Tag: annoyed

“The ‘National Emergency Library’ has made 1.4m ebooks freely available, many by current bestsellers, and sparked outrage from writers’ organisations.” Internet Archive accused of using Covid-19 as ‘an excuse for piracy’, by Alison Flood, The Guardian, 30 March 2020 “After a week of intense criticism, the Internet Archive yesterday posted an FAQ in response to [...]

“It has been four decades since Stephen King wrote The Stand, his acclaimed novel about a deadly influenza pandemic wiping out most of human civilization. So the bestselling contemporary horror novelist has difficulty understanding why authorities did not see the coronavirus crisis coming, or take the necessary precautionary steps.” ‘Impossible to comprehend’: Stephen King on [...]

“Economists have done the math.” What Should The Government Spend To Save A Life?, by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, FiveThirtyEight, 27 March 2020 “Why the rapid shift to digital library services necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis could help chart a new, more productive course for the digital library market long term.” Is the Covid-19 Crisis a Watershed [...]

“In the aftermath of shelter-in-place orders in California during the Covid-19 crisis, the Ripped Bodice bookstore in Los Angeles launched a “Build Your Own Care Package” program to stir up online sales this month. The shop has been closed to foot traffic with all events canceled since March 16, but the romance bookseller has already [...]

“4. Let’s face it, there are a few things NYC is really good at. The subway, the bagels, Broadway and opera. Because the Metropolitan Opera is dark right now, they are streaming a different performance from their Live in HD series every day, gratis. “8. Lana Del Rey may scoff at those who play video [...]

“Pop-up shops, student accommodation … ICUs. Two-bed prototype for a fraction of the cost of other options being built in coronavirus-hit Italy.” Architect in Italy turns shipping containers into hospitals for treating Covid-19, by Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian, 27 March 2020 “With lagging political leadership, local community groups like Reclaiming Our Homes are taking the [...]

“States like New York and California have made gig workers eligible for jobless benefits and sick days. But the companies have resisted complying.” Drivers Say Uber and Lyft Are Blocking Unemployment Pay, by Noam Scheiber, NYT, 24 March 2020 Plus ça change… “Renowned scientist Terry Hughes says huge swathes of reef have been affected in [...]

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden “West coast street artist Hijack Art has created a mural of two soldiers fending off the coronavirus in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of LA. ‘This particular issue [...]

“‘The American healthcare system is a leading example of an institution that, under political protection, redistributes income upwards to hospitals, physicians, device-makers, and pharmaceutical companies while delivering among the worst health outcomes of any rich country,’ the economists write.” Deaths of despair: why America’s medical industry explains working-class suicides, by Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 [...]

“Taylor & Francis has published a microsite that aggregates and organises all recently published COVID-19 research in one portal, including all relevant research articles and book chapters. All breaking research relating to COVID-19 is freely accessible in support of global efforts in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and further research into the virus. New research will be [...]