Remembering Bill Withers through his live performances.
Remembering Bill Withers, who died on Monday at 81, through five great live performances, including this version of "Ain't No Sunshine" from The Midnight Special in 1974.
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A song for the moment: Iceage, "Lockdown Blues."
A song for the moment: Iceage, "Lockdown Blues."
She’s literally a potato.
The White House invokes the Defense Production Act for ventilator manufacturing. 1/21 Google will start releasing user location data in 131 countries, “aggregated and anonymized,” to assess the effectiveness of social distancing rules. 2/21 The Earth is moving less, thanks to the coronavirus. 3/21 Unrelated: Mars may
"I know the day we got it."
In a report, US intelligence concludes China intentionally underreported its COVID-19 cases and deaths. 1/21 The number of people filing for unemployment benefits in the US reaches a new high, with an additional 6.6 million claims this week—bringing the total to around 10 million over the
For those unable to deliver their loved ones a jazz funeral during the coronavirus outbreak.
For those unable to deliver their loved ones a jazz funeral during the coronavirus outbreak, Brass-a-Holics offers "I'll Fly Away." via Boing Boing
Dating in captivity.
The last thing America needs right now is partisan squabbling. “But when we’re back on our feet, the country needs to know what went wrong.” 1/23 On pretense of pandemic, Hungary's Orban is granted sweeping new powers, becoming the dictator of his dreams. 2/23 Turkmenistan
A poem for your week: Dorothea Lasky's "I Like Weird Ass Hippies."
A poem for your week: Dorothea Lasky's "I Like Weird Ass Hippies." Readable version here.
Good news.
"12 million gloves, 130,000 N95 masks, 1.7 million surgical masks." America is massively airlifting in medical supplies. 1/24 Here are some pictures of field hospitals treating patients. 2/24 John Krasinski, best known for The Office, offers good news from around the world. 3/24
The comedy routine America needs right now.
With businesses closed, streets quiet and neighborhood walks becoming a national pastime, it’s a great time to get into bird-watching. 1/17 From bats to humans, how a coronavirus evolves. 2/17 Researchers in New York City begin collecting blood from COVID-19 survivors, with the hope that
A normal, boring country.
The White House orders General Motors to manufacture ventilators to help handle the surge of coronavirus patients. 1/22 The $2 trillion relief package passed by Congress is meant to flush the economy with cash, but much of the money will take weeks to arrive. 2/22 The governor of