Mouse Plague in Oz

from The Guardian ‘You can’t escape the smell’: mouse plague grows to biblical proportions across eastern Australia Locals who have endured months of mice and rats getting into their houses, stores and cars are praying heavy rain will help wipe them...

The COVID Seas

from The Daily Beast via Yahoo! News Coronavirus Nightmare at Sea for the World’s Most Essential Workers by Charissa Isidro Jaisal Bhati “We were out of sight and out of mind,” says Second Officer Jaisal Bhati. “Everybody forgot about us (and) everyone turned a...

Big Brother Pollock

from artnet Jackson Pollock’s Older Brother Charles Was the Family’s First Artist. Now, an Exhibition Brings Their Work Together for the First Time Their careers diverged, but the brothers remained devoted to each other. by Katie White Jackson and Charles Pollock in...

The Old Game Lady

from Bloomberg via MSN Facing Post-Trump Slowdown, New York Times Eyes $100 Billion Games Market by Gerry Smith (Bloomberg) — The most searched-for terms on the New York Times website last year weren’t “Trump” or “Biden” or even “coronavirus.” They were...

Post-COVID Pico

from The LA Times A year of change on Pico Boulevard Los Angeles imposed coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses on March 15, 2020. It was the beginning of a year of loss, upheaval and constant adaptation. Public health rules kept...