Friday news drop and videos of the week
It’s About to Be the Biggest Year for ETFs. Ever. Wall Street has surrendered to the $500 billion ETF rush; Vanguard leads the way as industry prepares to shatter annual record with months to go. (Bloomberg)
The five-day workweek is dead; It’s time for something better. But there’s nothing inevitable about working eight hours a day, five days a week (or more). This schedule only became a part of American labor law in the 1930s, after decades of striking by labor activists who were tired of working the 14-hour days demanded by some employers. (Vox)
Spotify’s Top Lawyer Has Spent Years Making Apple the Bad Guy Horacio Gutierrez has done more than almost anyone to push the narrative of the iPhone maker as an abusive monopolist (Businessweek)
The Car Market Is Insane. It Might Stay That Way for a While. How long will we be stuck with these shortages? Is the car biz’s COVID hangover destined to linger on? Or will the industry, like the rest of our once-dreary-eyed economy, soon return to normal? It could be well into next year before prices fall back to earth and customers see the sort of selection they’re used to at dealerships. (Slate)
The Best Memes of 2021 (So Far) What is the internet, but memes persevering? (Thrillist)
Editor’s Letter: The Plot Twist in COVID-19’s Story Our drawn-out, often convoluted fight against the pandemic has been a narrative nightmare (Walrus)
Videos of the Week - X Games Edition
TOP 5 BMX MOVES OF DAY 1 COUNTDOWN | X Games 2021
Milton Martinez: REAL STREET 2021 | World of X Games
Frankie Spears: REAL STREET 2021 | World of X Games
GOLD MEDAL VIDEO: Men’s Skateboard Park | X Games 2021
GOLD MEDAL VIDEO: Women’s Skateboard Park | X Games 2021