Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Manhattan has become a “rich, ghost town.”
Business and the economy
- What Paul Volcker takes away from a career that spanned nearly the entire postwar era. (theatlantic.com)
- Apollo Global Management ($APO) and Athene Asset Management ($ATH) are tight, maybe too night. (ft.com)
- A cryptocurrency millionaire is planning to build a blockchain-powered 'utopia' in Nevada. (nytimes.com)
Business
- Lessons learned from creating hot sauce at scale. (medium.com)
- Whether you know it or not, you are probably wearing athleisure. (theatlantic.com)
- CBD oil, and its promoters, are everywhere now. (nytimes.com)
Society
- How everything became a part of the culture war. (politico.com)
- There is an alternative to ideology. (niskanencenter.org)
Small stuff
- How can you not love the 'Little Free Library' movement? (nytimes.com)
- Why we love miniature villages. An excerpt from "In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World" by Simon Garfield. (theguardian.com)
Sports
- How competitive axe-throwing became a thing. (theringer.com)
- A big profile of former NBA commissioner David Stern. (si.com)
- Can an aging marathoner use technology and techniques to find a new gear? (wired.com)
