This week are starting a new series of focused linkfests. For a while now we have been publishing a podcast-focused linkfest . This week we also published an academic research-focused, a startup/venture capital-focused and a personal finance-focused linkfest. Today we are highlighting some some longform content worth a look.
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wsj.com
How a $600 million hedge fund essentially disappeared.
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dealbook.nytimes.com
Far from the crowd a small bank in Kansas is trying out new payment models.
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nytimes.com
Where did all the working age men go?
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stratechery.com
The state of consumer technology at year-end 2014.
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mashable.com
A complete history of Reddit.
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thewalrus.ca
Antiobitics made modern farming possible.
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latimes.com
How one LA suburb is remaking itself as a destination for Chinese ex-pats.
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economist.com
The world is becoming increasingly suburban.
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projects.propublica.org
Louisiana is disappearing: the plan to restore the state’s deltas.
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fortune.com
A profile of the ubiquitous Gary Vaynerchuk.
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stories.californiasunday.com
A profile of food truck pioneer Roy Choi.
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fortune.com
Meet the woman behind the Heineken fortune.