Greetings from the never ending snow day.  Middle TN was hit with 8 inches of snow and arctic cold this week, just a week after kids returned to classes.  I know my children used to leave the house and go somewhere?

In this week’s levity – the Internet remains unmatched – The Future Comes for Us All, Stanley – dark times await the ‘it’ water bottle (credit MW)

David

• TheAtlantic – Why Parents Struggle So Much in the World’s Richest Country
• TheFreePress – ‘Succession’ and The End of Television’s Golden Age. Jesse Armstrong oversaw the last great writers’ room.
• WSJ – A Weight-Loss Drug Changed My Life. Will It Solve My Problem?  ‘Americans are flocking to pricey new medicines that can combat obesity, and I lost 40 pounds on one. What happens next is a new frontier.’
• SanFran Chronicle – How one California officer solved eight cold cases — in his spare time
• GQ – So, You Want to Buy a Pro Sports Team? 

• BBC – ‘Little luxuries’: The affordable treats driving consumer spending. Consumers may be easing up on splurge purchases, but they’re still buying pick-me-up products that make them feel special, a bit at a time.
• CP – “No inventions; no innovations,” a History of US Steel – Credit ML – 
• HBR – What Today’s Rainmakers Do Differently. Business development at professional services firms is outdated. Here’s what works now.
• PermanentEquity – Awe, Health, and Fear – I always find Brent Beshore’s writing to be exceptionally thoughtful
• FastCo – The Duolingo effect: How keeping the ‘streak’ is changing people’s behavior. Maintaining a streak is a major motivator, and apps have caught on.

• CBS – Neurosurgeon works to slow Alzheimer’s progression, treat addiction with cutting-edge technology
• Engadget – Apple Vision Pro hands-on, redux: Immersive Video, Disney+ app, floating keyboard and a little screaming. We got hands-on with the device once more before its official launch, with some new features available to test this time.
• WSJ – The World’s Most Famous Soccer Club Just Put Its Fate in the Hands of a Cycling Guru. Manchester United’s new investor has tapped Dave Brailsford, the architect of a Tour de France dynasty, to help turn around the ailing giant
• TheNewRepublic – The Electric Kool-Aid Conservative.  A great profile of the late Tom Wolfe.