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...
Anxiety is one of the world’s most common health issues. How have treatments evolved over the last 70 years? - Our World in Data
How to help friends and family dig out of a conspiracy theory black hole: Some tried and trusted techniques that might help. (MIT Technology Review)
Excellent charts from Michael Cembalest on the shift from old to new media
Tips for Cyber Security at Home. (GOC)
The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation: (Paul Krugman)
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops: (ProPublica)
Resy’s 2025 retrospective on the top dining trends
Why Doesn’t Anyone Trust the Media? Anatomy of a credibility crisis: Trust in the press is at a record low, with only a quarter of Americans aged 18 to 29 expressing confidence in media organizations. (Harper’s)
The Slop Cycle—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and Art: (Scientific American)
Private Equity/Credit: The Bubble and its Implications. The golden age of PE – at least from the standpoint of investor returns (AUM and fees to sponsors were significantly lower) – was during 1980-2000. During this era, PE delivered legitimately good returns – in some cases outstandingly so. The opportunity was ripe, competition was limited, and everything subsequently went right. (The LT3000 Blog)
How to tolerate annoying things: (Psyche)
Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it): Almost all of that increase came between 2022 and 2024. (NPR)
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight: The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners. (Wired)
In 2010, the median age of all US homebuyers was 39 years old. Today, it is 59. (Apollo)
What are you reading or listening to?