“There’s a sucker born every minute.” — Phineas Taylor BarnumThe Prince of Humbugs I confess I don’t understand cryptocurrency. That’s not entirely true. When I was working with Jennifer Robertson to help write her 2022 memoir, Bitcoin Widow, I wasted far more hours than I will ever see again trying to understand this odd, ethereal, […]
Many blame Jennifer Robertson, the widow of the company’s founder, for not realizing Gerald Cotten was a scam artist or, worse, for being a party to his crimes. But Stephen Kimber, who helped Robertson write her memoir, wonders why journalists aren’t asking investors the kind of tough questions they’re putting to her. “Where did that […]




STEPHEN KIMBER, a Professor of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax and co-founder of its MFA in Creative Nonfiction Program, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of two novels and eight non-fiction books. Buy his books
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