Why you can’t be your child’s best friend and more from Richard Watt’s Entitlemania: How Not to Spoil Your Kids, and What to Do If You Have by Richard Watts. (Variety)
Quote of the Day
"Gratitude and empathy are far better choices than selfishness and judgment."
(Anthony Isola)
Autos
- A spike in traffic fatalities is being blamed on smartphone distractions. (nytimes.com)
- The all-electric Chevy Bolt was named 2017 Car of the Year. (businessinsider.com)
Environment
- Global carbon emissions were flat for the third straight year. (washingtonpost.com)
- Miami Beach is out of sand. (theverge.com)
- American meat is too cheap. (kottke.org)
- The North Pole is wicked warm. (washingtonpost.com)
Energy
- Renewable energy is spreading throughout rural America. (vox.com)
- Donald Trump can't save the coal industry so long as natural gas is cheap. (technologyreview.com)
Offers
- The Beats Solo 3 Wireless would be a great holiday gift. (amazon.com)
- In light of the election you should try Audible.com and get two free audiobooks including J.D. Vance's celebrated book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis." (amazon.com)
- "Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders" looks like a great holiday gift. (amazon.com)
Air travel
- On the prospects for supersonic travel. (engadget.com)
- Then again maybe we need a sea-skimming cargo plane. (wired.com)
- The domestic airlines business is becoming oligopolistic. (hbr.org)
- United ($UAL) wants to make flying even worse with a new class of seats. (money.cnn.com)
Health
- Why the first flu you got as a child matters. (theatlantic.com)
- Falls are a common cause of death for the elderly. (slate.com)
- Retail clinics don't keep people out of the ER. (modernhealthcare.com)
- Why is there a salesman in your operating room? (washingtonpost.com)
- Turn your headphones down. (washingtonpost.com)
- Just how risky are e-cigarettes? (regblog.org)
Fitness
- Want to get fit? Lift weights, don't run. (tonic.vice.com)
- How weight training helps ramp up your metabolism. (mensjournal.com)
Psychology
- What is transcendental meditation and yow do you do it? (businessinsider.com)
- How exercise may help keep depression at bay. (nytimes.com)
- Many people with depression are not getting the treatment they need. (businessinsider.com)
Fake news and filter bubbles
- In defense of Facebook. Is it worse than all those e-mails you get? (marginalrevolution.com)
- Why we now have to reckon with the global power of social networks. (nytimes.com)
- Eliminating "fake news" is impossible. (stratechery.com)
- What the author of "The Filter Bubble" thinks about the fake news cycle. (theverge.com)
- The whole world is becoming a "safe space." (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Technology
- A professional's look at the new Apple ($AAPL) Macbook Pro (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
- So is the Macbook's new touchbar worth it? (arstechnica.com)
- Comparing Apple's ($AAPL) line of laptops. (wsj.com)
- Most Apple users should wait for the next laptop iteration. (theverge.com)
- Steve Kovach, "The latest MacBook Pro model is slimmer, more powerful, and downright attractive." (businessinsider.com)
- Get the new Macbook Pro from Amazon: (amazon.com)
Technology
Food
- To critics dismay, fast food chains are making their foods healthier. (bloomberg.com)
- Good luck trying to get home delivery of burgers right. (wsj.com)
- 7-Eleven has gone full coffee nerd. (fortune.com)
Drink
- Why expensive wines taste better. (freakonomics.com)
- Signs of stress in the craft beer market. (bloomberg.com)
- The health benefits of drinking a beer. (telegraph.co.uk)
Sports
- Formula E is the future of motorsports. (motorsport.com)
- We could soon have a blood test for concussions. (wsj.com)
- Mike Trout is on his way to becoming the best baseball player ever. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: star chef sidekicks. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: podcasting pros. (abnormalreturns.com)
Kids
College
- Blended classes, online and offline, are the least effective. (timeshighereducation.com)
- Ivy League acceptance rates are at record lows. (businessinsider.com)
- What companies where college grads want to work. (fortune.com)
- A list of the best business schools with Harvard on top. (bloomberg.com)
