Longform links: built not born
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 month ago
2 MIN READ
Books
- An excerpt from Yoni Appelbaum’s new book, “Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.” (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from “Humans: A Monstrous History” by Surekha Davies. (lithub.com)
- An excerpt from “The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West” by Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Kamiska. (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from “Shift: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don’t Manage You” by Ethan Kross. (behavioralscientist.org)
- A Q&A with Eleanor Barraclough, author of “Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age.” (insidehook.com)
Business
- Why financial data, think Bloomberg, is such a lucrative business. (substack.com)
- A look at the carnage in the cable business. (variety.com)
Geopolitics
- Greenland didn’t ask to become a geopolitical pawn. (on.ft.com)
- Oligarchs were happy to support Hitler. (theatlantic.com)
Music
- An excerpt from Kevin Evers’ new book “There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift.” (hbr.org)
- An excerpt from “Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi. (honest-broker.com)
Longreads
- The Covid deniers won. (theatlantic.com)
- Why creating a viable blood substitute has been so elusive. (newyorker.com)
- NIMBYs aren’t winning everywhere. Checking in on Lexington, Massachusetts. (bloomberg.com)
- Standardization of nuclear power is the only way forward. (ft.com)
- Gary, Indiana is inextricably linked with U.S. Steel ($X). (newyorker.com)
- Want to feel better about yourself? Splash out for a bespoke suit. (theatlantic.com)
- Marching band contests these days are both art and sport. (newyorker.com)
- What it’s like when your kids never leave home. (macleans.ca)
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