The city’s Literati Book Store launched a GoFundMe campaign to avoid bankruptcy, and created a virtual site for its famous “public typewriter” so that customers could continue to leave anonymous written messages, a company tradition. (“Oh, how I wish for a coffee not made by my own hands,” wrote someone …
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A simulation of sunsets on other worlds: from Venus to Titan
When we think about exploring other planets and celestial bodies, we tend to focus on the big questions. How would astronauts live there when they are not working? What kinds of strategies and technology would be necessary for people to be there in the long term? How could gravity, the …
Read More »Blackpink breaks YouTube 24-hour viewing record – Deadline
K-pop continues to dominate viewers on YouTube. Blackpink’s new single, “How You Like That”, has broken YouTube’s 24-hour viewing record, beating BTS in second place in over 7 million views. It counted more than 82 million visits during the 24 hours of the video’s launch. YouTube views in the first …
Read More »Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 10 million, almost half a million deaths
A man in a PPE mask passes a mural on the side of a building in downtown New York on June 26, 2020. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | fake pictures The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide exceeded 10 million on Sunday, with the United States leading the way, …
Read More »Here’s what doctors know so far about the lingering effects of coronavirus
With more than 2 million cases in the US Since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19. At the same time, there have been reports of people continuing to have long-term side effects from the infection. I am a teacher …
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