We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• The Anti-California: How Montana performed a housing miracle (The Atlantic)

• The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year (McKinsey)

• Taxing the 1 per cent: Public Opinion vs Public Policy (Cambridge Core)

• See Inside a Ghost Town of Abandoned Mansions in China (Architectural Digest)

• Google’s Search Box Changed the Meaning of Information (Wired)

• Why Did Scouts Whiff on Luis Arraez, MLB’s Base-Hit King? (The Ringer)

• Yes, there is a cure for bullshit The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever. (Nautilus)

• The Owls Are Not What They Seem (The Atlantic)

• The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet (CNET)

• The Procrastinator’s Paradox: What if delaying your work is part of the process? (Businessweek)

• Notes from Grief Camp: Every summer, more than a hundred kids spend a weekend at Camp Erin swimming and canoeing. They also learn to deal with death. (The Walrus)

What are you reading or listening to?