Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at what next for Russia’s Google, Yandex.
Quote of the Day
"The internet is a meteor that crashed into human civilization. We absorbed the initial impact. Now, we need to figure out how to fit all the pieces back together."
(Dror Poleg)
Books
- An excerpt from “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry” by Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz. (washingtonpost.com)
- An interview with David Wengrow, co-author of "The Dawn of Everything." (wired.com)
- An excerpt from "Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It" by M. Nolan Gray. (fastcompany.com)
Health
- Researchers are looking more at the relationship between circadian rhythms and health. (nytimes.com)
- On the mystery of human hibernation. (cnet.com)
Profiles
- The story of arguably the worst elected official in the U.S. (defector.com)
- A profile of the greatest magazine writer of his generation, the now-retired Gary Smith of SI fame. (si.com)
- A profile of Jeremy Allen White star of 'The Bear.' (gq.com)
Longreads
- New weight loss drugs from Novo Nordisk ($NVO) and Eli Lilly ($LLY) are game changers but come along with a lot of questions. (ft.com)
- The federal government has stopped funding moonshots. How startup can help fill the gap. (notboring.co)
- Pressures along the Southern border is unrelenting. (washingtonpost.com)
- Wealth inequality is showing up in the number of middle class neighborhoods. (nytimes.com)
- Prenups are just for the rich and famous any more. (newyorker.com)
- Don't read history for the lessons. (commoncog.com)
- In praise of summer camp. (wsj.com)
