Linkfest: July 05, 2018

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What I am reading today

Enjoy your feelgood summer while you can – there may be trouble ahead (Martin vander Weyer)
Gods, men and mere mortals: organisation and safety at the Kumbh Mela (India at LSE)


Enjoy your feelgood summer while you can – there may be trouble ahead (Spectator: Martin Vander Weyer)
Renewable Energy Sector Employed 432,000 Indians In 2017, Up 12% From 2016 (IndiaSpend)
LTCG taxability of stocks needs more clarity (Mint)
Pioneering Feminist Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft on Loneliness, Friendship, and the Courage of Affection (Brain Pickings)
ZTE picks Xu Ziyang, former telecom cloud and core network unit head, as new CEO (SCMP: China Tech)
Manny Maceda talks to @susiegharib about his expectations for Bain's social activism: "It's our role to respect any reasonable view while not necessary taking a firm-wide position or agreeing with them." @Fortune (Bain Alerts)
Who Has The Best Business Model? (Trends... Find them, ride them and get off.)
Friendship with telepathy (Marginal REVOLUTION)

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