I shall destroy you: Governments vs pop culture heroes

Big Story: We talk about Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’. We see whether he was a hero, how much of a role the media and specifically the film played in making him a hero.

Food for thought: We go to China with its many stories of disappearing Chinese celebrities and look at the country’s relationship with the internet.

What are we roasting?

Least fave: 1) Nissin Foods is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Cup Noodle instant soup by rolling out four flavors of ramen-flavoured carbonated drinks.

(https://twitter.com/cupnoodle_jp/status/1437242199318564865)

2) Whales have fingers hidden inside the flippers!

(https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/necropsy-reveals-the-freaky-fingers-hiding-beneath-a-whales-flipper/)

What are we toasting?

Fave: Early human trials show new treatment for ovarian cancer shows shrinkage of tumours in at least half of the participants.

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