Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the changing soundscape of the planet.
Quote of the Day
"The smartest people I’ve met reject the “Water in a Cup” theory. They focus less on consuming as much information as possible and more on cultivating the deepest possible understanding of the ideas that resonate with them most."
(David Perell)
Books
- Insights from "Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win" by Sachin Khajuria (newrepublic.com)
- A Q&A with Lina Flanagan author of "Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports, and Why It Matters." (annehelen.substack.com)
- An excerpt from "The Year Of The Puppy - How Dogs Become Themselves" by Alexandra Horowitz. (theatlantic.com)
Entertainment
- Money from streaming is changing the world of documentary film. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- U.S. IP is becoming less attractive around the world. (matthewball.vc)
Sports
- Why the NFL still has so few black head coaches. (washingtonpost.com)
- How Brett Favre secured welfare funds for a new volleyball stadium. (mississippifreepress.org)
- A profile of Erika Nardini, CEO of the Barstool Sports. (theinformation.com)
History
- You likely don't know the story of American reaction to the Holocaust in real-time. (newyorker.com)
- What happens to history when no one can read cursive? (theatlantic.com)
Longreads
- How owning a house became impossible for many Americans. (wsj.com)
- Victims of crypto scams by and large have no recourse. (ft.com)
- The fetanyl crisis has come to the U.S. Army. (rollingstone.com)
- Some indigenous communities rely on salmon. What happens when there are no salmon? (washingtonpost.com)
- How Vermont has avoided becoming a local news desert. (newyorker.com)
