#covid-19

Snow day

London, United Kingdom

London had its first snow day of the winter. We set out for a run in the mid-morning when the first specks starting to stick to the frosty tops of parked cars. By the time we were circling a park it was coming down thick. The roads were coated with a layer a couple of inches thick and quickly became communal playgrounds for bored families. Sleds emerged. Where do the sleds come from? After we got back from running I went to Dulwich park to take some pictures. We sat on a bench in the cold and had a burger...

This candle doesn't smell of anything

— Speculation: Scented Candle Ratings Down Due to Covid-19 Loss of Smell, Jason Kottke

Mask misinformation

— How a bizarre claim about masks has lived on for months, Olga Khazan in The Atlantic

Evicted in the pandemic

— His Landlord Evicted Him During The Pandemic And Then Demanded $1,100 For Him To Get His Belongings, Vanessa Wong in BuzzFeed News

Rich writers showing themselves up about COVID-19

— The Afflictions of the Comfortable, Michael Massing in The American Prospect

How the Pandemic Revealed Britain’s National Illness

— How the Pandemic Revealed Britain’s National Illness, Tom McTague in The Atlantic

How South Asian corner shop culture helped the UK survive Covid-19

— How South Asian corner shop culture helped the UK survive Covid-19, Sana Noor Haq in Gal-Dem

The Pandemic's Biggest Mystery Is Our Own Immune System

— The Pandemic's Biggest Mystery Is Our Own Immune System, Ed Yong in The Atlantic

Remote Works Sucks

— Our remote work future is going to suck, Sean Blanda