Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a big profile of Satya Nardella and Microsoft.
Book excerpts
- An excerpt from David Epstein’s book "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World." (theatlantic.com)
- An adaptation from RIch Karlgaard’s new book, "Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement." (wsj.com)
- An excerpt from "Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America" by Joshua Specht. (theguardian.com)
Technology
- Chris Hughes - It's time to break-up Facebook ($FB). (nytimes.com)
- Is breaking up 'Big Tech' really the solution to our problems? (vox.com)
- Who do blame when an AI goes off the rails? (bloomberg.com)
Longreads
- The newspaper industry is in steep decline but a few major players are making a transition to digital. (wsj.com)
- How the Apple ($AAPL) Store lost its edge. (bloomberg.com)
- How Nextdoor, and the like, drive fear of crime. (vox.com)
- How Michael Milken went from convicted felon to elder statesman. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- A big profile of a changed Howard Stern. (nytimes.com)
- An inside look at the collapse of the AAF. (si.com)
