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Mouth-to-mouth only happens in the movies. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by rehmno/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. For the latest public health information, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. For Slate’s coronavirus…

In a new collaboration between Strange Beast and BBC Creative, three animators and two creatives have come together to shine a light on the BBC Local Radio programme, Make a Difference. The new series shares stories of peoples’ acts of kindness during lockdown with three animated spots so far. Directed…

Ziyang now describes his work as “post-internet micro-alienation”, for his ability to deep-dive into “contemporary technology, digital power structures, popular culture, the dynamics between identity and community, as well as the alienation of an individual’s spirit and body.” Although in some ways difficult to comprehend, it’s imperative to see his…

For 12 months’ access to an app called Calm—MSRP $69.99, with a lifetime option available for $399.99—your desktop and mobile screens will purportedly become a balm against the captive and infinite present. There are featurettes meant to help you sleep, reach peak performance, and breathe more thoughtfully. In “7 days…

In an effort to reopen safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are teaming up to create ... travel bubbles. Getty For weeks now, Australia and New Zealand have been talking about forming a travel bubble. China is considering allowing Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea in its bubble, while Israel…

Migrant workers who arrived from Maharashtra travel on a minitruck to go back to their hometowns, in Prayagraj, India, on Friday. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images The 1947 Partition remains the bloodiest, most defining event of modern Indian history. As British India gained independence and was severed in two, tens…

You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Life At Home: Sunshine EditionMay 15, 2020 Look at those two rays of sunshine! I am not sure if I have a touch of seasonal affective disorder, but my mood and energy are directly associated with the weather. More day by day than…

Humans are social creatures—given the choice, most of us would like some contact with our fellow people. The rare, pure misanthrope aside, it’s mentally taxing to be involuntarily, persistently alone. It’s why solitary confinement is considered torture. And while the social distancing and staying at home required to slow the…

Fancy VA Restaurant Social Distancing Problem? Send in the Mannequins!!! 5/14/2020 7:59 AM PT A three Michelin star restaurant in Virginia has come up with one helluva model to provide social distancing while also helping you avoid that lonely feeling. The Inn at Little Washington -- about 70 miles outside…

With the whole world doing its part to #StayHome (or at least limit our social lives to our double bubble), most of us are looking for comfort to get us through WFH, baking, and catching up on Netflix. Thankfully, there are more plus-size loungewear options out there than ever before.…