Quote of the Day
"Where you go to college does matter, because it's often an accurate measure of the person you're becoming."
(Derek Thompson)
Health
- Tylenol doesn't do much, if anything, for pain. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- There is little evidence in favor of taking Omega 3 supplements. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Food
- Why did the hot dog get a bad reputation? (consumerist.com)
- A closer look at the nutritional value of the Aztec diet. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Nuts are a nutritional powerhouse. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Liquor taxes could be higher. (washingtonpost.com)
- Eating out is once again in vogue. (bloombergview.com)
California
- California is rapidly draining its groundwater. (washingtonpost.com)
- California should raise the price of water. (gregmankiw.blogspot.com)
Baseball
- The Chicago Cubs are finally being run like a real business. (bloomberg.com)
- Baseball needs to boost run production. (nytimes.com)
- MLB is betting big on an exclusive deal with DraftKings to reach younger fans. (pando.com)
- The risk inherent in long term, guaranteed baseball contracts. (bostonglobe.com)
- On the plan(s) to speed up baseball. (wsj.com)
- MLB continues to beef up its technology. (wired.com)
Music
- Apple's ($AAPL) music strategy looks increasingly risky. (aboveavalon.com)
- Jay-Z will not define the music business: Tidal and the future of music. (stratechery.com)
- Can Tidal be anything more than a 'gated community' for artists? (ft.com)
- Great artists often make for poor business people. (lefsetz.com)
Video
- Marc Andreessen is the secret weapon behind the authenticity of "Silicon Valley." (finance.yahoo.com)
- Lowering the cost of video is going to help upend the film business. (lefsetz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: winning the loser's game. (abnormalreturns.com)
