Prince, you’ve been gone.
The FDA plans to authorize the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15 by early next week. / Ars Technica
A plan to waive patents to enable other countries to make generic vaccines wins some backers in the Biden administration. It might just be in our best interest. / The New York Times, Politico
Counter-argument: Voluntary licenses are a more promising way to get vaccines to the developing world. / The Washington Post
Meanwhile, Gilead sues Russia for allowing a domestic company to manufacture remdesivir. / STAT
The UN's global COVAX program secures 34 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine. / Al Jazeera
The founder of Moderna predicts we'll have the first non-vaccine mRNA therapeutic drug within five years. / Quartz
President Biden lifts the annual refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500. / BBC News
The EPA proposes to slash the use of a climate-warming gas frequently found in air conditioners by 85% over the next 15 years. / Reuters
An open secret: Companies buy California's mostly meaningless forest offsets to justify polluting more. / ProPublica
Is there enough open land in the US to build 250 million acres of new wind farms? Yes, but it's complicated. / Bloomberg
The violence that has spread across Northern Ireland this month sparks fears of a return to The Troubles. / NBC News
How horny will this summer be? Interviews with interested parties like college students, bartenders, condom companies. / Vox
Watch: With lockdown loosening in New York City, Desus and Mero tour The Met. / The Morning News
Science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer has a handful of tips on how to rewild your balcony. / Esquire
After the year we've had, Foster Kamer says now is the time to unplug from the internet, "turn off, tune out, and drop in." / The New York Times
Science fiction often reflects the tropes of Westerns and their settler-colonial past—but space exploration will be harsher and emptier. / Clarke's World
Unrelated: One vending machine in Japan only sells insects. / The Mainichi
In case you missed it, Yahoo Answers is disappearing May 4. Revisit its highlights, such as "VERY POPULAR Techno Song? They play it in clubs!!?" / The Verge
A tech reporter accounts for her 28 browser extensions. One sends random data to foil micro-targeting. / Gizmodo
The 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame broadcast that's famous for Prince's guitar solo during "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" has been re-edited for more Prince. / The Morning News
And in case you need this, here is a very gentle article with pretty pictures about finding your garden. / The Financial Times
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