Noticing Dave Portnoy’s Insecurities, Phia’s Illegal Practices, and FIFA’s VAR Scheme

Bad news my friends, Dave Portnoy has a book and I acknowledged its existence. In slightly better news, the world cup was ruined by technology, Phoebe Gates’s app is doing some very shady things, StubHub is a scam, and Jia Tolentino wrote another essay. 

14 min: Stubhub at it Again

22 min: Phia Broke the Law

33 min: Is VAR Ruining the World Cup?

44 min: Jia Tolentino’s New Essay

62 min: Dave Portnoy’s Memoir

96 min: Caps Off

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Jia: 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/our-plastic-surgery-nightmare

Phia: 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/phia-accused-of-cookie-stuffing-taking-affiliate-credit-on-purchases-it-didnt-earn/

World Cup VAR: 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8jv326d7vo

https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-07-12/how-var-became-2026-world-cups-biggest-villain

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/world-cup/var-changes-are-the-worst-thing-about-the-best-world-cup/

Stubhub: 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/stubhub-marketplace-mass-scalper-sec-filings-9.7265230

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