Thursdays are all about longform links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including the battle over breakfast.
Business
- Seven potential successors to the mantle of the 'next Jack Bogle.' (bloomberg.com)
- An interview with Marc Cohodes, the now retired high profile short-seller. (firstadopter.tumblr.com)
- A profile of Fred Olsen, billionaire and a real-life "most interesting man in the world." (fortune.com)
- How the Hershten Group became a decentralized proprietary trading giant. (ft.com)
- Why the East India Company still matters today. (theguardian.com)
- The smartphone is truly THE personal computer. (economist.com)
- How the app "The Game of War" came to gross $1 million a day. (bloomberg.com)
- Google ($GOOG) Ventures is spending a lot of money to try and extend life. (bloomberg.com)
The rest
- A profile of microbrewer Lagunitas Brewing Company. (mashable.com)
- Meet Dan Morris, the Blue Jays top prospect and the most interesting man in baseball. (espn.go.com)
- A profile of upstart conductor Robin Ticciati. (moreintelligentlife.com)
- A Q&A with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris. (grantland.com)
- Who knew rust could be so beautiful?* (slate.com)
