Month: April 2020

Offers to try streaming services free during this quarantine

https://theportalist.com/free-streaming-service-trials-coronavirus? Free Streaming Service Trials to Distract You During Coronavirus Quarantine From TV to audiobooks, binge your favorite SFF stories for free. By Carolyn Cox Escapism can be a lifesaver during coronavirus quarantine, whether your refuge of choice is the final frontier or an alternate version of present-day America. Thankfully, many streaming services have free trials … Continue reading Offers to try streaming services free during this quarantine →

Reduction in human activity showing up in seismic results

If you ever doubted that human activity has an instant effect on the planet, here's a story that proves it. Decrease in heavy transportation and other weight pushing activities is letting the planet breathe a bit easier. Read on. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00965-x Coronavirus lockdowns have changed the way Earth moves A reduction in seismic noise because of … Continue reading Reduction in human activity showing up in seismic results →

SXSW Film Festival Heads To Amazon : NPR

(From NPR) The SXSW Film Festival joins other canceled or postponed film fests looking for alternate ways to screen their movies. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2020/04/02/826393884/sxsw-film-festival-heads-to-amazon

Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning : NPR

(From NPR) Federal and state law enforcement are asking questions about Zoom's security and privacy policies, as millions flock to the videoconferencing service for meetings, classes and social gatherings. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2020/04/03/826129520/a-must-for-millions-zoom-has-a-dark-side-and-an-fbi-warning

What you can do at home about the climate crisis, even now

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/five-ways-take-climate-action-while-stuck-home?utm_source March 30, 2020 | 6:00 AM Five Ways to Take Climate Action While Stuck at Home While we’re all staying in to do our part to fight the spread of the coronavirus, there’s still plenty you can do to advocate for a better, healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Here at Climate Reality, we face the … Continue reading What you can do at home about the climate crisis, even now →

Do you like discussions with authors? Read this

This bookstore is doing an amazing job of lining up conversations with authors that are available live, beginning this weekend. When so many independent bookstores are struggling with failure visible, this is an opportunities not to skip. Click on the "register now" link to sign up for notices.   Announcing Book Passage's New Conversations with AuthorsBill … Continue reading Do you like discussions with authors? Read this →

If you’re older but being casual about hunkering down, two facts to make you more serious

Bottom line here is -- don't TRY to comply with the requirements for protecting yourself and everyone with whom you're in contact, just DO IT. According to Governor Cuomo yesterday, you have only a 20% chance of coming off a ventilator alive -- and most people who go on them are older, with or WITHOUT … Continue reading If you’re older but being casual about hunkering down, two facts to make you more serious →

Just try finding a jigsaw puzzle

Coronavirus Means Everyone Wants Jigsaw Puzzles. Good Luck Buying One. Demand has taken off, but the world’s largest maker finds itself with fewer ways to get puzzles to puzzlers ByMichael M. PhillipsMarch 29, 2020 1:43 pm ET As if things weren’t bad enough, now there’s a shortage of jigsaw puzzles just when we need them … Continue reading Just try finding a jigsaw puzzle →

Documentaries on climate crisis to watch now

https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/8-documentaries-on-climate-change-you-need-to-watch-now/image-gallery/d73ba0628ef1fd9fb5b7de743e7d6619 8 documentaries on climate change you need to watch now Emily Chan25 Mar 2020 From fashion documentary The True Cost to Sir David Attenborough’s Netflix series Our Planet — these are the most informative films and TV shows that will up your climate IQ while self-isolating. Image credit: Juliette Abitbol and Amélie Pichard Coronavirus … Continue reading Documentaries on climate crisis to watch now →

The full story of Purell

Purell is among the rare products whose name is applied to an entire category of products. This article explains why, the history of the product, and how it permeates our battle against the coronovirus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-power-of-purell-compels-you/2020/03/26/41243960-6dde-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html The history and mystery of Purell, the most sacred goo of our new era (Pablo Delcan for The Washington Post) … Continue reading The full story of Purell →