Daily Reads

-July 1 — Today’s Heather Cox’s column is a must read (though that goes for most days). I think people don’t realize how close the US is for its democracy to being dissolved by right wing crazies.

-Americans Are Done With 5-Days a Week in the Office. Here’s What That Means for the Economy — there are still too many companies, CEOs, and managers who are having their heads stuck in the sand.

-Summer Camps Reopen to a Stampede of Stressed-Out U.S. Parents — the summer between i finished high school and started the mandatory military service I was a camp counselor in a Summer Camp in Ohio. I wouldn’t want to miss this experience, I still tap into things I learned back then, today.

-I Wrote James Bond Movies. The Amazon-MGM Deal Gives Me Chills — I have very low expectations for this partnership, and as usual it is the smaller partner (MGM in this case) that will lose out. While I can’t really say how innovative MGM has been, but a tie up with Amazon that will want to use it to make Prime more sticky will only lead to kill off any innovation left, and will drive up more sequels and copies.

-L.A. Is a City State — If it was up to me I would be living in LA (don’t ask), i love the city, and I love to read about it.

Carsten Schmidt @carstens