The weekend is a great time to catch up on some long-form links you missed during the week. We think this should also include our new book, Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere. Enjoy.

Investing

The case for a quantitative value investment strategy.  (Market Folly)

The current incumbents are going to fight algorithmic investment management tooth and nail.  (The Psy-Fi Blog)

The top 5 reasons to invest in managed futures.  (CME Group)

Seven equations to build a secure retirement from Moshe Arye Milevsky author of The 7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement.  (Marketwatch)

Finance

In defense of tax treatment of municipal bonds.  (Bond Girl)

This is what banks do.  (Pragmatic Capitalism)

John Paulson’s very bad year.  (Businessweek)

A preview of Guy Lawson’s Octopus: Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con.  (Dealbook)

Economics

Stabilizing prices is immoral.  (Interfluidity also FT Alphaville)

On the rise of innovative state capitalism.  (Businessweek)

Cities generate a deluge of data.  (Economist)

Society

Why American children now rule the roost.  (New Yorker)

A look at how society has criminalized (or not) sexual behavior with Eric Berkowitz author of Sex and Punishment: 4000 Years of Judging Desire.  (The Browser)

International

Ten reasons countries fall apart.  (Foreign Policy)

Why Scandinavian countries have such a strong design tradition.  (FT)

Psychology

Who are if you spent your formative years on antidepressants?  (WSJ)

Multi-tasking will kill you.  (Altucher Confidential)

Sports

Building a better Olympic athlete.  (Wired)

How the modern Olympics got their start.  (Smithsonian)

The most amazing bowling story ever.  (D Magazine)

Profiles

A profile of Facebook’s ($FB) Sheryl Sandberg.  (New Yorker)

The US Marine that convinced a thousand Japanese soldiers to surrender.  (Surviving History via The Browser)

Entertainment

Alec Baldwin does a great job interviewing David Letterman.  (Here’s the Thing)

How does the film industry actually make money?  (NYTimes)

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