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Why we were fascinated with the boat in the Suez Canal

Why we were fascinated with the boat in the Suez Canal

From butterfly effect and “punching up” comedy to anthropomorphizing and edutainment.

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Eva Amsen
Apr 08, 2021
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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. 

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