How is everyone’s weekend going? To all readers living in Illinois, welcome to Phase 5.
That reality for most of us is not much of life change.
But large gatherings are back. In a big way.
Watching the NBA playoffs. College baseball. The sound of fans screaming and hollering through the television. It’s a beautiful sound. I attended a lacrosse game Friday night with a very good crowd. More to come all summer.
We just need to ditch the masks at all events, inside and out.
Today’s Six includes articles on a teen millionaire entrepreneur, an FBI agent turned snitch and the yokest looking kangaroo you will ever see.
Let’s proceed with the Six.
Sixteen Years Old. 1.7 Million in Revenue.
I love these types of stories, that combine youth, ingenuity and capitalism. A 16-year-old from New Jersey turned Covid into a million-dollar business opportunity. The Wall Street Journal did the original reporting but since WSJ is behind a paywall, I’m sending out this free re-purposed article via Business Insider. Who knew patio heaters and video game consoles would yield such a high rate of return? This kid did and turned it into a very profitable business.
The Lab Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19’s Origins.
In this riveting months-long investigation, Vanity Fair details how hidden agendas and toxic politics within the United States government blocked the full examination of the origins of COVID-19—namely, whether the novel coronavirus had leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. A possibility that was too quickly dismissed by nearly everyone at major news outlets, for all the wrong reasons.
Lies, Betrayal and Murder. The Snitch.
From the opening line of The Atavist’s latest—“Carle Schlaff wanted more out of his job…”—you know things are going to go wrong in this FBI informant caper, and I stayed up way too late reading through to the end to find out just how bad it all got.
Mask Compliance Relies On Honor System.
The inconsistencies throughout Covid between regulation and enforcement is well-documented, and continues to be. This columnist from the Post-Tribune in Indiana does a nice job straddling from observation and opinion as it pertains to mask wearing, the vaccine and just the overall absurdities of living with Covid in our current times.
Johnny Knoxville’s Last Rodeo.
I’ve always been interested in the career of the star stuntman of “Jackass,” Johnny Knoxville. From his place in “the center ring of the great American pop-cultural circus,” Knoxville, the co-creator of “Jackass,” looks back on two decades of public life—a lot of laughs and a lot of pain.
The Yokest Kangaroo on the Block.
We’ve all seen photos on the internet of the flexing Kangaroos. This one might be the mightiest of them all. Check out this photo and you’re reaction is likely to be, “that is one jacked ‘roo.” Photo via Instagram from Jay Prehistoric Pets.
Have a great rest of your weekend everybody. Thanks for reading as always.
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