Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at ten lessons learned from Charlie Munger’s appearance at the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
Quote of the Day
“We’re not meant to eat three meals a day — and snacks.”
(Mark Mattson)
Finance
- How the $VIX became an industry unto itself. (wsj.com)
- A dozen lessons learned on business and investing from Mike Maples Jr. (25iq.com)
- Hedge fund manager Paul Singer doesn't care what you think. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- An extended interview with Shane Parrish of Farnam Street about Buffett, Munger and the use of mental models. (outlookbusiness.com)
- An excerpt from James Ledbetter's "One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries." (newyorker.com)
- Is economics a science? (noahpinionblog.blogspot.com)
Music
Offers
- Amazon's entire line of Kindles are on sale including the Paperwhite for just $99.99. (amazon.com)
- Amazon's line of Alexa-powered Echos are on sale including the Echo for just $139.99. (amazon.com)
Companies
- How companies REALLY decide on CEO compensation. (theatlantic.com)
- Interesting look at the evolution of corporate logos. (fortune.com)
Technology
- In retrospect its shocking how unalterably smartphones have changed the world. (longreads.com)
- Young men are playing video games now more than ever. (reason.com)
- The Post Office used to be a hotbed of innovation. (politico.com)
Medicine
- The opioid crisis has changed how we think about pain. (vox.com)
- Cell therapy works against cancer but it is expensive and complex. (ft.com)
Membership
- What self-respecting Dad wouldn't want an Abnormal Returns membership for Father's Day? (abnormalreturns.com)
- We post some 15 times a week. Sign-up for our daily e-mail newsletter to stay up-to-date. (abnormalreturns.com)
Longform
- The Netherlands has been living with the consequences of being below sea level for some time now. (nytimes.com)
- Why it makes sense to bring bees into urban areas. (bittersoutherner.com)
- Behind most, if not all, social media stars is a staff of ghostwriters. (marieclaire.com)
- The man who stands in line for a living. (bloomberg.com)
- Why free divers get addicted to the sport. (bloomberg.com)
