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Tag: Quarantine (Life and Culture)
In Dense, Urban Japan, Flowers Bring Beauty and Solace
In densely packed Tokyo, flora is abundant in unassuming places. Hunting for it, as I learned, can lighten life’s loads.
Von Trapped: The Family Is Stuck Inside, So Why Not Sing Parodies?
The Marshes, an ordinary English family, have gained extraordinary fame for their musical spoofs of lockdown life. And no, they are not trying to be the von Trapps.
Don Letts, Mad Professor Team With Times on Carnival Story
The pandemic has dampened the celebrations worldwide. But a Times special project, which includes an interactive music mixing feature, lets readers get into a party mood.
Rio’s Carnival Canceled, Venue Turned Into Vaccination Center
Brazil’s most famous Carnival has endured years of war, hyperinflation and despotism. But with a pandemic raging, the party is canceled.
A Bored China Propels Box Office Sales to a Record
“Detective Chinatown 3” received tepid reviews, but Covid-19 travel restrictions drove many to the movies when they might have been journeying to their hometowns instead.
‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without Any End in Sight’
More than 700 people have been keeping digital diaries as part of Pandemic Journaling Project. It may be the most complete record of our shifting moods in this isolating year.
Your Monday Briefing
The fallout from Trump’s acquittal.
Despair Deepens for Young People as Pandemic Drags On
Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus.
Enduring Miles and Months Apart to Keep the Love Alive
Long-distance — especially international long-distance — relationships have always been difficult. The pandemic has made spending Valentine’s Day together even more elusive.