Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at why movies are so darn long these days.
Quote of the Day
"COVID too has revived interest in Epstein-Barr’s long-term consequences."
(Sarah Zhang)
Books
- A Q&A with Saul Griffith author of "Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook For Our Clean Energy Future." (theatlantic.com)
- A Q&A with Oliver Millman author of "The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World." (npr.org)
- A Q&A with Zoe Chance author of "Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen." (salon.com)
- A Q&A with Scott Meslow author of "From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy." (annehelen.substack.com)
Profiles
- A profile of J. Kenji López-Alt one of the most low key food influencers (seattlemet.com)
- A profile of J. Kenji López-Alt author of the new cookbook "The Wok: Recipes and Techniques." (gq.com)
Longreads
- A profile of Paul Singer of Elliott Management and his changing investment tactics. (forbes.com)
- How the war in Ukraine is playing out online. (newyorker.com)
- Another $5 a month? We may have reached 'peak subscription'. (theatlantic.com)
- How tattoos have become an issue for actors, makeup artists ad filmmakers. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Is is still possible to be an explorer? (on.ft.com)
