Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the many challenges younger Americans are having in buying a house.
Quote of the Day
"Everyone knows that to do great work you need both natural ability and determination. But there's a third ingredient that's not as well understood: an obsessive interest in a particular topic."
(Paul Graham)
Profiles
- A profile of Roger McNamee and his battle with Big Tech, especially Facebook ($FB). (newyorker.com)
- The toy business is TOUGH. Just ask the new CEO of Mattell ($MAT). (fortune.com)
- A profile of Weijian Shan and his big bets on the Chinese consumer. (fortune.com)
Business
- How the modern economy is built for counterfeiters - the case of S'well water bottles. (marker.medium.com)
- Six years later, who does Patreon serve best? (wired.com)
- How technology has changed the business of ticket scalping. (theatlantic.com)
Movies
- Who really hacked Sony Pictures? (hollywoodreporter.com)
- A big profile of Adam Sander who is getting Oscar buzz for his role in "Uncut Gems." (nytimes.com)
- How Siskel and Ebert served as role models for someone they never met. (longreads.com)
Fred Rogers
- This, above all, was the lesson of Fred Rogers and 'Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.' (nytimes.com)
- This is the true genius of Fred Rogers. (buzzfeednews.com)
Longreads
- The story of Juul comes down to higher nicotine levels and a powerful social media image. (nytimes.com)
- Insights from Safi Bahcall's "Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries." (rationalwalk.com)
- Why childcare is now so ridiculously expensive right now. (theatlantic.com)
- How home delivery has reshaped our world. (theguardian.com)
- How much ambition can one marriage sustain? (theatlantic.com)
