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What's Realistic and What's Not in Your Favourite Pandemic Films

How close are we to the dystopias we winced at in 'Outbreak', 'Contagion' and '28 Days Later'?
Annie Lord
4.10.20
Religion

I Nursed His Elderly Mum. He Posted Islamophobic Memes

I was always happy to help June, my elderly neighbour and friend. When she passed away, I realised her son didn't feel the same way.
Nabeelah Hafeez
4.10.20
Money

It's Time to Give Everyone Free Money

Universal basic income was once a fringe idea, but it's rapidly gaining fans thanks to our current crisis.
Angus Harrison
4.10.20
Film

I Spent 24 Hours Watching 'Cats' On Repeat

No other cultural product better sums up our chaotic, confused times. And let's face it: what else do I have going on in my life?
Ralph Jones
4.10.20
Tech news

You Can See New York City’s Mass Graves From Space

Burial trenches for people who have died in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic can be seen in satellite imagery.
Jordan Pearson
4.9.20
healthcare

NY Continued to Relocate Inmates After Saying It Would Stop Due to COVID-19

Correctional officers are considering work stoppages because the state has broken promises to halt prisoner transport, and incarcerated people are even more terrified for their health.
Katie Way
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Snowden Warns Governments Are Using Coronavirus to Build ‘the Architecture of Oppression’

VICE co-founder Shane Smith interviews famed whistleblower Edward Snowden in "Shelter in Place," a new series on VICE TV.
Trone Dowd
4.9.20
Bernie Sanders

The Climate Kids Are Not Alright About Bernie Sanders: ‘I Was Just Full-On Sobbing’

Without him, the youth climate movement lost a true champion.
Alex Lubben
4.9.20
food news

Unexpected Side Effect of Quarantine: We're All Setting Our Kitchens on Fire

Scald burns and house fires are on the rise as amateur cooks under stay-at-home orders realize they have no idea what they're doing.
Jelisa Castrodale
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Sweden Thinks Herd Immunity Is the Answer to Coronavirus

The death rate from COVID-19 in Sweden is accelerating faster than that of neighboring countries.
Steven Bartus
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Inmates Revolted Against a Federal Prison's Coronavirus Response. They Got Tear-Gassed.

Five people have died from COVID-19 at FCI Oakdale I in Louisiana.
Keegan Hamilton
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Spain Is Finally Getting the Coronavirus 'Fire' Under Control

Spain has reported over 15,000 deaths, second only to Italy, but in recent days the number of new infections has started to flatten.
Andrew Potter
4.9.20
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