Why we were fascinated with the boat in the Suez Canal
From butterfly effect and “punching up” comedy to anthropomorphizing and edutainment.
I know I, uh, “missed the boat” on this topic (sorry) but I intended to have this newsletter out more than a week ago. Still, I thought it was never too late to explore why we all got so obsessed with the Suez Canal story, and maybe learn some lessons about storytelling along the way.
The “butterfly effect”
How can a gust of wind move one …
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