A time for heroes

Great Man Theory, 'pre-coronavirus,' and people who clean stuff for a living. Also: 7 other things worth your time.

Minor technical difficulties this morning. If you normally read this with your morning coffee, sorry for the delay. Maybe have another cup?

There’s a historical theory called the Great Man Theory. It suggests history is best explained via the biographies of men (and women, but it’s a 19th century theory so it mostly concerned men) who had outsized or eve…