…The winner of this one doesn’t just get $100,000 or a makeover — the winner gets to be the most powerful person in the entire world. Those competing for such a prize tend to be genuinely fascinating, because it takes a singular blend of masochism and megalomania to enter this particular horse race in the first place.

— Rob Walker

(Source: The New York Times)

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