Thu. 04/22 - Your Grandma's Meme Stocks of the 1980s

<p><strong><em>NASA has generated oxygen on Mars. The story of the women retirees who hacked the stock market decades before GameStop and Wall Street Bets. And on the eve of his 404th death day, a look at what Shakespeare can teach us about living through pandemics.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at <a href="http://startmail.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMail.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-perseverance-mars-rover-extracts-first-oxygen-from-red-planet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet</a> (NASA)</li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-makes-mars-oxygen-moxie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA's Perseverance rover makes oxygen on Mars for 1st time</a> (Space)</li><li><a href="https://thehustle.co/the-midwestern-grandmas-who-became-stock-market-celebrities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Midwestern grandmas who became stock market celebrities</a> (The Hustle)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-shakespeare.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Living With Pandemics</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/william-shakespeare-avengers-complete-works-mcu-quirk-books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth's Mightiest Heroes Meets Shakespeare Later This Summer with 'William Shakespeare’s Avengers: The Complete Works'</a> (Marvel)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a hre