Q&A: How David Letterman changed late night with Jason Zinoman author of Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night. (Slate)
Autos
- A key component of the rental car business is getting disrupted. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Now is a good time to buy a car. (nytimes.com)
- New cars should have these four safety features. (businessinsider.com)
Energy
- Tesla's ($TSLA) solar shingles are here. (bloomberg.com)
- A new wind farm allowed for the closure of a diesel plant that burned 1 million gallons a year. (businessinsider.com)
Health
- More evidence in favor of the Mediterranean diet. (news.harvard.edu)
- We really don't understand the effect of salt on the body. (nytimes.com)
- A third of FDA-approved drugs go on to have safety problems. (arstechnica.com)
- Does testosterone get a bad rap? (scientificamerican.com)
- Your sense of smell is better than you think. (washingtonpost.com)
Memory
- Are we treating Alzheimer's disease all wrong? (aeon.co)
- Mice given THC do better on memory tests. (scientificamerican.com)
Echo Show
- What the new Amazon Echo Show can do with its new touchscreen. (qz.com)
- Echo Show owners can only call other Echo Show owners. (nytimes.com)
- Pre-order two Echo Shows and use the promo code 'SHOW2PACK' to save $100. (amazon.com)
Technology
- Your password is terrible. (bloomberg.com)
- State-sponsored election hacking is just getting started. (mondaynote.com)
- Good luck trying to escape the reach of technology's Big Five. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Why you need a 'personal mantra.' (wsj.com)
- Having trouble getting to sleep? Try 'cognitive shuffling.' (qz.com)
Food
- The color of food is so important that companies feel the need to change it. (theatlantic.com)
- A Shake Shack ($SHAK) cookbook...why not? (kottke.org)
Drink
- When out at a restaurant order wines you have never heard of. (businessinsider.com)
- You can't make a great cocktail with bad ice. (washingtonpost.com)
Billions
- Wall Street loves "Billions." (washingtonpost.com)
- How "Billions" became one of the best shows on television. (decider.com)
- "Billions'" second season was better than its first. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Sign up for a free trial to Showtime at Amazon Channels to catch up on Season 2. (amazon.com)
Sports
- Why cities no longer want to host the Olympics. (washingtonpost.com)
- Home runs are surging. Is the ball juiced? (theringer.com)
- How data analytics have changed the NBA. (heleo.com)
- ESPN's pullback is leaving an opening for other content creators. (fundersclub.com)
Entertainment
- XL Recordings has a very different business model. (qz.com)
- How Pitchfork went mainstream. (bloomberg.com)
- An oral history of "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery." (hollywoodreporter.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: a single player game. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: true crime talk. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The evolution of smart beta ETFs and the theory of MAYA or 'most advanced yet acceptable.' (abnormalreturns.com)
- Closing the self-awareness gap. (abnormalreturns.com)
Kids
- Get your kids moving. (nytimes.com)
- How prompts can get students to study more effectively. (qz.com)