A factory in New York is racing to make enough vials to deliver more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by January.
A factory in New York is racing to make enough vials to deliver more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by January.
↩︎ The Ne…
RIP, Sylvia Novak, the Instagram influencer who never was.
Sylvia Novak, born this past May from a computer and describing herself as a “coffee-operated robot living her best life,” died last week at the age of 80.
From a report in Variety on her online life and celebrity:
Sylvia made a lot of friends in that brief window of time, saw a lot of people sliding into her DMs, and experienced everything a woman could in cyberspace, from protestations of love from middle-aged men to innocent requests for boy advice from 13-year-old girls. Much of this surfaced at an emotional online wake for Sylvia, which was held online as part of documentary festival IDFA’s new media strand, after Ziv Schneider’s art project had its world premiere in the DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling.
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A man in Singapore was charged with illegal public protest after he held up a sign with a smiley face outside a police station.
A man in Singapore was charged with illegal public protest after he held up a sign with a smiley face outside a police station.
↩︎ The Economist
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For your weekly lockdown wanderlust: Photographs of Chinese restaurants in small French towns.
For your weekly lockdown wanderlust: Photographs of Chinese restaurants in small French towns.
↩︎ Eric Tabuchi
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Around 140 Japanese businesses have existed for more than 500 years. “Their No. 1 priority is carrying on.”
Around 140 Japanese businesses have existed for more than 500 years. “Their No. 1 priority is carrying on.”
↩︎ The New York Times
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A contest of the year’s best book covers finds similar graphic themes in different works of fiction.
A contest of the year’s best book covers finds similar graphic themes in different works of fiction.
↩︎ Electric Literature
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Among Giphy’s most-viewed GIFs of 2020: lots of warmth and positivity, and a cute little dumpster fire.
Among Giphy’s most-viewed GIFs of 2020: lots of warmth and positivity, and a cute little dumpster fire.
↩︎ Giphy
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Washington and Idaho are experiencing the fallout from when states share a border—but not the same coronavirus restrictions.
Washington and Idaho are experiencing the fallout from when states share a border—but not the same coronavirus restrictions.
↩︎ ProPublica
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What John Lennon did on his final day.
By the time John and Yoko had made their way downstairs from the Record Plant, they had decided that they wanted to go straight home and say goodnight to Sean, who was back in apartment 72 with his nanny. They could get a…