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...

• Elon Musk, Welfare Queen (No Mercy No Malice)

• When are tariffs good? (Noahpinion)

• Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US - China Trade War (Wired)

• 33 Ways To Improve Your Life, Japanese Style (Mr Porter)

• The crypto industry’s debanking smokescreen: Cryptocurrency companies have co-opted legitimate concerns about banking discrimination to fight regulation - and Congress is buying it. (Citation Needed)

• The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown (Foreign Affairs)

• “I Was a Starter Wife”: Inside America’s Messiest Divorce. Justine Musk reveals the truth about her marriage (Marie Claire)

• A Visit to Dog College: From disaster response to disease detection, these canines choose their own career paths. (Popular Science)

• 50 Surprising Facts About ‘Saturday Night Live’ (Mental Floss)

• How Lorne Michaels manages creative people after 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live’ (Fast Company)

• Grand Theft Auto: Real Life When a car is stolen in the US, there’s a good chance that the thief is a teenager, and that the vehicle will end up in western Africa. (BusinessWeek)

• My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword (Outside)

What are you reading or listening to?