Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Several colleges and universities across the country are removing spring break from their academic calendars amid concerns that it would cause a spike in coronavirus cases. On Thursday, the University of Michigan became the latest school to cancel the annual vacation period, […]
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Covid-19 has heralded an era of eating on the couch. The world has changed and so has the thinking about culinary gatherings. We baulk at the idea of conviviality. Life is all about masks and social distancing, contactless encounters and online ordering. At a time of public health and financial […]
MILAN — For the first time since COVID-19 broke out globally, Italian beauty executives gathered for a physical summit on Thursday to assess the impact of the pandemic on consumer shopping behavior and company performance, as well as to outline trends. According to Cosmetica Italia’s president Renato Ancorotti, Italian beauty […]
It’s party conference time – but not as we know and love it (and often hated it, too). Gone are the three weeks of plotting and posturing in big halls, whispered briefings over tepid food, grazing on sausage rolls at fringes and rounding each day with liver-destroying receptions. This year, […]
The Unwind is a new, recurring feature in which we share the ways we’re finding moments of peace, levity and inspiration during these trying times. From adopting soothing strategies that boost our mental health, to losing ourselves in virtual social calls, newfound passions and other joyous diversions, these are the […]
Stein Mart is closing at the Brookfield Fashion Center mall at 16720 W. Blue Mound Road in Brookfield, where several businesses are in the process of closing their doors or have closed. Department stores and many mall-based specialty retailers have closed stores, laid off workers and declared bankruptcy since the […]
After the fitness center where Denise Newton worked closed down in April because of the coronavirus, she posted her résumé online to look for a new job. She soon got a call from a company she had never heard of. The woman who phoned from the company, Heies, invited Newton […]
(Bloomberg Opinion) — One of the few bright spots in a very challenging year has been the monthly emails from my budgeting app showing huge declines in my spending. I can’t take much credit for the drops, given all the Covid-19 restrictions and risks that have prevented my family from spending […]
MEDELLÍN, Colombia – Panicked calls from overseas voters usually come in November, just two or three days before the election, says Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, founder of the nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation. This year, a wave came in August, a crush of voters asking: Where is my ballot? How can I vote from abroad? […]
MEDELLÍN, Colombia – Panicked calls from overseas voters usually come in November, just two or three days before the election, says Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, founder of non-partisan Overseas Vote Foundation. This year, a wave came in August, a crush of voters asking: Where is my ballot? How can I vote from abroad? How […]
Drug developers are racing to create a vaccine, but a post-pandemic world won’t suddenly arrive when one is successfully developed. A return to “normal living” won’t come until “several months” after a vaccine first arrives, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN. That’s likely to be about a year away, as […]
Drug developers are racing to create a vaccine, but a post-pandemic world won’t suddenly arrive when one is successfully developed. A return to “normal living” won’t come until “several months” after a vaccine first arrives, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN. That’s likely to be about a year away, as a successful vaccine still […]
Drug developers are racing to create a vaccine, but the a post-pandemic world won’t suddenly arrive when one is successfully developed. A return to “normal living” won’t come until “several months” after a vaccine first arrives, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN. That’s likely to be about a year away, as a successful vaccine still […]
As local sales agents retool their festival strategies to better fit the moment, UniFrance has launched a parallel-track plan, rethinking its own initiatives throughout the year. “I think everyone hoped for a return to normalcy a little bit sooner than where we are now,” says UniFrance executive director Daniela Elstner. […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Anne Hathaway Quarantine on the big screen! On Wednesday, Deadline reported that Anne Hathaway is in talks to star in a movie set during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, currently titled Lockdown. According to the outlet, the Oscar winner, 37, will lead the film, which is described as a […]
(Photo: HearttoHeart0225 via Getty Images) It’s another morning in our studio apartment, and my 6-year-old son and I fight for my laptop. He has a drawing class ― the only online class I could find where he can talk to other kids ― and I annoy the teacher by banging […]
Courtesy Aoife O’Donovan As America transitioned to “working from home,” musicians took up songwriting sessions on Zoom, live shows on YouTube, jam sessions uploaded to SoundCloud, and recording via a Dropbox full of LOGIC files—but is it truly working from home if you’re not getting paid? Nicole Atkins and her […]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding an online conference beginning Tuesday to brainstorm ways to help alleviate hunger and prevent the problems from worsening in the […]
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group But wait—you don’t even want to check into a hotel? In some cities you can just call room service. They’ll bring the food to your house. Or goodies from the cake shop, supplies from the spa, or other merchandise. The big idea is that M.O. is […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to answer their front doors and take his GOP flyer. Rick Hart longs for the days where he would wake up at 6 a.m. to prep for a day of campaigning in the streets […]
Although the current job market is ‘tricky’ there are still opportunities out there. Photo: Getty Changing jobs is never an easy task, but it’s particularly difficult now. The UK is facing a huge economic downturn because of coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown, with unemployment predicted to spike at 2.5 million […]
Opening one new store in an economic tail spin is no mean feat. But Presentedby is opening three — and counting. The premium sneaker consignment store launched its first new location in Paris’ luxury Le Bon Marché department store today. The second, in Mexico City, will follow next month and […]