Hello, you brilliant brainiac!

And if you're in Japan, happy "respect for the elderly" day! 

Let's fill your head with some witty wisdom so that you, too, can be a respectable elder someday.

This weekend reads kicks off with advice for con artists 👀, then onto the best Youtube tips in the business, a lecture that's been given at MIT for 40 years, and more!

Big love, or as the Japanese say, please live a long life!

Chris & the 42courses team

P.S. Don't forget to sign up for next week's live Q&A on using AI at work, with Conor McCarthy!

• Ten commandments for con men: The list you never knew you needed, this one was written by an actual con man, Victor Lustig, and covers things you need to know to play the long con.
   
• Mr Best's guide to making the best Youtube videos possible: with 500 million subscribers, Mr Beast has mastered the game of Youtube. and shares whet his team have learned in this doc.
   
• Decisions, once removed: A short, but poignant read on how to make better decisions from next week's guest speaker, Conor McCarthy!
   
• How To Speak: This talk from Patrick Winston has been an MIT tradition for over 40 years. It's a bit of a longer watch, but not one to be missed if you want to live well.
   
• Typography, the overlooked hero of outdoor advertising: Watch Up To Something dissect the importance of the typeface on your billboard.

• 1519 - A Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets off on the first successful circumnavigation of the globe, though Magellan is killed en route. 🌍
   
• 1814 - The "Star Spangled Banner" is published as a song, with lyrics by Francis Scott Key and a tune by John Stafford Smith. 🎶
   
• 1860 - The first British royalty to visit the United States is the Prince of Wales, who later becomes King Edward VII. 👑
   
• 1873 - Panic sweeps the New York Stock Exchange due to a railroad bond default and bank failure, causing New York to shut its banks for 10 days amid a scandal. 📉
   
• 1893 - The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts. 🚗
   
• 1926 - Bugs Moran attempts to assassinate Al Capone in a drive-by shooting but fails. 🔫
   
• 1963 - US President John F. Kennedy proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the Moon. 🌕
   
• 1969 - John Lennon privately announces to Paul and Ringo (George was absent) that he is leaving "The Beatles" at a business meeting in London. 🎸
   
• 1972 - Police discover cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm. 🌿
   
• 2019 - Students from 185 countries stage the world's largest-ever protest on climate change, culminating in a Manhattan rally led by Greta Thunberg. 🌍