Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the Vatican picks new saints.
Quote of the Day
"The most compelling publications or media brands are the ones that can throw the best parties, because it shows they can mobilize an IRL group of interesting people, who are then consumers and customers and clients."
(Kyle Chayka)
Books
- Insights from Tae Kim's "The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant." (wsj.com)
- A Q&A with Caroline Crampton author of "A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria." (npr.org)
- A Q&A with Claire Bishop author of "Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today." (thenation.com)
Aging
- The West is not really prepared for a rapidly aging populace. (theatlantic.com)
- China is rapidly aging. A look at the future in Fushun. (wsj.com)
- 'The Blue Zones' concept doesn't hold up to scrutiny. (newrepublic.com)
Global
- South Koreans are pushing back against the families than run much of the economy. (bloomberg.com)
- Western sanctions have not prevented Russia from acquiring semiconductors. (msn.com)
- How Madrid tripled the size of its metro system over 12 years. (worksinprogress.co)
- How Notre Dame cathedral was reborn. (nytimes.com)
Medicine
- More companies are targeting the microbiome as a treatment for disease. (bloomberg.com)
- A high profile doth not a successful drug, or business make. (wsj.com)
Sports
Longreads
- Homes matter to us because we invest so much in them. (commonreader.wustl.edu)
- More native Hawaiians now live outside Hawaii than within. (theatlantic.com)
- Why more migrants are drowning in the Rio Grande river. (wapo.st)
- Live Nation ($LYV) makes money in a lot of different ways. (sherwood.news)
- What happens when an undersea cable breaks. (nytimes.com)
- Elon Musk is building his own 'company town' in Snailbrook, Texas. (sherwood.news)
- Remember when the future was supposed to be cool and glamorous? (worksinprogress.co)
