Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the case against Uber.
Excerpts
- An excerpt from "Tired of Winning: A Chronicle of American Decline" by Richard Cooke. (longreads.com)
- An excerpt from Jim DeRogatis' "Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly." (newyorker.com)
- An excerpt from from "Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad" by Nicole Weisensee Egan . (longreads.com)
Sports
- Should a 13-year old girl be playing professional soccer? (si.com)
- As sports books open across America they are likely going to be less friendly to pro bettors. (theringer.com)
- Meet the guy who manages the (big) money of a number of NBA players. (nytimes.com)
Dudes
- Why dudes love to throw axes at targets. (longreads.com)
- How did beards once again become a thing in the US? (newrepublic.com)
Listening
- If everyone is wearing Airpods, or the like, what does that do to society? (reallifemag.com)
- An appreciation, 25 years later, for Hootie & the Blowfish's hit album "Cracked Rear View." (nytimes.com)
Longreads
- Why would a drug company, Pfizer ($PFE), not publish potentially interesting results in Alzheimer's? (washingtonpost.com)
- What are the chance J. Crew can turn itself around? (vanityfair.com)
- Timber poaching is on the rise in British Columbia. (theatlantic.com)
- A wide-ranging Q&A with Edward O. Wilson. (quantamagazine.org)
- The story of how a Montana family found an intact T. Rex. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why Keanu Reeves is the perfect celebrity for the Internet age. (newyorker.com)