Month: May 2020

Live audiences help comics get exposure and work out new material. Colin Quinn says virtual platforms don’t replicate “the tension” of being in front of a room full of strangers.

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Hunkered down but still hair conscious? Stylists and barbers are now guiding people through DIY cuts via video chat. The in-demand service provides otherwise laid-off workers with some income.

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The multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who co-founded the enormously influential German band Kraftwerk, died just a few days after his 73rd birthday.

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Evan Allgood, Johnathan Appel, and Camilla Franklin humorously imagine animals that didn’t quite make it into the Nintendo video game Animal Crossing.

The Dayna Stephens trio’s improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good example for life during the pandemic.

Pelosi author Molly Ball says the key to the speaker’s success is her mastery of the inside game in politics — building relationships, counting votes, plotting strategy and working around the clock.

As governments look to reopen social life in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some officials and tech industry leaders have proposed or implemented contact tracing to limit the disease’s spread. The Onion takes a step-by-step look at how contact tracing works.

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MENLO PARK, CA—In an effort to slow the proliferation of fake news, tech giant Facebook announced plans Wednesday to crack down on misinformation by warning users who share links from Facebook. “We want users to see accurate information on our platform, so we’re flagging disreputable sites like Facebook that often…

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When it comes to pip blips, Megan Fox takes the cake. Case in point.

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Emerson Weber, a 5th grader in South Dakota, wanted to say thank you to Doug, her mail carrier, for his service while millions stay at home. Now, she’s received dozens of notes of gratitude in return.

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