Jill Lepore

Yeah, it's Zaphod Beeblebrox, who is the captain of the Heart of Gold spaceship, which is what Musk has promised his first spaceship to Mars will be called in honor of Beeblebrox. evil rocks. He's a goon. He is the most self-deluded, grandiose idiot. He's a bumbling fool.

Yeah, it's Zaphod Beeblebrox, who is the captain of the Heart of Gold spaceship, which is what Musk has promised his first spaceship to Mars will be called in honor of Beeblebrox. evil rocks. He's a goon. He is the most self-deluded, grandiose idiot. He's a bumbling fool.

And the whole point of Hitchhiker's Guide, which is itself a spoof of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, which it does not take seriously, is an indictment of the mega wealthy.

And the whole point of Hitchhiker's Guide, which is itself a spoof of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, which it does not take seriously, is an indictment of the mega wealthy.

And the whole point of Hitchhiker's Guide, which is itself a spoof of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, which it does not take seriously, is an indictment of the mega wealthy.

So one of the details I came across in doing the work for this series, I found an old auction notice for the typewriter that Douglas Adams used to write the scripts around 1976, 1977. And it has a sticker on the side, a bumper sticker on the side of the typewriter that reads, End Apartheid. Like, think about that. Think about Douglas Adams writing Antichrist Guide in the middle of the 1970s.

So one of the details I came across in doing the work for this series, I found an old auction notice for the typewriter that Douglas Adams used to write the scripts around 1976, 1977. And it has a sticker on the side, a bumper sticker on the side of the typewriter that reads, End Apartheid. Like, think about that. Think about Douglas Adams writing Antichrist Guide in the middle of the 1970s.

So one of the details I came across in doing the work for this series, I found an old auction notice for the typewriter that Douglas Adams used to write the scripts around 1976, 1977. And it has a sticker on the side, a bumper sticker on the side of the typewriter that reads, End Apartheid. Like, think about that. Think about Douglas Adams writing Antichrist Guide in the middle of the 1970s.

You know, the anti-apartheid movement, the boycotting is going on. It's a really strong movement. It's not as powerful as it would become in the 80s, right? It's not like everybody who's got an anti-apartheid sticker on their typewriter in 1977. But Douglas Adams does.

You know, the anti-apartheid movement, the boycotting is going on. It's a really strong movement. It's not as powerful as it would become in the 80s, right? It's not like everybody who's got an anti-apartheid sticker on their typewriter in 1977. But Douglas Adams does.

You know, the anti-apartheid movement, the boycotting is going on. It's a really strong movement. It's not as powerful as it would become in the 80s, right? It's not like everybody who's got an anti-apartheid sticker on their typewriter in 1977. But Douglas Adams does.

I mean, in fairness, Musk left South Africa at the age of 17. And you could easily conclude that that was in order to avoid compulsory military service in defense of the regime. And I think that's the charitable way to understand his desire to leave the country.

I mean, in fairness, Musk left South Africa at the age of 17. And you could easily conclude that that was in order to avoid compulsory military service in defense of the regime. And I think that's the charitable way to understand his desire to leave the country.

I mean, in fairness, Musk left South Africa at the age of 17. And you could easily conclude that that was in order to avoid compulsory military service in defense of the regime. And I think that's the charitable way to understand his desire to leave the country.

There's this famous interview he gave with Jordan Peterson in which he said, you know, in 2020 during the pandemic, he was sort of pressured into approving puberty blockers for one of his children. And he greatly regretted it. And now he would say, you know, the woke mind virus killed my son. His daughter, Vivian Wilson, essentially disowned him. And she has said, you can't blame him.

There's this famous interview he gave with Jordan Peterson in which he said, you know, in 2020 during the pandemic, he was sort of pressured into approving puberty blockers for one of his children. And he greatly regretted it. And now he would say, you know, the woke mind virus killed my son. His daughter, Vivian Wilson, essentially disowned him. And she has said, you can't blame him.

There's this famous interview he gave with Jordan Peterson in which he said, you know, in 2020 during the pandemic, he was sort of pressured into approving puberty blockers for one of his children. And he greatly regretted it. And now he would say, you know, the woke mind virus killed my son. His daughter, Vivian Wilson, essentially disowned him. And she has said, you can't blame him.

this on me like that's a story that he tells that makes him feel happier about himself like there was something virtuous in his mind about about his rightward turn but he had always been this way so it's a family saga I don't have any particular insight into that

this on me like that's a story that he tells that makes him feel happier about himself like there was something virtuous in his mind about about his rightward turn but he had always been this way so it's a family saga I don't have any particular insight into that

this on me like that's a story that he tells that makes him feel happier about himself like there was something virtuous in his mind about about his rightward turn but he had always been this way so it's a family saga I don't have any particular insight into that