I just finished reading about the guy who deposited the $100,000 fake check (thanks Shagnasty). While it’s a long read, it’s an interesting story in addition to being fairly educational.
Another classic is the Confessions of a Car Salesman, about a journalist who goes “undercover” by being hired at a number of used and new car dealerships.
There’s also Wanted: Gullible Lawyers, about a law school graduate who gets taken in by a bizarre Craigslist employment scam.
Also, if you aren’t strictly limiting yourself to “online stuff,” you can read the stories that were awarded Pulitzer Prizes from 1995-2006 online at http://www.pulitzer.org (just click the year in the top banner, then the story you want, then the “works” tab). They aren’t all light reading, but there are some gems, such as a 2005 Chicago Tribune series about a tornado that hit a small town in Illinois.
Well, it did talk about giving the drug (Mifepristone…sp?) to women who are more far along. I had thought that it was only given up to seven or eight weeks. Maybe that’s an issue?
I was fascinated by this when I first read it and I purposely forced myself not to read the whole thing in one sitting because I wanted to spread it out.
I’m rather enjoying this. If it’s fiction, it’s well-written and entertaining. If it’s really the daily record of someone being persecuted by MI5, it’s still well written and entertaining, if a bit sad.
No one in the group ever responds, even to ask “What does this have to do with Deadwood?” It’s like everyone’s standing back in respectful silence, and I like that.
Human Action. It is both astounding and wonderful that this entire treatise is available online to read for free. No doubt in my mind that it’s the most important (and correct) book every written about economics.
That guy has been placing adverts about his harrasment in the British satirical/investigative magazine Private Eye for many years. Here is his website. From the FAQ on his site
Ken Silverstein has some great reads out there for Harper’s, but my favorite has always been The Radioactive Boy Scout. If you haven’t read it before, give it a look: it’s the classic tale of a kid with too much free time and more brains than sense, only in this case instead of building a working automobile out of Lego, or an X-Wing that actually flies, the kid built a miniature nuclear reactor. :eek:
Delusional, but articulate and intelligent, and that’s a well-designed website. He’s nothing like other “crazies” I’ve run into online. I’m impressed, despite myself.
Regarding this story - check out the followup at his Wikipedia article. Sounds like his childhood misadventure didn’t discourage him from trying to play with radiation. The picture is from a few months ago.