The Publication of a Scandalous Journal and the Power of Retrospection

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This chapter explores the publication of a scandalous journal that gained the author fame and sparked discussions on the blurring of public and private. It also touches on the author's popular diary readings and the announcement of ad-free listening on Amazon Music for Prime members.

China’s flip-flopping on video-game regulation reveals a messy message: leaders want to encourage “hard tech” such as chips and AI over the consumer kind—without sparking another costly crackdown. We ask Mark Carney, a former central-bank governor, whether he has ambitions to lead Canada (09:16). And why so many social-media types want to share their diaries online (18:19).

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