Web's Best – June 2020

Wealthy Families Wrangle on Video

The Showtime series «Succession» is the blueprint for dysfunctional, super-rich entrepreneurial families. A how-to manual for doing it differently than the Roys. – June 30 / Forbes

WFH Means Covert Spy Tools

Employees are finding it increasingly difficult to make the case for their privacy when their bosses insist on monitoring their home-working arrangements. – June 25 / Thomson Reuters Foundation

How Not To Be a Jerk About Money

An agony aunt's read on how to deal with friends and colleagues who are debt-laden and cash-poor. – June 25 / Vice

The Super-Rich Party Scene

An economic break-down of an elite party scene for the ultra-wealthy – where money isn't necessarily the currency. – June 25 / 1843

Did Google Blow It?

Did the Silicon Valley powerhouse blow a ten-year lead over other desktops? – June 24 / Second Breakfast

Trainee From Hell?

If you thought you had horrible experiences with graduates, trainees, and interns, a U.K. woman's stint at a big-four accounting firm takes the cake. – June 22 / Daily Mail

«Five Eyes» Parse Hong Kong Exodus

Britain's foreign minister said he has spoken to "Five Eyes" allies about potentially opening their doors to Hong Kongers if Beijing's plans to impose a national security law on the city sparks an exodus. – June 10 / Asia Times Financial

UBS Banker in the Midst of Black Lives Matter

The mayor of Plano, TX is a UBS private banker. How is he dealing with protests of police brutality of African-Americans? – June 5 / Local Profile

Revolut Disposes of Staff

The digital banking start-up just doubled down on job cuts – in a particularly inhumane way. – June 4 / Wired

Black Lives Matter: Where to Start

Where to start if you are committed to reading about the black experience in America? An ex-Credit Suisse top executive has thoughts. – June 3 / Dandelion Chandelier 

Entertaining – Corona-Style

The party's at your house, because of the pandemic. What's the corona-conform way to stylishly entertain this summer? – June 1 / Dandelion Chandelier