The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend -- curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
Welcome to the 17th Weekend Shift!
What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll update this post with some of the most interesting Bitcoin and crypto articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.
OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.
Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.
Sunday – 9 May
5 years ago
World’s most valuable sports teams of 2021, per @Forbes
For the May issue of GQ, @HODINKEE founder Benjamin Clymer breaks down how the Royal Oak launched the modern era of watchmaking https://t.co/1BYsO1oV20
When you think about the full spirit of what this newsletter revolution is, there’s something pure in what Money Stuff has done. https://t.co/kMxgivdwEF
A doomed mission featuring Lord Mountbatten and Ian Fleming.
5 years ago
Cheney did get some evidence he needed to make the case he wanted to make. The trouble is, it didn’t seem to be true, even to most of the CIA. https://t.co/xux9taxLad
"There are people who have been denied any say in the way the world goes or even allowed a voice in expressing their experience, their stories, their lives, and it’s great that this is slowly being put right." Read the @NYTMag interview with Stephen Fry. https://t.co/c1YpVAKA6Q
Stephen Fry is one of the good (and funny) ones out there.
5 years ago
“The difficulty of working on ‘The Simpsons’ is that each episode takes about six to eight months from beginning to end, and if you’re on staff you’re always working on half a dozen episodes at the same time,” John Swartzwelder said. https://t.co/rgbt9V3kY0
One of the most revered comedy writers speaks for (basically) the first time.
5 years ago
As Headspace and Calm move into TV production , they face a unique set of challenges when falling asleep is a metric of success. Here's how Netflix and HBO Max are approaching the mindfulness TV market: https://t.co/B4jBzKhulSpic.twitter.com/1kmWterp5m
“In fly-fishing, there’s always a tension between purity and practicality,” said David Coggins, whose book on the sport is out this week. “Between artfulness and the desire to just catch a fish.” https://t.co/WcT6SkGVy4
Today on What Next, @melissagira walks us through the sex workers’ rights movement, and whether the Manhattan DA’s decision to stop prosecuting some charges goes far enough. 🎧 https://t.co/ZAcJW71R0f
Alan Shepard became the first American in space 60 years ago (May 5, 1961) when Freedom 7 lifted off atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The 15-minute flight gave us valuable data on how humans respond to microgravity: https://t.co/j7XdaOccRtpic.twitter.com/yHZKsspHGd
Did David Berkowitz act alone? "The Sons of Sam," Netflix's latest true crime docuseries, follows one journalist who was convinced the serial killer couldn't have https://t.co/sHLsuhxAtn
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