Web's Best – February 2020

How the 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought the World to its Knees

The 1918 influenza pandemic killed at least 50 million people and infected one-third of the world's population. – February 28 / Business Insider

The Best Luxury Hotels in the World for Book Lovers

Here is a list of the world’s best luxury literary hotels with a library and a focus on books, reading and story-telling. – February 27 / Dandelion Chandelier

The Perfect Bank Heist

How did a motley band of bank robbers manage the heist of the century – $20 million from an Argentine bank – unarmed and untraceable? – February 20 / GQ

Asking for More Money

Do you deserve a raise but aren't being heard? A helpful guide on what to do next. – February 18 / The Cut

World's Longest-Running Inheritance Scam?

Was a French woman feted for being the longest-living person in the world running an elaborate racket to evade inheritance tax? – February 17 / New Yorker

Jeff Bezos: Amazon Tax vs Luxury Home 

The Amazon founder has just spent $165 million for the palatial Warner Estate, a Beverly Hills mansion originally designed in the 1930s for late Warner Bros. president Jack Warner. Jeff Bezos is spending more than Amazon is budgeting to pay its U.S. tax bill. – February 17 / Marketwatch

«Menicure» Mondays Take Off

Guys are getting just as demanding about personal care as women typically are – including pricey, regulator nail treatments. A look at the latest trends for the man who takes care of himself. – February 11 / Business Insider

Diary of a Banking Affair

What's different about an extramarital affair in finance than elsewhere? The diaries speak volumes. – February 9 / The Cut

Bromance at UBS

The new co-heads of UBS' wealth unit are at opposite ends of their career – and learning from each other as they seek to kickstart the Swiss private banking giant. – February 6 / Euromoney

The City's Filching Trader

What could a senior trader on a $1.3 million annual salary possibly want to steal? You'd be surprised. – February 4 / BBC

D-Sol's Super Bowl Gig

An inside look at the exclusive $500-per-head Super Bowl party in Miami – where Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon unwound after the U.S. investment bank's strategy session last week. – February 2 / Business Insider