Presented Without Commentary Vol. 1

We thank our hateful readers for continued support of the Hate Read. Your own hate reads and recommendations have both moved us and overwhelmed our capacity to digest hate-worthy articles. There's only so much bile to go around. Instead of our full edition, we will occasionally present a series of recommended articles so you can Choose Your Own Hate Read™. Please enjoy!

1. Julie Satow. For Foreign Buyers, Family Homes Over Trophy Towers, N.Y Times (Nov. 13, 2015).

Choice quote:

He recently purchased a four-bedroom condominium at the Astor, at 235 West 75th Street on the Upper West Side. He will move there with his family once his green card is approved. “New York is a very natural fit for us,” he said. “It is very affluent, very cosmopolitan and very multicultural, which is what we are looking for.”

The Upper West Side provides an unlimited supply of adult diapers

2. Joyce Cohen. The East Village Scene for Two Theater Students, N.Y. Times (Nov. 12, 2015)

The set-up: two 20-year old NYU musical theater students looking for a $3000 two-bedroom in the West Village. Deal breakers: walk-ups, dark bedrooms, no washer/dryer.

These two are working on a revival of Rent where the rent is paid by their parents

3. David Brooks, My $120,000 Vacation, N.Y. Times (Nov. 13, 2015)

The bottom line: David Brooks goes on a 24-day, round-the-world trip on a Four Seasons luxury jet to decide too much money can be a bad thing.

Taking a nap with the shrouds of authentic Buddhist monks from Bhutan

4. Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite, 50 Pantry Essentials for the Modern Gourmet, Grub Street (Nov. 8, 2015)

Hate Read Gold medal: $15 a quart broth.

Like, how do people live on food stamps?