Happy Friday –

Have a great weekend

– David

Featured Articles: 

• NYT – The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College  Benjamin B. Bolger has spent his whole life amassing academic degrees. What can we learn from him?
• TheCut – The Last Kid in Ninth Grade Without an iPhone  They’re not in the group chat. But they’re not social pariahs either.
• NYT – Inside Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire  When her career hit a wall, the Oscar-winning actor built a ladder made of books — for herself, and for others.
• Dartmouth – 2024 Commencement Address by Roger Federer at Dartmouth
• TheFreePress – Jerry Seinfeld on the Rules of Comedy—and Life  The comedian talks to Bari Weiss about the greatest show of all time, New York, antisemitism, Israel, trusting the audience, and. . . Pop-Tarts.

Business / Markets:

• Relative Solutions – Accidental Partnerships: A New Lens on Sibling and Cousin Partnerships  Accidental partners have not made an active choice to have a long-term economic relationship – one that comes with commitment, substantial demands, opportunities, and risks.
• Bloomberg – Losses Pile Up in Top-Rated Bonds Backed by Commercial Real Estate Debt
• WSJ – The Loneliness of the American Worker  More meetings and faceless chats. Fewer work friends. How the modern workday is fueling an epidemic of isolation.
• TheAtlantic – Amazon Returns Have Gone to Hell  What happened?
• WSJ – Retailers Hate That You Buy Big Things on Your Laptop  People often prefer bigger screens and keyboards for pricier purchases—but merchants have more levers to pull on mobile

Others…

• Jalopnik – Making The Jump To Warp Speed Might Actually Be Possible One Day  Scientists think they may have found a way to make warp drives a reality, making interstellar travel more than just as sci-fi fantasy.
• TheAtlantic – The Unbearable Greatness of Djokovic  Novak Djokovic may be the greatest tennis player ever—and I can’t stand him.
• Grunge – The Hilarious Story of Boaty McBoatface  Credit DM
• WSJ – These Parents Are Shelling Out to Have Someone Else Pack Their Kids for Camp  Apparently no parental task cannot be turned into a service business.
• Porsche – The world premiere of the new Porsche 911