Pandemic

Photo: ShutterstockOne of the most wide-reaching side effects of COVID-19 has been its impact on mental health. Understandably, a global pandemic has people dealing with more anxiety and depression than usual—not to mention the additional difficulties it’s causing for people with other conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress…

Photo: ShutterstockIf there’s one thing parents have learned during the pandemic, it’s this: Little kids suck at video chatting. Maybe we already suspected this based on the occasional, disastrous FaceTime or Skype call with out-of-town family. But then we were thrust into this all-online-all-the-time reality, in which video chats feel so…

Show notes This week, we welcome acclaimed singer/songwriter Whitney Rose, who has been lauded by Rolling Stone, Paste, and others as one of the top young talents in Americana. She and Mike chat about how the pandemic is affecting her creativity and career, including the sadness of not being able…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Portugal's PM Antonio Costa (R) has been out and about hinting at normality The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way people around the world live and work.From lockdowns to social distancing, most countries have enforced some form of restriction to help prevent the spread of…

Image: ShutterstockIf you’ve been thinking about writing a novel, drafting a play, starting a journal or simply keeping a record of what you experienced during this strange pandemic year, you might want to start by making a commitment to get a few words down on paper every day. Maybe a…

Amazon is reopening its six distribution centers in France beginning today, according to a reporter from CNN. The company shut down the warehouses in April due to a labor dispute with workers who alleged that the internet retailer wasn’t doing enough to protect them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The…

Electric racing series Formula E posted a loss of €10.6 million on record revenues of €161.5 million across its fifth season, or about $11.6 million and $177.6 million, respectively, based on the exchange rate at the time. The new financial figures were disclosed in a previously unreported filing with the…

(CNN)Enforcing social distancing isn't easy, even when you're simply trying to serve people ice cream.That's what Cape Cod's Mark Lawrence learned when he reopened his Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour on May 8. Customers frustrated with wait times and social distancing requirements harassed employees. A 17-year-old worker quit, and Lawrence…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Border guards took down warnings signs as the Baltic states opened its "travel bubble" at midnight The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have opened their borders to one another, creating a coronavirus "travel bubble".From midnight on Thursday, citizens and residents can move freely…

Photo: ShutterstockIt’s the biggest pandemic era question facing many parents of young children: When will it be safe for kids to go back to daycare? For the economy to reopen—for people to be able to go back to work at all—the child care issue has to be addressed, and in…