Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a big profile of actor Nicolas Cage.
Quote of the Day
"Personally, I vote for going cold turkey and simply walking away from the whole idea of news and the illusion of staying informed."
(Thomas J Bevan)
Profiles
- A profile of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried who plans to give away his vast fortune. (wealthmanagement.com)
- Meet the 'hyperlingual polyglot' who can speak 24 languages. (washingtonpost.com)
Entertainment
- A look inside the lucrative and secretive world of private music gigs. (rollingstone.com)
- Hollywood has an Adderall problem. (lamag.com)
Longreads
- The number of billionaires is unclear, but is certainly growing. (nytimes.com)
- AI has been overhyped for decades now. (nautil.us)
- How some neighborhoods are pushing back against corporate home buyers. (washingtonpost.com)
- A shocking number of American teachers have side gigs to make ends meet. (edsurge.com)
- What do cities lose when they lose a pro sports franchise? (theringer.com)
- On the modern 'loneliness epidemic.' (newyorker.com)
