1. Charles Fain Lehman on marijuana legalization in NYC.
2. New Zealand YIMBY on the move.
3. Facts and speculations about Jackie Chan.
4. Federal judge temporarily blocks rule banning noncompete contracts. And what the FTC maybe should have done, but didn’t.
5. “To illustrate our methods, we systematically exploit data from more than 14 million high school yearbook pictures of graduating US seniors to analyze persistence and change in style. We document a striking convergence of male and female style characteristics.” Link here.
6. Scott Sumner movie reviews.
7. “Mr. Kressin’s home chapter has hosted an expert in menswear, who exhorted members to dress in a “classical American style,” and a screening and discussion of the 2003 naval adventure film “Master and Commander.”” NYT link.
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