On the debate, Michael says,
You know that what they’re all angling for is just one sound bite. If they can just say one devastating comeback or coin one catchphrase that literally will last seconds that will become a meme, get hot on social media, be rerun on cable news. That’s almost the best that most of these people can hope for. And in a way, maybe it's the best that any of them can hope for.
Also mentioned this week:
- FiveThirtyEight, DNC Lopsided Debate
- Deadline, Elizabeth Warren Turn Debate Short Straw to Her Favor,
- Wikipedia, Rule of Seven Plus or Minus Two
- The Guardian, Where do 2020 Democratic candidates stand on key issues?
- New York Times, Design of Harriet Tubman $20,
- New York Times Take Jackson Off the $20 Bill, Put a Woman in His Place
- Women On 20s
- Tubmanstamp.com
- Proposal for Tubman $20 bill with Leo and Diane Dillon’s Tubman illustration
- Zachary Lipez, The Washington Post, How Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ image went from underground album cover to a piece of cultural ubiquity
- KnowYourMeme, Unknown Pleasures
- Katie Notopoulos, Edie McClurg Twitter thread
- Edie McClurg on IMDb
- TMZ, Edie McClurg Battling Dementia
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