Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the biggest venture capital firms are becoming quasi-index funds.
Quote of the Day
"Owning your content and controlling your platform is essential, and having a personal blog is a great way to do that."
(Monique Judge)
Books
- An excerpt from Sheila Liming’s forthcoming book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time." (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from Dacher Keltner’s new book, "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life." (theatlantic.com)
Society
- Americans are spending more time and money on pets. (washingtonpost.com)
- There seems to be a marked shift in attitudes toward work for younger generations. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- Lessons from the turnaround at Barnes & Noble. (tedgioia.substack.com)
- Has wealth inequality already stopped getting worse? (noahpinion.substack.com)
- Ketamine is being widely prescribed online. (washingtonpost.com)
- Plastics are a modern miracle, but a growing environmental train wreck. (bloomberg.com)
- Why you should expect to hear more about the increasingly vulnerable Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. (hakaimagazine.com)
- How teaching about race has already changed in Florida. (msn.com)
- How David Beckham pulled off one of the greatest sports deals of all time. (huddleup.substack.com)
