How is everyone’s weekend going? Thanks for spending time with the Six and Happy Halloween!
Today we share articles on the ageless and still-making-music Paul McCartney, the inside story on the development of the vaccine, a real life “Succession” story, and how an Alaskan man survived a Bear attack.
Let’s proceed with the Six.
Inside The Messy Race To Develop A COVID-19 Vaccine.
Brendan Borrell of Esquire takes us inside the White House conversations that saw the birth of Operation Warp Speed, detailing the players and moments that came together over a matter of days. This is an excerpt from a book, which obviously goes into more depth on the subject.
Paul McCartney Doesn’t Want To Stop The Show.
I’m always amazed at what new information writers can get out of profiles of Paul McCartney. The 79-year-old former Beatle is arguably the most famous celebrity on the planet and almost all of that fame was achieved before the Apollo 13 mission. But David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, takes us behind the scenes at the Hamptons screening of the upcoming Beatles documentary, “Get Back”, which will stream later this fall. It reveals how McCartney will never shake the legacy of being in the most influential band in the history of music but continues to create and make art, even when he has more money and fame than God.
Want To Understand The Labor Shortage? Ask a Shrink.
We’ve seen the statistics on the labor market and how government incentives - and other factors - are contributing towards the Great Resignation. But in this article from The New Republic, the author argues the key to understand the labor shortage is not by speaking with economists but psychologists.
Inside The Real-Life Succession Battle at Scholastic.
Season 3 of the HBO series, “Succession” is under way and it’s off to a rollicking start. A preview of season four of the hit show? How’s this for an idea ripped from today’s headlines - Scholastic, the powerful children’s publisher known for the Harry Potter books, had been passed from father to son. But then Iole Lucchese, a top executive, was put in charge of the company. Terrific drama unfolds and chronicled here in the NY Times.
Deborah Birx Returns To Blame Trump For Spread Of Covid.
Remember Deborah Birx? She was the woman who would appear with Dr. Fauci in White House press briefings early in the coronavirus pandemic. Birx left the White House during the January presidential transition and now works in private industry. She’s back in the spotlight, making the media rounds and offering up predictable sound bites on how former president Donald Trump is to blame for Covid-related deaths and as Jordan Schachtel writes in The Dossier newsletter, “remains committed to peddling pure pseudoscience.”
How An Alaskan Man Survived A Bear Attack.
For those of us who, at some point in our lives, might find ourselves riding bikes through bear country…here’s a survival story for you. A tip? Carry a firearm, but in case one forgets to discharge firearm, use your legs. And kick. And kick again. Good read from Field and Stream.
Have a great rest of your weekend everybody. Thanks for reading as always.
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