Welcome to the New Prostitution Economy: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading:
1. Inside the London clique that tore Britain from Europe
They’re rich and powerful and all hang out with each other — well, at least before Brexit, that is. The New York Times takes us inside the tight-knit clique in charge of the U.K.
+1: London tech and media companies may bolt in the wake of Brexit.
2. Welcome to the new prostitution economy
“A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation?” Vanity Fair‘s Nancy Jo Sales investigates the “girlfriend experience.”
3. Tony Blair just said the world is better off because of the Iraq War
A day after the Chilcot Report slammed Tony Blair and Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War, the former prime minister defended his actions, saying the world would be “in a worse position” had he not decided to invade. He’s talking, of course, about the same war justified by intelligence that some analysts were worried was cribbed from the movie The Rock.
4. Drake’s political awakening
“The killing of Alton Sterling has led the biggest rapper in the world to break his silence about Black Lives Matter.”
5. Can free Wi-Fi save Christianity in Germany?
“So, in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation next year, local Protestant churches have developed a plan to lure people back to their pews and help them reconnect: They’re going to offer free public Wi-Fi in and around all the churches in former East Germany.
“They’re calling these Wi-Fi hotspots, ‘Godspots.'”
Image: Vanity Fair
