In November 1971 (when I was a college freshman), Playboy held a Writers’ Convention. At least 71 writers attended; the magazine reportedly paid $100,000 to assemble the group. (That’s about $779,271 today.) Of the 71 attendees, 47 gathered for this photo. I’ve actually met four members of this group: Bruce Jay Friedman, Calvin …
1.31 The Washington Post: “The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with surrogates of billionaire Elon Musk . . .over access to the payment system the U.S. government uses to disburse trillions of dollars every year. . . The clash reflects an intensifying battle between Musk and the federal …
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