlawed.
I have particular ire for those who take a sentence that starts with a cap, then lowercase & bracket it when the cap SHOULD be there at the beginning of a quoted sentence.
I have particular ire for those who take a sentence that starts with a cap, then lowercase & bracket it when the cap SHOULD be there at the beginning of a quoted sentence.
Are they deliberately trolling me www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Are they deliberately trolling me www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
I’ve started noticing the IG algorithm throwing up a lot of videos of static text.
July 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’ve started noticing the IG algorithm throwing up a lot of videos of static text.
Bloomberg push alerts as Jeopardy clues
July 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bloomberg push alerts as Jeopardy clues
Imply! Not infer! www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
July 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Imply! Not infer! www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
Are the lumpenbroletariat mostly Muskovites
July 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Are the lumpenbroletariat mostly Muskovites