The Saturday Selection, Vol. 46

On "Francofuturism", protein, your comeback, and more.

Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.

It’s WITI, on the weekend.

Why are these interesting?

30 Hours in a Hurricane, on a Race With No Course (NYTimes)

“Why would hundreds of people trek overnight through the wilderness with nothing but a compass? Because it’s the best feeling in the world.”

The Pen That Became A Symbol of France (Engelsberg Ideas)

Since it was first released in 1970, the revolutionary Bic 4-Colour ballpoint pen has come to embody a powerful ‘myth’ of French modernity.

Big Food Gets Jacked (New York)

The insurgence is all around us: How protein mania took over the American grocery store.

You Can Always Make A Comeback (Lindy Newsletter)

BUT: “Know yourself before changing your life.”