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Brazil father mourns son as coronavirus toll rises

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may think the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t that big of a deal. But don’t tell that to a Rio taxi driver whose son succumbed to the disease (Dec. 16) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress

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Christina Gestra – Inside Out

‘Inside-Out’ – 2 short films inherently linked and collectively working in tandem, as one essentially creates the other (i.e. the reflections and shadows on the wall in the first film ‘inside’ are created by the trees and sunlight filmed in … Continue reading

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How Has Public Space Changed in 2020?

How did the pressure of rethinking streets, activities, and transportation systems transform public space in 2020? Written by Andreea Cutieru The pandemic provided a unique circumstance for city-scale experiments regarding mobility, while immediate responses showed the transformative power of tactical … Continue reading

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Aliza Nisenbaum – Exhibition at Tate Liverpool | Tate

Aliza Nisenbaum (b.1977, Mexico) is a New York based painter best known for her bright, large-scale portraits of community groups. Inspired by the dedication of Liverpool’s key workers, the artist has created a series of new paintings of NHS staff … Continue reading

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How to make a vaccine in record time

Vaccines usually take decades to develop – so how is Oxford University’s ChAdOx1 nCoV-1 vaccine trial moving so quickly? It comes down to careful planning, extraordinary logistics and a whole lot of help from partners around the world. Find out … Continue reading

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Aachoo!! A Sneezing Pensioner Knocks Down a Row of Houses in New Banksy Work in Bristol

In what could be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek warning about not wearing a mask during the times of COVID-19, residents of Totterdown, Bristol, awoke to a new mural by the elusive artist Banksy. The work depicts an older pensioner sneezing … Continue reading

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The year of virtual travel: the benefits of exploring the world through webcams | The Conversation

Author David Jarratt Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of Central Lancashire As our freedom of movement continues to be curtailed due to COVID-19, webcam travel seems set to continue. During the first UK lockdown I received an email from … Continue reading

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Here’s Why Vaccinated People Still Need to Wear a Mask

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A Portrait of the Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine | Kottke

Artist and biologist David Goodsell has done a painting of the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine. The vaccine structure is highly idealized, with spike mRNA in magenta, lipids in blue, and PEG-lipid in green. The background is blood serum or lymph. Both … Continue reading

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After the Silence

Selection of shots representing the return of everyday life after the silence of first lockdown. Shot on a Sony A7III + Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 + Tiffen Black Pro Mist 1/2 Filter. Summer 2020, Hamburg, Germany. Follow me on Instagram … Continue reading

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