This week’s highlights: The Michael Milken Project, Mutual Fund Tax Avoidance, and a Core Casual Wardrobe
Fifteen on Friday – Issue 330
Happy Friday,
David
Food for Thought:
Top Read(s) of the Week: II – The Michael Milken Project
Why It Matters: How did a 70-year-old ex-con barred for life from Wall Street become one of its most respected men?
Consider as well:
- VanityFair – Mark Ronson Is Ready to Make More Hits As the Grammy and Oscar-winning producer prepares to release his fifth solo record, he reflects on his collaborations with Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, and Bruno Mars, and his own new creative path.
- NYT – These Ads Think They Know You While targeted ads may be familiar by now, how they work — and the power they have — often seems invisible.
- Vox – Can anyone tame the next internet? Forces have been unleashed that seem out of control. But is it the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?
- HBR – The Art of Blooming Late Mozart was a celestial genius, but he struggled like a mere mortal during his teens and early twenties.
Business/Economics:
Top Read of the Week: Bloomberg – Vanguard Patented a Way to Avoid Taxes on Mutual Funds
Why It Matters: What happens when you take an interesting tax feature of ETF’s and bolt it onto a mutual fund structure?
Consider as well:
- NYT – The Raisin Situation One man wanted to change the raisin industry for the better. He got more than he bargained for.
- Verge – How Microsoft Learned From The Past To Redesign Its Future
- II – Inside Texas’s Exclusive, Bizarre Enclave of Family Offices
- Entrepreneur – Chick-fil-A Makes More Per Restaurant Than McDonald’s, Starbucks and Subway Combined … and It’s Closed on Sundays Why a restaurant that’s closed on Sundays makes more per restaurant than any other fast food restaurant in the country.
Culture/Tech/Science:
Top Read of the Week: PermanentStyle – Men Need a Core Casual Wardrobe
Why It Matters: While normally I wouldn’t say this article is a top-read, over 6 years of curating Fifteen on Friday has taught me one fact – there is a huge demand for articles about how to help men dress better.
Consider as well:
- Curbed – Can Notre Dame be rebuilt with 3D printing? oncr3De explores how to 3D-print the cathedral’s gargoyles from crumbled limestone and ash
- Wired – The Science Behind Nike’s New, Even Faster Marathon Shoe
- NYT – Horse Deaths Are Threatening the Racing Industry. Is the Sport Obsolete? A Kentucky family in the horse business for decades says action to address the health of the animals is overdue. The consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
- Donut – Honda Accord – Everything You Need to Know. This ridiculous and hilarious ten minute video tells you everything you wanted to know about the history one of America’s top sellers.