The new variant in town, when you should get vaccinated and what to do if you get sick
Although new COVID cases have dropped since the summer surge, there’s a new variant in town that will fuel winter illness. There’s also a new vaccine, but adoption has been slow so far. Whether you caught COVID during the summer…
The “Black Swan” events that changed technology
Black swan events pose a real threat to the technology industry, but they also offer opportunities. getty In the world of technology, where innovation is the lifeblood and disruption is the norm, there lurks a hidden threat: Black Swan events….
Journalists share experiences from COVID reporting in EMU’s new oral history archive
A new oral history archive at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) contains 33 interviews with female journalists from around the world who covered the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak. From May to September last year, EMU Associate Professor of Journalism Dr….
How the Cantonese roast restaurant Rice Service in Berlin is based on identity stories
The two hit it off immediately because they are of Southeast Asian ethnic background but grew up in Europe. Lam invited Pham to his parents’ house in Northampton, where his father cooked for them. Rice Service co-founders (from left) Thu…
Can the big fat Indian wedding go without an invitation for a companion?
Indian weddings are known for their pomp and extravagance. Everything from the food to the decorations, the outfits and the guest list is anything but subtle. If the mere association of the word ‘small’ with an Indian wedding is an…
Tourism in Palm Beach County is booming and the lodging tax is generating record revenues
Palm Beach County’s booming tourism economy generates record lodging tax revenues, ensuring the county has enough money to pay off the convention center and baseball stadium bonds on time, maintain the beaches and market the region as a premier destination….
Endangered butternut trees thrive in western Quebec forest, says group
Disease-resistant seedlings of an endangered tree species are thriving in their first season in a western Quebec forest, according to the conservation group that planted them. Butternut trees are native to Canada and are found in Ontario, Quebec and New…
