Wednesday morning news drop
Extreme Heat in the Oceans Is Out of Control More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe. (Wired)
7 Charts on the Stock Market’s Wild January Volatility leads stocks to their worst start since 2009 (Morningstar)
Buy GameStop, Fight Injustice. Just Don’t Sell. One year in the trenches of the meme stock revolution. Remember the GameStop stock craze? Looks like it’s over The idea that “this time is different” is always a warning to run for the hills. On Wall Street, nothing is new under the sun: The house always wins, in the end. That doesn’t mean that the little guys can’t also make a profit, but if they think they’re going to take control, they’re asking to be thrashed but good. (New York Times)
When Will Be a Good Time to Buy a House? There won’t be a perfect moment anytime soon—but that shouldn’t stop you if you’re ready. (The Atlantic)
The State of Real Estate Why housing probably won’t collapse—or soar a whole lot more. (Fisher Investments)
Fish on the Brink: Where Did All the Mackerel Go? A fish famous for its abundance has become harder to find in many Atlantic communities (Walrus)
Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang Internal messages WIRED has viewed shed new light on the operators of one of the world's biggest botnets. (Wired)
Joe Rogan Takes No Resposbility: I think it’s great that Joe Rogan responded, in a straightforward, everyday manner. But isn’t this the guy who told Aaron Rodgers to take Ivermectin? Isn’t this the same guy who wasn’t vaccinated and said he took a cornucopia of drugs not proven to be effective for Covid and he was cured? (LefsetzLetter)
It’s going to take a lot more than Neil Young to change Spotify’s mind about Joe Rogan Other musicians aren’t boycotting the music service. Will you? (Recode)
Open letter to Tom Brady: Thank you for taking us on a magical ride Those who do what we do for a living can only get so close to knowing the real answer, so the response would usually be something like this: The way he looks you in the eye when talking to him makes you feel like the most important person; rare humbleness combined with the most lethal competitive drive and clutch gene. (ESPN)
The Race to Save Hip-Hop’s Lost Eras Why are early rap recordings so hard to find, and what does the ideal historical archive look like? (Pitchfork)
Reinventing the Myth of J Dilla Dan Charnas, the author of the new book ‘Dilla Time,’ discusses the life and work of the legendary hip-hop producer and why music journalism doesn’t often allow for this kind of storytelling (Ringer)
January: To the moon If there was hope of the new year bringing some relief to the market, that has been dashed with sales results in January. No relief to the inventory shortage – which remained at record lows for the time of year – constrained sales to 474, down 27% from last January. (House Hunt Victoria)
