Write-Offs: 6.23.15

Goldman Sachs vs. Morgan Stanley; Harvey Keitel sues E*Trade; "After Debate, Middle-School Class Decides Not to Eat Its Pet Fish"; and more.
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$$$Why the next Zuckerberg or Sandberg may come from Arkansas: Governor of Arkansas [CNBC]

$$$Harvey Keitel sues E*Trade after being replaced by Kevin Spacey [NYP]

$$$Inside Wall Street’s Most Enduring Rivalry (Goldman Sachs v. Morgan Stanely) [Bloomberg]

$$$Germany Creates Jobs While Greece Destroys Them [Bloomberg]

$$$ "At the beginning it was quite amusing to listen through the walls and windows to their loud mating rituals, but still in the long run I have to say as a neighbor it just sucks," the annoyed neighbor wrote. [UPI]

$$$Dealbreaker Dramatic Reading Night is back tomorrow. Buy your ticket now. [DB]

$$$American Apparel exposes Dov Charney’s sordid secrets [NYP]

$$$How a 29-year-old grew a $1 billion tech fund in 7 months [NYP]

$$$After Debate, Middle-School Class Decides Not to Eat Its Pet Fish [WSJ]

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