The Billionaire's Escape Plan As the world grapples with its own obsolescence, a new breed of oligarch has emerged: those who believe humanity's future can be secured only by abandoning Earth.
Jeff Bezos' grand plan for an opulent Venetian wedding was meant to celebrate his status as a pioneer in space exploration but instead became a symbol of everything that's wrong with our gilded age.
Bezos rented out the city of Venice for three days at a cost of $50 million, sparking outrage among locals.