Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look why mom and pop shows are going by the wayside.
Quote of the Day
"Data have turned journalism into a commodity, something to be marketed, tested, calibrated."
(Franklin Foer)
Finance
- A dozen lessons learned about investing from Jason Calacanis. (25iq.com)
- The financial media is almost always calling for a crash. Keep your head on straight. (rpseawright.wordpress.com)
- Can a billionaire bring back an aging post-industrial city like Beloit, WI? (nytimes.com)
Medicine
- A literature review: how to treat back pain. (vox.com)
- LSD is back! This time in microdoses. (ft.com)
- Is bad technique to blame for so many singers cancelling performances? (theguardian.com)
Longform
- How America got untethered from reality. (theatlantic.com)
- How feedback loops are a huge competitive advantage. (medium.com)
- A profile of the rise of Vineyard Vines. (bostonmagazine.com)
- Rex Sinquefield is underwriting the resurgence in American chess. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Rocco DiSpirito is a great chef who no longer cooks. (thrillist.com)
- An extended interview with Judd Apatow. (vulture.com)
