Chaperoning Sumner Redstone to sex clubs in Bangkok

Tom Freston reveals the wacky story in my latest Earn Your Luck column for the WSJ.

Nov 13 • 

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Earn Your Luck: Inside Tom Freston’s Wild Ride From ‘I Want My MTV!’ to $3 Billion in Revenue

The CEO on the time he had to chaperone his boss Sumner Redstone to a sex club and why he immediately greenlighted ‘South Park’

Nov 13 • 

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The President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google shares her foolproof B.S. detector

My latest Earn Your Luck column for the Wall Street Journal.

Nov 11 • 

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Earn Your Luck: Google’s Ruth Porat on the Employee Habit That Drives Her Nuts

The president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google shares her foolproof B.S. detector and why big tech can be like playing with fire.

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

Bill Ackman Opens Up About Wins, Losses, and his Twitter Madness

The founder of Pershing Square Holdings opens up about his mistakes, his anti-DEI crusades and why he still hates to pay for parking.

Oct 6 • 

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Earn Your Luck: Bill Ackman Says He’s ‘Uncancelable’

The founder of Pershing Square Holdings opens up about his mistakes, his anti-DEI crusades and why he still hates to pay for parking.

Oct 6 • 

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Wall Street Journal: Swoon-worthy Men’s Fall Fashion

A guide to the ‘country gentleman’ look, a dashing fall style that nods to grouse-shoot outfits. Labrador not included.

Oct 4 • 

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Inside the Snooty, Well-Dressed World of British Grouse Hunting

A guide to the ‘country gentleman’ look, a dashing fall style that nods to grouse-shoot outfits. Labrador not included.

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

My Wall Street Journal Earn Your Luck Columns: Art Collector/Industrialist Peter Brant, and Designer Donna Karan

Success, they say, is inspiration plus perspiration. But what of sheer universe-vibration? Holly Peterson asks the most successful people we know to…

Sep 15 • 

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Earn Your Luck: Peter Brant Doesn’t Believe in Trust-Fund Babies—but Recommends Hiring Your Kids

The industrialist, art collector and champion-horse breeder on why great art matters—and how to pick a winner.

Sep 9 • 

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August 2025

Earn Your Luck: Donna Karan Wants to Solve Your Body Issues

The designer who prioritizes comfort on the perils of fast fashion, why you shouldn’t think too hard about your outfits and the one body part you should…

Aug 27 • 

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June 2025

Dealing with Lots of Messy Young Houseguests? Consider a Chore Doc.

Some advice for anyone hosting well-meaning yet obliviously unhelpful visitors this summer.

Jun 27 • 

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