Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the emerging industry built on the Baby Shark video.
Quote of the Day
"Houses have always been a location where we can project our hopes, dreams, and fears. No matter how much we try to rationalize the process of owning a house, the relationship is always a bit foggy, tinted by human emotion."
(Katy Kelleher)
Politics
- Joe Biden has struggled with a stutter his entire life. (theatlantic.com)
- A big profile of Pete Buttigieg, America's most famous mayor. (gq.com)
Society
- Big parts of the US-Canada border used to operate on the honors system. Not anymore. (npr.org)
- Is America ready for a gay president? (politico.com)
The brain
- Can brain stimulation help endurance athletes? If so, should we ban it? (outsideonline.com)
- The crazy story of how actress Mary Steenburgen became a prolific songwriter. (indiewire.com)
Business
- Matthew Ball, "The “Streaming Wars” are really just a single battle in the “ecosystem wars” – which are usually fought asymmetrically." (matthewball.vc)
- Google ($GOOGL) tweaks its search algrorithm all the time for all sorts of reasons. (wsj.com)
- The Big Four accounting firms have a poor track record when it comes to dealing with harssement. (ft.com)
Sports
- Even with a new stadium, are the two NFL teams going to make it in LA? (espn.com)
- How NBA executive Jeff David stole $13 million from the Sacramento Kings. (espn.com)
Longreads
- We humans are constantly signaling and counter-signaling. (fs.blog)
- Are all these virtual services turning us into a society of virtual shut-ins? (qz.com)
- 8,775 species are at-risk of extinction from the illegal, international wildlife trade. (ft.com)
- This Israeli company wants to turn ordinary trash into plastics. (washingtonpost.com)
- How the term 'horny' went mainstream. (insidehook.com)
