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Anti-ageing is a disappointing pursuit. It has been since Ponce de Léon went searching for the Fountain of Youth and found Florida. There is no point at which the anti-ageing will have worked – when you look in the mirror and say, “I’ve done it! I’m anti-aged!” Once you buy into the concept of anti-ageing, you buy in forevermore.
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Jessica DeFino
If you run a mutual fund, a high mark is good for investors who *take money out*, while a low mark is good for investors who *keep money in*.
Money Stuff: CoinDeal’s Bentleys Weren’t Real
Matt Levine
I see tons of essays called something like “On X” or “In Praise of Y” or “Meditations on Z,” and I always assume they’re under-baked. That’s a topic, not a take.
28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing
Adam Mastroianni
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