Hello there, you Weekend Reader!

Aren't Easter Eggs the most wonderful concept?

Not the chocolate treats, although those are pretty delicious too, but the little secrets left in media for die-hard fans to find.

We've left dozens in our courses, like little nods to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Don't Panic - you can go back and find them 😉), but we've also got a few for you to find in today's weekend reads. Let us know which ones you spot!

As always, big love,
Chris & the 42courses team x 

• Is this the end of Hollywood? In a world where it's basically free to create and distribute content that's as good as a "real" movie, what happens to Hollywood? Much more than movies, this is about the grand shift in how creators work.
   
• Is investing skill or just dumb luck? Why you shouldn't bet your life's savings on the spin of a roulette wheel (literally - in this case, it's not a figure of speech.)
   
• A simple process to make you more creative: Introducing the five-stage creative process, told through the charming story of the passionate photographer who figured out how to print pictures in newspapers in 1881. (Another gift to us from Sebastian!)
   
• 5 powerful insights from a master storyteller: Why characters need flaws, why conflict is everything, why emotion trumps logic and more. A summary of highlights from our podcast with the luminous Will Storr.
   
• 44 harsh truths about human nature: This is a big one - a three-hour interview with Naval Ravikant that you can hop and skip through, but it is packed with stunningly poignant insights about how to get the most out of your one and only life.

• 1593 – Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis is registered for publication—his first printed work and biggest hit in his lifetime. 📜

• 1775 – Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott ride out from Charlestown to Lexington shouting, “The regulars are coming!” 🐎

• 1783 – George Washington announces the end of hostilities in the American Revolution and grants troops an extra booze ration to celebrate. 🍻

• 1876 – Daniel O’Leary completes a 500-mile walk in just under 140 hours. (Rumour has it he walked 500 more)🚶

• 1881 – The Natural History Museum opens in London, showcasing nature’s weirdest and most wonderful treasures. 🦖

• 1924 – Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book, puzzling minds ever since. ✏️

• 1930 – When your news is so slow, there ain't any - a BBC announcer delivers the 8:45pm news by saying, “There is no news,” and plays piano music instead. 🎶

• 1968 – London Bridge is sold to a US oil magnate and shipped to Arizona. He thought he was buying Tower Bridge, but the UK had a no-returns policy on bridges. 🌉

• 1985 – Wham! became the first Western pop act to release an album in China, taking '80s pop global. 🎤