Although her Sunday ended with an L, Caitlin Clark stole the weekend. The Iowa Hawkeyes gun-slinging superstar delivered the highest ratings for a women's semifinal game in history, beating the previous record by more than 50%. Clark-sanity even drove women's Final Four ticket prices higher than the men's. But like everything with the "-sanity" suffix, it came crashing back to earth. Iowa and Clark lost to LSU in the natty.

Hope you had a better weekend than the retired optometrist who sued Gwyneth Paltrow. Keep reading to see the latest report on his legal bill...

In today's edition:

• Italy bans ChatGPT

• Army's obesity surge

• Woodstock revisited

🔑 Key Stories

Italy Banned ChatGPT

Italy banned ChatGPT

• ChatGPT, developed by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, is an AI program that can intelligently interact with humans. It went viral following its November release

• On Friday, OpenAI announced it had disabled ChatGPT in Italy in response to an Italian regulator’s order. That regulator claimed OpenAI had “no legal basis” to collect users’ data to “train the algorithms that power the platform.” It also said the chatbot had no built-in mechanisms to protect underage users

• OpenAI has 20 days to submit data proving its innocence or will face fines

Dig Deeper

• On Sunday, Italy's deputy prime minister criticized the decision by the regulator, which is independent from the government. He called the ban "hypocritical" and said that common sense was needed as "privacy issues concern practically all online services"

Trump Due in Court

Former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in on Tuesday

• On Thursday, a grand jury in New York City indicted Trump. The charges, still unreleased, are thought to be related to a $130k payment sent to adult film star Stormy Daniels by Trump’s lawyer in 2016

• Trump is expected to appear at a New York City court on Tuesday, where he will be fingerprinted and “arraigned,” meaning the charges against him will be formally revealed. He will then enter a formal plea (“guilty” vs. “not guilty”)

• Trump’s lawyers have already said he will plead not guilty; prosecutors have said they won’t handcuff him. He plans to give a speech in Florida hours later

Dig Deeper

• On Friday, Trump’s campaign announced it had raised $4M within 24 hours of the indictment’s announcement. A campaign press release said the average donation was $34, and “25% of donations came from first-time donors”

Moderate Drinking Health-Neutral?

A study found that limited amounts of daily drinking neither helps nor hurts drinkers’ long-term health

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines “moderate” drinking as men consuming 2 and women consuming 1 drink in a single day. Studies have long debated the health effects of moderate drinking

• The new study reviewed 107 previous studies. It found that men who have 1-3 daily drinks and women who have 1-2 drinks do not experience a statistically significant difference in health outcomes compared to non-drinkers. Drinking more than a moderate amount did harm health

Dig Deeper

• Per a Gallup poll, as of 2022, 63% of Americans over the age of 18 drank on occasion, versus 36% who totally abstained from it. Men (66%) tended to drink at higher rates than women (61%). 53% of respondents reported having 1-7 drinks per week, while 12% had 8 or more

Andrew Tate on House Arrest

Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been moved from Romanian prison to house arrest

• Tate, who is British-American, moved to Romania in 2017. Last April, Romanian police raided his house; months later, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube banned him for violating speech policies

• In December, police arrested Tate, his brother, and 2 Romanian women on suspicion of operating a human trafficking ring

• All 4 have been in jail since, although no charges have been brought against them. On Friday, a judge allowed them to be released to house arrest

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🍿 Popcorn

ICYMI

• The Gray Peasant: The New York Times lost its blue verification check on Twitter after it said it wouldn't pay for one. Elon subsequently compared their twitter feed to "diarrhea"

• The few, the plump: Obesity surged in the US military during the pandemic. In the Army alone, 10,000 developed obesity from February 2019 to June 2021

• Oui don't like 🛴: Paris voted to ban rental electric scooters on Sunday. Nearly 90% of votes cast supported the ban, though just 8% of eligible voters turned out

Wildcard

• Lost and filled: A long-dormant lake in California is filling up again after months of storms. The impending melt of the mountains' snowpack will fill it more

• Shakespeare in debt: The retired optometrist who sued Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 ski crash incident may face a 7-figure legal bill

• Baby, this is what you rent for: An Arizona man rented out his house to Rihanna during Super Bowl week for $500,000. He had no idea Rihanna would be the guest

👇 What do you think?

