This week Jay is awash in a fresh batch of COVID headlines; including a meta analysis of mask mandate studies, and the FBI’s new claim backing up the ‘lab leak’ origination theory. Then, Suzanne summarizes details that Aaron Rodgers shared after his highly publicized four-day darkness retreat.
Plus - Swingers, candy cigarettes, feces apologies, and Jakie Robinson.
Links:
Fibronostalgia:
An oral history of Swingers:
https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-swingers/
Candy cigarettes:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cigarette
Wait what:
Huffpost - German Ballet Director Formally Apologizes For Smearing Feces In Critic’s Face:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-goecke-smeared-feces_n_63ec06ebe4b0063ccb291466
The AP - That’s an error: NYC road sign is spelled ‘Jakie’ Robinson:
https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-new-york-city-ba622678a71c42f21e1f23968d8f0bfb
Politics:
NYTimes: Do mask mandates work?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.html
Wall Street Journal - FBI director says COVID pandemic likely caused by Chinese lab leak:
SNL - Woody Harrelson monologue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8LX8MQMrag
Pop culture:
The Aubrey Marcus Podcast with Aaron Rodgers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aubrey-marcus-podcast/id521945322?i=1000602294353
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