Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. New York Times columnist Ross Douthat didn’t like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker very much. Courtesy of LucasFilmNew York Times columnist Ross Douthat is no fan of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which he thought displayed a stunning lack of imagination. He has similar complaints…
The news is stressful but space is not, so this week we are going to cruise through the void to get some much needed perspective and beauty. We will begin at our smaller terrestrial neighbor, Mars and gaze upon some surprisingly beautiful terrain. Then we will stop by Jupiter, one of the most beautiful planets…
In a week dominated by news of the global Covid-19 pandemic, companies scrambled to find ways of securely supporting employees working from home. But the challenges are extensive, and in sectors like critical infrastructure and government defense, there’s often no safe way for workers to be remote.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump suggested (not for the first…
My cousin had to cancel his bar mitzvah, which was planned for Saturday in Washington, DC. Some 100 people were scheduled to be there, but like many houses of worship this week, the synagogue suspended its services to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. For my cousin, it means postponing the payoff from years…
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Fitness can be intensely tribal. I can spot the yogis congregating outside studios or the post-barre groups at the coffee shop, but mostly from a distance as I run past.For the past two weeks, I’ve been inadvertently getting an opportunity to join those tribes. I’ve been logging into Zwift, the online fitness platform, to bike…
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.It’s official: Your reusable mug has been tainted—with suspicion. Starbucks announced last Wednesday that it is “pausing the use of personal cups and ‘for here’ ware in our stores” due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and Dunkin’ and Tim Hortons quickly followed…
A few weeks ago, David Perez’s brother handed him a package of face masks and warnings about a new coronavirus spreading around the United States. Perez had heard about Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, but he wasn’t sure how serious it was, so he started doing some research. Online, he found startling reports,…
As coronavirus spreads, health officials have had to adopt a very cold calculus. Resources are scarce, so they can only test a limited number of people. Those who are infected need to be diagnosed, monitored, and quarantined. But, sending everyone with fever or a cough to a hospital or clinic, especially in the midst of…
Infections don’t just attack weaknesses in the human body. They also exploit weaknesses in human society.Some disasters are small, and some disasters are just very far away. Covid-19 is neither. It’s big, and it’s here, and it’s fast. Infection rates are currently doubling roughly every three days. It’s going to be bad, and it’s going…
