“Yes, transit is in freefall — but some modes more far than others.” People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them, by Kea Wilson, Streets Blog, 30 April 2020 “The Muslim holy month of Ramadan runs from April 23 to May 23 in 2020, which means that you [...]
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“America Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students. We do this by providing transformative mentorship and intensive career development.” Thank you for your interest in becoming an America Needs You Mentor Coach! Calling all coaches, calling all coaches. “Unfortunately, we are today condemned to be led by a president who has [...]
Every blogma has its day
“Restless Californians are letting Gov. Gavin Newsom know they’re over his statewide order to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. At noisy street demonstrations and in polite letters from government officials, they’re saying: Let us start getting back to normal.” Even Harder Than Shutting Down: How Does Newsom Reopen California?, by CalMatters, [...]
Blogging is a confession
“Another company, AutoWeb, disclosed last week that it had paid its chief executive $1.7 million in 2019 — a week after it received $1.4 million from the same loan program.” Large, Troubled Companies Got Bailout Money in Small-Business Loan Program, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, David Enrich, Jesse Drucker and Stacy Cowley, NYT, 26 April 2020 How [...]
Blogging is short (we wish), life is long
“There are no new comic books. Steve Geppi, head of Diamond Comic Distributors, which distributes nearly every comic sold in the anglophone world (or used to), announced this on 23 March, though senior industry figures already knew what was coming. The coronavirus pandemic had sunk retailers deep into the red. They couldn’t pay their bills [...]
The most effective way to blog, is to do it
“OED lexicographers report seeing huge rise in ‘a very short period of time’ of many coronavirus-related terms including self-isolation and WFH.” Oxford dictionary revised to record linguistic impact of Covid-19, by Alison Flood, The Guardian, 15 April 2020 “Credit card swipers have found a hard-to-detect way to target WordPress websites using the WooCommerce plugin by [...]
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“Is there anything a librarian can’t do?” These L.A. Librarians are Building Hundreds of Face Shields for Hospital Workers Using a 3-D Printer, by Gab Chabranapril, LA Taco, 13 April 2020 “Under a mask, nobody can see you smile. You may think we can see you smile with your eyes, or smize, as supermodel Tyra [...]
Never blog with a stranger
“In a letter sent to suppliers, Steve Geppi, founder and chairman of Geppi Family Enterprises which owns Diamond Distributors, outlined the terms under which the distributor would resume payments to publishers and other vendors.The payment plan applies to both Diamond Comic Distributors and Diamond Book Distributors. In addition, Geppi said Diamond senior executives will immediately [...]
It’s good to blog sometimes
“The world has been shocked by the devastating effects of COVID-19. We are aware of the enormous medical and financial burden that COVID-19 is having on the music community and we are actively taking steps to provide assistance where it’s needed most. Due to massive cancellations, artists are struggling to find the means to make [...]
In fair weather prepare for foul… and blogging!
“Digital and human rights groups have joined in a rare worldwide appeal to governments to respect privacy when handling the COVID-19 crisis. As the number of known COVID-19 cases around the world exceeds 1.2m and the number of deaths reaches 70,000, more than 100 groups signed a letter to governments urging them to be measured [...]