Effing Hakkar!

In the past week, the African continent has seen a more than 40 percent rise in Covid-19 cases. 1/20

In Kenya and in other countries, a tragic question for some communities: to eat or to heal? 2/20

"Governance failures, economic inequalities, societal resilience." A range of young scholars talk about Covid-19 in North Africa. 3/20

Massive crop-eating locust swarms are heading back to East Africa while the coronavirus disrupts pesticide supply chains. 4/20

The Navajo Nation has the highest infection rate in the US following New York and New Jersey. 5/20

In Mexico, doctors and nurses are attacked on the street by people who fear they're spreading the virus. 6/20

In 2005, World of Warcraft experienced an unintended pandemic, known as a "debuff," that originated with “Hakkar the Soulflayer.” 7/20

Speaking of soul-flayers, our leader spends half of his day watching television, worrying about his image. Though maybe he takes time to read correspondence from bleach companies? 8/20

See also: Can you bleach your own hair? 9/20

Facebook removes “pseudoscience” as an option for advertisers, a category available until this week. 10/20

With parents avoiding doctor visits, immunizations are dropping at a dangerous rate, putting millions of children at risk. 11/20

No matter the pandemic, China is building what may become the world's largest soccer stadium. 12/20

Photos of a gorgeous minimalist fire station in the Italian town of Vierschach. 13/20

Fashion questions: Why are guys on Zoom wearing hats? And why did Michael Jordan’s ‘90s practice uniforms look so good? 14/20

Ireland has adopted Matt Damon during quarantine, and residents are highly protective of his privacy. 15/20

Henry Rollins is quarantining with his record collection (you can listen in). 16/20

The culinary world’s favorite rapper, Action Bronson describes five things he’s been cooking at home. 16/20

Stargazing from home is improved with apps, but you can also see plenty with binoculars, even a cheap pair. 17/20

An amateur tracker found the oldest functioning satellite in geostationary orbit. 18/20

Three things to jazz up your weekend: 1) Scenes from trippy 1930s Hollywood musicals. 2) “Jet,” a poem by Tony Hoagland for when you'd give anything for what you already have. 3) A video titled “Must-eat savory meat stew in the winter!” 19/20

TikTok is full of videos of people doing their makeup while lip-syncing to John Mulaney. 20/20

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