And the Holmesie Award Goes To…
Presenting the Holmesies, honoring the winningest content and the most memorable characters from Silicon Valley’s trial of the century.
For 17 emotional weeks, the Elizabeth Holmes trial had all the makings of a primo soap opera: heartache, drama, sex, lies, twists, turns and one helluva femme fatale. We had main characters: disgraced Theranos chief Elizabeth; her bescarfed mother, Noel; her partner and Burning Man companion, Billy Evans; anti-keyboard crusader Judge Edward Davila; star witness and four-star Marine general James Mattis.
We had intrigue, in the form of salacious text messages. We had bombshells. We even had whispers of an interpodcast blood feud (the “Bad Blood” gang are really not fans of the “The Dropout” crew, apparently). Given the cinematic tenor of the trial, we decided to honor its conclusion Hollywood-style: by handing out Holmesies, The Information Weekend’s hand-picked awards for the best content, characters and courtroom exhibits that filled the past 120-odd days of our lives. The envelope please…