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The myth of ‘good Covid vaccines’ and ‘bad Covid vaccines’ | Stat
By Helen Branswel Experts fear false narratives about vaccines could slow down the task of inoculating people and create other problems in the future. Like Ryan, the World Health Organization’s health emergencies director, had a conversation recently with his mother, … Continue reading
What A Year Without Carnival Means To Rio De Janeiro | New Normal
The traditional festivities for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled for 2021 as Brazil copes with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s economy and thousands of people depend on the annual celebration to survive.
Mardi Gras parades got canceled by Covid-19. So people in New Orleans turned their houses into floats
By Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN)When New Orleans’ mayor announced that the city’s legendary Carnival parades would be canceled on account of Covid-19, Megan Boudreaux wasn’t surprised. Like so many, the mom and insurance manager had known in her gut that … Continue reading
Rio feeling ‘saudades’ for Covid-canceled carnival
#Rio de Janeiro would normally be kicking off its famed #carnival now, but instead of booming drumlines, glittering floats and barely clad dancers, the Brazilian city’s “Sambadrome” is hosting a #Covid-19 vaccination drive this year. The pandemic forced Rio authorities … Continue reading
In pictures: The carnival that wasn’t | BBC News
By Francesca Gennari Rio de Janeiro Rio would normally be a riot of colour at this time of year, but carnival had to be postponed. The days leading up to Ash Wednesday are normally a riot of music and colour … Continue reading
“Going To The Cinema Is An Adventure” – Sight & Sound’s My Dream Palace | The Double Negative
Illustration by Lucinda Rogers Something we really miss right now is going to the cinema. Celebrating that previously simple act is Sight & Sound magazine’s campaign, My Dream Palace. We caught up with production editor Isabel Stevens to talk about the … Continue reading
I Asked Bill Gates What’s The Next Crisis?
I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster? The Foundation Letter is here: https://ve42.co/BG21
Photographer Captures Quarantine Life With His Mom and Ex-Wife | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on January 13, 2021 Day 12: Tensions are already rising. “Sometimes, the behind-the-scenes was more dramatic than the actual results.” The pandemic has brought together people who, not wanting to be alone, have chosen to unite … Continue reading
The indigenous tribes fighting the curse of xawara in Brazil | Independent
Ehuana Yaira at the meeting of the Yanomami and Yek’wana leaders (Victor Moriyama/ISA) Illegal mining in Brazil not only devastates the environment, it also threatens the existence of the country’s last major isolated indigenous community through the spread of coronavirus. Emily … Continue reading
When Our World Became a de Chirico Painting: How the Avant-Garde Painter Foresaw the Empty City Streets of 2020 | Open Culture
This past spring, media outlets of every kind published photos and videos of eerily empty public spaces in cities like Beijing, New York, Milan, Paris, and Seoul, cities not known for their lack of street life. At least in the case … Continue reading
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