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It looks like one of the U.S.’s bigger music festivals is seeing another delay. Variety reports that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been pushed back once again, from October 2021 to April 2022, according to industry sources. This could potentially be the fourth time the festival has been postponed, after April 2020 […]
For those of us who make live shows a central part of our existence, the total absence of them over the past year has added an extra layer of gloom to the abysmal pandemic experience. The industry-wide move to pause or outright cancel music festivals and individual artist tours, of course, was an inarguably necessary […]
As we’re now more than a year into the monotonous gloom of the pandemic era, a question that’s tossed around with varying levels of understanding is “When can we hurl ourselves back into a full-blown normal life?” During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci—President Biden’s chief medical advisor—was […]
A Georgia official is facing mounting backlash over his alleged anti-Asian Facebook posts. Jay Baker of Georgia’s Cherokee County Sheriff’s office has been accused of promoting racist, xenophobic graphic tees that read: “COVID-19 imported virus from CHY-NA.” The posts featured several close-up images of the shirt designs as well as the print shop where they could be […]
Two pediatricians from Florida believe the first known baby with COVID-19 antibodies was born in late January, WPBF reports. Dr. Paul Gilbert and Dr. Chad Rudnick, of Palm Beach County, said the unidentified woman is a front-line healthcare worker, who was given the first dose of the Moderna vaccine while she was 36 weeks pregnant. When […]
Facebook, a place often rife with misinformation of all kinds, announced on Monday a number of newly implemented measures aimed at limiting the spread of harmful pandemic and vaccine-related posts. “The data shows the vaccines are safe and they work,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday. “They’re our best hope for getting past this virus […]
Bahamas hotel chain Baha Mar is tempting guests to stay by offering free stays or private jet rides home if they test positive for COVID-19. As detailed in the chain’s “Travel with Confidence” initiative, the offer is to encourage guests to take on-site rapid COVID-19 testing. If the test comes back positive, the guests will […]
Disneyland Paris has scrapped its April 2 reopening plans as the city experiences another surge in COVID-19 cases. The theme park made the announcement Friday, stating it will postpone operations indefinitely and “will share updates when possible.” “Due to prevailing conditions and travel restrictions across Europe, Disneyland Paris will not reopen on April 2 as initially planned. We […]
Joe Biden is taking major steps to get the pandemic-stricken country “closer to normal.” The president laid out his COVID-19 response plan during his primetime address to the nation on Thursday night, which took take place exactly one year after the pandemic was declared. Biden’s plan reportedly includes using active duty troops to assist with vaccine distribution, as well as his plan […]
Vaccinations in America have begun to give people hope that they’ll be able to return to “normal” living come this summer. Add to that the fact that states like California and Texas are reopening with no restrictions and it feels like we are tempting fate with another spike in infection rates. Despite all of that, […]
