New COVID-19 restrictions in Europe as countries battle variants
Europe continues to struggle with the rapidly evolving coronavirus as Germany’s public health agency warns of a “third wave” of…
Private jets surge in popularity while commercial airlines struggle
Commercial airlines might be struggling, but small private jets are busier than ever, especially in Florida and other Sunbelt destinations.…
The Victoria and Albert Museum Will Cut a Fifth of Its Curatorial Staff as Part of a Sweeping Round of Layoffs
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is making drastic cuts to its workforce as cultural institutions around the globe struggle amid extended and…
Relatable Tweets About The Things Parents Google
They say kids don’t come with a manual, but fortunately parents have other resources at their disposal. Perhaps the most…
The old news business model is broken: making Google and Facebook pay won’t save journalism
The federal government is talking tough about making Google and Facebook pay Australian news businesses for linking to, or featuring,…
‘A 6-Year-Old In A 90-Year-Old’s Body’ – The Children Devastated By Long Covid
“He’s like a six-year-old in a 90-year-old’s body,” says Chris Ward of his son Thomas, who first fell ill last…
25 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (Jan. 2-8)
Woof — it’s been a long week. If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer…
17 Tweets About The Funny, Real Struggle Of Returning To Work After The Holidays
For many people, Monday marked the return to work after the holidays. And for some of us, the endless emails,…
Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan
Spotify offered the promise that, in the age of digital downloads, all artists would get paid for their music, and…
‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other
The events of 2020 turned the world upside down for everyone. But the burden of life in lockdown has predominantly…
McConnell swats back at Trump amid Republican power struggle
It took four years and an election defeat. But someone with real power inside the Republican Party is standing up…
A tropical fish evolved to endure rising temperatures – but it may not be fast enough to survive climate change
The climate is changing, and heatwaves are becoming more common and intense as a result. For the Great Barrier Reef,…
UN and Ethiopia reach agreement for Tigray aid access | DW News
Ethiopia and the United Nations reached an agreement on Wednesday to allow aid into government-controlled areas of the Tigray region,…
It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate
It’d be wrong to say that we are out of recession, although that’s how the graph of Wednesday’s GDP numbers…
Net zero emissions targets are everywhere – we need to sort the genuine from the greenwash
The last 12 months have been marked by the misery of the pandemic and the accompanying economic contraction. But for…
The Smithsonian Slashes 237 Jobs in an Attempt to Offset the Ongoing Financial Losses of Lockdown
Layoffs have hit the Smithsonian Institution, the national organization that oversees 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo.…
What Would a Thanos Snap do to the Economy?
The justification was that this was necessary to restore balance to a universe that was overpopulated and putting too much…