Andre Leon Talley, Thierry Mugler, and Thich Nhat Hanh, and so it goes.
"Amy Schneider broke yet another 'Jeopardy!' record on Monday, knocking fellow star Matt Amodio out of the second-place spot for consecutive wins on the quiz show. Schneider, the first woman to earn $1 million in winnings on the show, has now won 39 games and $1,319,800."
"The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever built, has reached its final destination in space. Now comes the fun part."
"NASA's Perseverance rover managed to spit out pieces of rock that had been blocking its Mars-sampling gear since late December."
"The Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council is looking for the next landlord of Piel Island, a scenic, 50-acre landmass half a mile off England's northwestern coast that is home to wildlife, castle ruins and a centuries-old pub. The local government is hoping to award the 10-year lease to one lucky applicant by the time the 2022 season starts in April."
"Top officials at the World Health Organization are expressing conflicting views this week on the likelihood that the Omicron variant's dominance might signal an end of the coronavirus pandemic." Narrator's voice: it wasn't the end.
"Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron variant."
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is likely to restrict the use of COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron and Eli Lilly as they are ineffective against the Omicron variant, the Washington Post reported on Monday… The FDA action will involve revising the emergency use authorizations for the monoclonal antibodies, the report said, citing two senior administration health officials."
"Early research suggesting that a popular non-psychoactive compound derived from marijuana might help prevent or treat COVID-19 warrants further investigation in rigorous clinical trials, researchers say… Several recent laboratory studies of cannabidiol, or CBD, have shown promising results, attracting media attention." Yeah. Maybe.
"A Boston hospital says it won't consider performing a heart transplant on a patient who refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19, CBS Boston reports… DJ's family says he was at the front of the line to receive a transplant but hospital policy stipulates that he's no longer eligible because he hasn't received the vaccination… And David Ferguson says his son simply won't." Receiving a spot on the transplant list is not an easy thing to do. There are tons of restrictions and qualifying indicators. Not willing to save your own life by getting a vaccine is an indicator this patient is not willing to do what is necessary to successfully live as long as possible with the transplant. We have an overabundance of people needing transplants compared to organs being made available. This is the result of his decisions.
"Neil Young demanded Spotify remove his music over what he views as coronavirus vaccine misinformation being spread on the streaming platform by star podcaster Joe Rogan, according to Rolling Stone." Neil doesn't need your shit or your pennies.
"A Manhattan restaurant is looking into its enforcement of vaccine requirements for indoor dining, after Sarah Palin allegedly dined there indoors while unvaccinated… Palin is in New York City for her defamation trial against the New York Times, which was delayed Monday morning after she tested positive for Covid-19."
"London's Metropolitan Police say they are investigating a 'number of events' in Downing Street and Whitehall over the pandemic amid claims of Covid rule-breaking at the heart of the UK government… Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee on Tuesday that officers were looking into potential offenses after being given information by the team investigating a number of alleged parties."
"Cultivated or cultured meats are real animal products made in labs and commercial production facilities. Right now, the process is costly, but researchers and entrepreneurs say over time manufacturing will become more efficient and less expensive. If consumers switch to cultivated meat, it could help reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture and ease climate change."
"Consumer goods giant Unilever has confirmed it will cut about 1,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul of its management and structure… The Marmite-to-Domestos maker said the 5% cut in the workforce would not affect shopfloor jobs in factories." And here we go.
"A group of former ThedaCare employees will be allowed to start their new jobs at Ascension Northeast Wisconsin after a judge's ruling Monday." This has been an interesting case to those of us in healthcare.
"But it's pretty clear that, at least for the vast majority of Americans quitting their jobs, that's not the case. Americans are not en masse rejecting consumerism, moving off the grid, and living off the land. Most still need money. Some of those quitting are older workers deciding to retire early in large part because their finances have been buoyed by surging stock and housing markets. Others are secondary earners who have stayed home because they have had to take care of kids while schools have closed due to COVID-19 — or because, more simply, working face to face during a pandemic sucks."
"U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was sworn in as the first Black woman to represent the predominantly Democratic 20th District in Florida on Tuesday, but her Republican opponent she defeated by a landslide the week before, still has not conceded the race." Pointed to because one: gee, a Democrat won in a landslide but it's not big news because it doesn't fit the narrative of the GOP regaining control everywhere. And two: hey look, a Republican refuses to concede (not that it really matters as long as the election is certified). It's like all those predictions of conservatives refusing to acknowledge they lost are coming true.
"A Wisconsin appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order that would have banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state… The court issued its decision Monday afternoon. Assuming it stands, it would mean drop boxes can continue to be used for Wisconsin's Feb. 15 primary."
"The mangling and misappropriation of historical facts reached another dismal new low over the weekend, when anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested the stubbornly unvaccinated are worse off than Anne Frank… 'Even in Hitler Germany (sic), you could, you could cross the Alps into Switzerland. You could hide in an attic, like Anne Frank did,' said Kennedy in a speech at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday." Whackaloon quotient remains sky high.
"In the nearly two months since a conservative majority of justices on the Supreme Court indicated openness to dramatic new restrictions on abortion, money has poured into the political fundraising arm of the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List."
"During the chaotic two months following the 2020 presidential election, groups of Republicans in seven states won by Joe Biden met and signed documents falsely asserting that Donald Trump was or may be the rightful recipient of their state's Electoral College votes… The efforts, which in many cases seem to have been coordinated by high-ranking members of Trump's campaign team, weren't successful… Attorneys general in at least two of the seven states where the Republicans met, Michigan and New Mexico, say they have referred investigations regarding the separate slates of electors up the ladder to federal prosecutors."
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