Paradise Lost

Once a Pacific Eden, the island nation has become a destination for a highly combustible mix of global wealth and power—as a trio of would-be landowners have found out the hard way.

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Hi there,

New story news! My big feature for Vanity Fair just came out online and in print. I mentioned it here last year when I was reporting it in Fiji. It’s an epic tale that’s so Pynchonesque, I’m actually calling it Pynchonesque. In print, it’s titled “Paradise Lost,” but online, for reasons of search engine optimization and such, it’s…

“The Surf Bros, the Villagers, the Wave Doctor, the Tech Money, and the Fight for Fiji’s Soul: Once a Pacific Eden, the island nation has become a destination for a highly combustible mix of global wealth and power—as a trio of would-be landowners have found out the hard way.”

Okay, read it here!

Also, thrilled to report my story is already being turned into a documentary - so there’s more Fiji to come. You can read that news in Deadline.

Happy Sunday!

Dave