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🌯 Roca Wrap

In 1969, 4 inexperienced young professionals were struggling to establish a music festival.

Then they secured American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival’s participation. “Once [we] signed, everyone else jumped in line and all the other big acts came on,” said the band’s drummer.

Woodstock was initially supposed to take place at an industrial park in Wallkill, NY, but town officials denied permission and backed out of the deal. After scrambling to find a venue, a dairy farmer in Bethel, NY (~2 hours north of NYC) came to the rescue. He offered to rent part of his land and the organizers jumped at the opportunity.

Organizers anticipated 50K festival-goers, yet ~186K tickets pre-sold. The late venue change didn’t give them enough time to plan logistics, and by the time people showed up before the concert, the fencing, gates, and ticket booths weren’t ready. With no organized way to charge concert-goers, Woodstock was free – and left the organizers in financial ruin.

It’s estimated 1M people converged on Woodstock, but not all made it to the venue. Traffic jammed highways and local roads, leaving many to abandon their vehicles and proceed on foot.

At that point, 1969, the US was deeply involved in Vietnam. The anti-war movement characterized Woodstock, which became a defining event for the counterculture movement and their slogan to “make love, not war.” They wanted to send a message that individuals could come together peacefully and for a common interest.

Despite bad weather and low supplies of food and water, the overall vibe was happy and harmonious. The ubiquitous use of psychedelics at the festival may have helped with that too.

32 musical acts played at Woodstock, including Crosby, Stills and Nash, who performed together in public for only the second time; Santana, who wasn’t well-known at that point; and Jimi Hendrix, who shut down the festival after rain delays. Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones were among those who declined to play.

The organizers kept ownership of Woodstock’s film and recording rights. In 1970, they made their money back after the Academy Award-winning documentary Woodstock turned out to be a resounding success.

After the event, the man who rented out the farm said, “I'm going back to running a dairy farm.” Local voters angry about the event then kicked the town supervisor out of office, and New York State Legislature and town passed laws to prevent similar festivals.

To mark the 25th anniversary of Woodstock, one of its co-creators organized Woodstock 1994, which drew 300,000+ attendees. A follow-up event – Woodstock 99 – was marred by allegations of poor logistics, sexual assault, violence, arson, and other crimes.

That’s a far cry from the experience at the original Woodstock. While the farmer never rented his farm again, he said of the young people who attended:

“You’ve proven something to the world…the important thing that you’ve proven to the world is that a half a million kids, and I call you kids because I have children who are older than you are, a half a million young people can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing but fun and music and God bless you for it!”

Have thoughts? Did you attend Woodstock? Let us know at [email protected]!

🌊 Roca Clubhouse

Yesterday's Poll:

Have you ever been the victim of a prank?

Yes: 78%No: 22%

Yesterday's Question:

Every Friday, we ask our readers 20 Questions and feature the answers here throughout the week.This week was "Lies Edition": We gave you 20 lies, and you ranked them from innocent (1) to disrespectful (10).

1. Saying you’re sick to miss work: 4.7

2. Telling a homeless person you don’t have any money: 3.8

3. “I’m almost there” when you’re 10+ minutes away: 4.7

4. Fitness instructors saying “one more rep”: 4.5

5. “It’s my last one” when it comes to sharing food: 4.6

🧠 Final Thoughts

If your Monday feels a bit dreary, throw some Grateful Dead on Spotify and channel those Woodstock vibes. Just don't start talking to your colleagues about making love, not war. We'll see you tomorrow. Hope your weeks start off great!–Max and Max

—Max and Max