WE WERE ON A BREAK
A commencement speech worth listening to, a not-so-fake Magna Carta at Harvard and the "Friends" meme Warner Bros. used for an announcement about Max ... err ... HBO. Or is it HBO Max?👇🏽
But first ... we're kicking off The Weekend Digest with out-of-this-world photography by NASA astronaut Don Pettit.
Catch Pettit's interview with The New York Times, then give him a follow on X at @astro_Pettit for more incredible space photography.
🗣️ Your Conversation Starters:
🎙️ "Even people with podcasts …": Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay just gave the commencement address at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in our unbiased opinion ... it's worth the listen. 🫶🏽
Click above or HERE to watch.
🥚 $5.12: The current price of eggs, according to the latest inflation report. Will the downward trend continue, though?
📺 "We were on a break!": How Warner Bros. announced Max is once again ... HBO Max.
🇺🇸 "If Not Me, Then Who …": The Travis Manion Foundation released its 2025 Memorial Day curriculum, filled with activities and resources for students in grades K-12.
🚙 Speaking of Memorial Day: According to new AAA data, Americans are expected to break a 20-year-old travel record, with an estimated 45.1 million people heading away from home for the weekend.
📜 The real thing: 80 years ago, Harvard bought a copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Turns out, it's one of the originals.
Lorin Granger/Harvard Law School
🌱 Touch grass before apps: This app makes you connect with nature before connecting to your device.
👶🏽 Oh, baby: The Social Security Administration just released the most popular baby names from last year — and they're all adorable.
🛌 Wooden bed: What one Pompeii family used as a last-ditch effort to save themselves from the volcanic rock.
Archaeological Park of Pompeii
🎙️ This Week From Jenna:
*On location in Philadelphia* Plus ~ presidential gifts, from lions, to pearls, a famous desk and a shocking insurance policy, what you should know about past gifts to American presidents. 👇🏽
WATCH ABOVE OR BY CLICKING HERE. You can also listen on podcasting platforms everywhere (Apple, Spotify).
🎙️ SCOOP (approx. 51 minutes) Stop Kissing Your Chickens (And Other Breaking News). Listen. (SCOOP Insiders can attend this live broadcast once a week and get their news questions answered; they also receive the special video report EXCLUSIVELY delivered to their inbox along with a "cheat sheet" for the week ahead — learn more HERE).
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 34 minutes): Growing Up On Alcatraz. Watch or Listen.
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 17 minutes): Revisiting Crimea: A Forgotten Perspective. Watch or Listen.
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 41 minutes): What Does It Take To Become An American Citizen? Watch or Listen.
🙌🏽 What We Found SmartHER This Week:
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"I have to admit, when we reformed health care in America, crocodile insurance is one thing we left out."
Yes, President Obama really did receive the gift of a crocodile attack insurance policy from Australia. The stories and interesting gifts that inspired this week's "Anything But Politics" segment HERE.
And that's The Weekend Digest!
❤️,
Jenna and the SHN Team
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