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WEARY OF THE Kardashian-Jenners?
Better get (even more) used to ’em. Nata-
lie Robehmed’s August 31 cover profi le of
Kylie Jenner, focusing on the $900 million
fortune she’s built from her eponymous
cosmetics line, drew eyeballs—and fl ak—
from all corners. Critics took aim at our
(data-informed) assertion that she made
it herself. “Her success is commendable,
but it comes by virtue of her privilege,” OPPORTUNITY
observed writer Roxane Gay. No less an
KNOCKED
authority than Dictionary.com weighed Most readers were skeptical of the Sean
in on the piece, pointedly noting that Parker–approved “opportunity zone” tax
“self-made means having succeeded in break we covered. Forget showing the
life unaided.” Jenner defenders, though money, they urged: Show us results.
smaller in number, were quick to the bar-
ricades. “Yes, she was born in a rich fam- BRANDON ALLISON: “Beyond the
tax break, I’d [like] to see if investors
ily,” wrote reader Karoline Araujo, “but to
will make good. Gentrifi cation will be
say she has no credit [for] her fortune is inevitable despite low-interest loans given
that most of the poor are not homeowners.”
just ignorant and jealous.” Still, as the
Jennerdashians know, all attention is
good attention: Robehmed’s piece is,
so far, our most-read cover story of 2018. JACK ROBINSON: “An
honest article considering the
promise and potential for failure with
#opportunityzones. Bipartisan leadership
and broad stakeholder engagement have
THE INTEREST GRAPH brought us to the precipice. Can we get
Celebrities sell: Who knew? Kylie Jenner and the other A-listers in our this right? I think we can.”
annual famous-fortunes tally drew in millions.
How 20-Year-Old Kylie Jenner Built a $900 Million Fortune in Less Than Three Years
ALEX SHERMAN: “Fascinating
approach to a decades-old problem.
Very excited to see how this pans out.”
2,507,620 page views
The Celebrity 100: The World’s Highest-Paid Entertainers
“The top female
entrepreneurs have
971,670
scaled new heights, JAMES EYEHI: “Sounds
promising, if done right. Waiting
America’s Richest Self-Made Women building companies to see if there are any takers and
and fortunes in genetic evidence of success.”
testing, aerospace
648,355
and more.”
An Unlikely Group of Politicians and Billionaires Has Created the
Most Unbelievable Tax Break Ever
@CALEB_LUND: “$21 trillion in
debt, but let’s raise the standard
deduction hurting nonprofi ts, huge corporate
131,997
tax cuts for stock buybacks and this.
Meet the Unknown Immigrant Billionaire Amazing opportunity for the right investor,
Betting Her Fortune to Take On Musk in Space “The act promises though. Been sharing link with advisors.”
to pump a massive
amount of cash into
114,567
poor communities by
Why The Rock’s Social-Media Muscle Made Him off ering the wealthy a
Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Actor
chance to erase their KARON THOMAS:
“ ‘When we were tax obligations.” “Great opportunity for our
62,948 neighborhoods. So many times what we
children, on the other see [aff ects] our decisions. This will give
Tricks of a Crypto Trader: side of the world, the future politicians the platform to know
Meet Asia’s Hottest Crypto Hedge Fund moon landing gave our government needs our help.”
us goose bumps,’
Fatih says. ‘It was so
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inspirational.’ ”
Luxury Lineage:
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“This is the positive side of
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