Erik Larson

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Erik Larson |Zoe Tillman

The Trump administration likely violated federal law with a controversial directive that aimed to pause spending on potentially trillions of dollars of grants and loans to a vast array of recipients across the country, a judge said in putting the plan on hold.

Aug 30, 2024 | po-box.beehiiv.com | Kevin Kelly |Charles Portis |Michael Finkel |Erik Larson

In this week's P.O. Box: New bros emerged this offseasonStream roundup: Football in 6 daysOffszn Book Club: Wrapping up Paradise SkyOn Tap: Guillotine After Dark Once a year I hold up a funhouse mirror to the rapidly evolving and increasingly ridiculous best ball universe. It’s my favorite video to make each year and the 2024 edition is the best edition yet.

Aug 23, 2024 | po-box.beehiiv.com | Kevin Kelly |Charles Portis |Michael Finkel |Erik Larson

In this week's P.O. Box: The final two weeksStream roundup: Non-stop draftsOffszn Book Club: Paradise SkyOn Tap: UCC event in Cambridge, MA Two weeks from today I’ll be in Vegas drafting my final fantasy football teams of the summer, which means there’s a lot to squeeze in before we turn over our best ball calendar to weekly DFS mode. Here is a quick rundown of the fun stuff on the docket: I’ll be hosting an IRL event in Cambridge tomorrow afternoon.

Aug 9, 2024 | po-box.beehiiv.com | Kevin Kelly |Charles Portis |Michael Finkel |Erik Larson

In this week's P.O. Box: Fantasy football fatigue?!Stream roundup: Big DogsOffszn Book Club: 1 more to goOn Tap: Best Ball After Dark w/ Hope Bishop This week on Best Ball Breakfast someone took a sharp detour away from discussing stacks and camp news to ask me this question: I have enough self-awareness to realize this topic threatens to detonate the “first world problems” scale, but I figured there were a couple interesting things to unpack here.

Jul 12, 2024 | po-box.beehiiv.com | Charles Portis |Michael Finkel |Erik Larson |Billy Walters

In this week's P.O. Box: ATN shuttered its doorsStream roundup: A crazy roster structure comboOffszn Book Club: Finishing The HunterOn Tap: Off to NYC The massively popular Around The NFL podcast—hosted by Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Gregg Rosenthal and the late Chris Wesseling—came to an abrupt end earlier this week after running for more than a decade. Nothing lasts forever, but it’s still jarring to see an institution in the football media space cease to exist.