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Focused, quality-obsessed publications will take advantage of bundle economics to collect “stars” and monetize them through some combination of subscriptions (less likely) or alternate media forms. Said media forms, like podcasts, are tough to grow on their own, but again, that is what makes them such a great match for writing, which is perfect for... See more
Stratechery • Grantland and the (Surprising) Future of Publishing
People from another planet will wonder what’s wrong with earthly names, that it takes so many different ones to tag a thing. But here he lies, alongside this friend he has known only weeks, joined again after so many lifetimes. Nick and Olivia, Watchman and Maidenhair—the complete quartet of them—open to the January night, under topless columns of
... See moreRichard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
Though he had a pretty good idea he would never leave the stadium alive. Looking around it now, breathing in the warm afternoon air as the Dodgers held the Cards to one hit at the top of the first, he thought that he should have moved to L.A. a long time ago.
Scott Frank • Shaker: A novel
On a gray Saturday morning in March of 1976, two nattily dressed London sophisticates left the city, driving west toward the decidedly unfashionable environs of rural Gloucestershire. One of the two was Eric Lister, owner of a quirky art gallery called the Portal. The other had a much higher profile. At age 42, Tom Maschler was already something of... See more
captivating phrase “1,000 Songs in Your Pocket.”
Sean Ellis • Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
**Note:** Box score - speaking about my experience recording stats at baseball games with my dadJacobs argues that “strangely enough, baseball was better when we knew less about the most effective way to play it.” In Jacobs’s view, when everyone knows the most efficient way to play the game, the game as a whole loses its color and variety.