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Longform links: cultural markers
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- A Q&A with Chris Hayes author of "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource." (semafor.com)
- A Q&A with Nicole Kobie author of "The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow’s technology still isn’t here." (fasterplease.substack.com)
- Anne Helen Petersen talks with Pagan Kennedy author of "The Secret History of the Rape Kit." (annehelen.substack.com)
Housing
- Why home insurance rates have risen across the U.S. (construction-physics.com)
- If you are going to relocate people out of flood-prone areas they need somewhere to go. (nytimes.com)
Fire
- Of course there is a private equity angle in the LA fires. (thebignewsletter.com)
- What it's like to be a private firefighter in California these days. (rollingstone.com)
Masayoshi Son
- Five lessons from Lionel Barber's new book "Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World’s Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Eight career lessons from Softbank's Masayoshi Son. (hbr.org)
Technology
- AGI is going to get here before you know it. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
- Why Disney's ($DIS) acquisition of BAMTech was such a big deal. (readtrung.com)
- A look at the PayPal mafia and their South African roots. (theguardian.com)
Health
- The marijuana industry keeps pushing higher THC products. (nytimes.com)
- The wellness industry a long history of sketchiness. (bigthink.com)
Food
- Cheese making is having its Instagram moment. (tastecooking.com)
- Can you recreate a great restaurant like Charlie Trotter's? (chicago.eater.com)
Longreads
- Governments are unlikely to buy their way out of fertility declines. (ft.com)
- Public libraries are an embrace of the physical world. (worksinprogress.co)
- Succulent smuggling is now a thing. (ft.com)
- Cultures are always mixing and changing. (aeon.co)
- Storytelling is a skill that will never go out of style. (moretothat.com)
- On the science of laughter. (sapiens.org)
