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...

• Escape From the Box: New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. (American Prospect)

• “The Fourth Estate is failing America”: RNC showcases how Trump exploits an “incompetent” media (Salon)

• How public universities hooked America on meat: University scientists helped build factory farming. Now, some want to protect its “social license to operate.” (Vox)

• Priscila, Queen of the Rideshare Mafia: She came to the US with a dream. Using platforms like Uber, Instacart, and Door Dash, she built a business empire up from nothing. There was just one problem. (Wired)

• The Life Cycle of Market Champions. Throughout history, certain companies have dominated the equity market, but the process of creative destruction makes staying on top for long periods of time very difficult. (Bridgewater)

• The Top 10 Upgrades That Make Your Home Sell Over Asking: We’re talking tens of thousands more. (House Beautiful)

• How Rivian Became the Anti-Tesla (Businessweek)

• Why doesn’t advice work? (or at least work better) (Dynomight)

• The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos (Smithsonian Magazine)

• Judd Apatow’s “Bob and Don: A Love Story” Watch a short film about the lifelong friendship between Bob Newhart and Don Rickles, who were not an obvious match. (New Yorker)

• Howard Marks: The Folly of Certainty (Oaktree Capital)

• Global wealth pyramid 2023 Source: UBS via Ben Carlson
  

What are you reading or listening to?