#3 Mad Max, Small pox and Obama rocks
No this is not a connect question.
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On twitter, we had stories about the history of smallpox to commemorate 40 official years since it was eradicated. Corona go. Go away.
Five years since Mad Max Furiosa Road released - read up on some amazing stories about the movie.
[Bonus - A New York Times article about the oral history of Mad Max, featuring some amazing quotes. H/T Kushan]The anti-apartheid poster in the South African referendum featured the iconic Jonty Rhodes flying photo with the message “Vote Yes and Keep Jonty flying!”
Things we’re reading / watching / listening to:
Bad Blood - book by journalist John Carreyrou covers the rise and fall Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup headed by Elizabeth Holmes. A compelling read about greed, deceit and of how personality led startups get funded in the absence of a viable product.
Making Obama - A podcast by WBEZ Chicago that talks about Obama’s journey through Chicago -- how the city shaped his politics and how that helped him in his journey to become the President of the United States of America.
Stay safe & carry a ~towel~ mask
Team #9