Friday morning news drop
Don’t tell people how to feel about inflation. Everyone is worried about inflation. Of course, they are. We should never tell people how to feel, and that’s true now more than ever. Policymakers must act. (Stay-At-Home Macro)
How America’s Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain As shipping companies concentrate on the most lucrative routes from China to California, almond growers are struggling to transport their wares. (New York Times)
The Stock Market’s Future Ain’t What It Used to Be In recent years, investors often got rewarded for taking reckless risks, but in unforgiving markets, it’s harder to recover from mistakes. (Wall Street Journal)
4 Reasons the Housing Market Won’t Crash Many young people did put off settling down for longer than their parent’s generation, but eventually people grow up. They have kids and responsibilities and move to the suburbs. And when this happens most people want to buy a house. That’s exactly what’s happening. Millennials accounted for more than half of all mortgage loan applications in 2021. (A Wealth of Common Sense)
U.S. social media giants vowed to remove Russian war propaganda. It’s still there. Grid found dozens of pro-invasion posts and accounts on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram that appeared to violate the companies’ policies and public statements. (Grid)
Their Land Was Drowned by a Flood of Hydropower BC sacrificed the Kwadacha Nation’s territory to build a dam. Where does today’s quest for new energy intersect with reconciliation? A special two-part feature. (Tyee)
The Return of Coachella and a Glimpse Into Our New Abnormal The most famous music festival in America returned this past weekend, providing a preview of the strange, not-so-distant future (Ringer)
The 50 Best Rom-Coms From ‘When Harry Met Sally’ to ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ here’s the best of an endlessly watchable genre (Ringer)
Videos of the Week
Dylan Stark - Brakeless: Stark blasting to the moon.
Jeremy Berthier Commencal Segment: A few months ago, Jeremy Berthier left his local Lyon area to ride the legendary Peynier dirt jump trails in the South of France. Here’s his vision of the Perfect Trail.
Nathan Williams - Why Not? Nathan Williams 'Why Not?’ video part is an independent project with Christian Rigal behind the lens. With no deadline in sight the goal was to take some time, make something special and try something different, why not? Filmed from California to Texas, this part is just under 9 minutes of insanity that will leave you wondering what you just saw, and if it was switch?
Matt Ray - MR2: Subrosa pro Matt Ray dropping some new heat. From Massachusetts to Florida, Matt puts his dominant, smooth and dialed riding style on display at every spot he chooses.
The "303 Does PHX" Video Spencer Semien, Trevor Theriault and a killer crew from 303 take on some of AZ's biggest blocks and hottest spots. You gotta see that last lipslide.
Baker Video with Tyson and T Funk Homies, hijinks and heavy moves, Tyson cracks it open with some of his hardest hits in LA before T Funk closes out on his full-speed tear through our City. Not even the cover can prepare you for that China Banks ollie.