At its best, the New Yorker presents well thought-out pieces with an artistic flair. At the worst, you get this kind of "action painting with words" nonsense which adds up to nothing and goes nowhere. I wouldn't mind if they at least added a link at the bottom to some actual information, with a a little note saying, "Oops, sorry we disappeared up our own bungs again!"

Since they won't do it...

https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/paradise-and-panama-papers...

It's not perfect, but it's a place to start.