How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
The Muppets are back; also, check out an excellent but previously hard-to-find Errol Morris docu-series. Read more...
GlaxoSmithKline vaccine sales fall as patients stay at home
Lockdown made patients less likely to visit the doctor and get a jab for diseases such as shingles, hepatitis and meningitis, sending vaccine sales 29 per cent lower in the second quarter. Read more...
Police handcuff Myrtle Beach acrobat for wearing thong bikini
Sam Panda, a professional aerialist, was on the beach in North Carolina with friends this weekend. Police said they received a complaint about thong bikinis worn by Sam and her female friend. Read more...
We Need a Monument to the Unknown America
A memorial makes a statement about who is worth preserving. Why not a sacred and beautiful nothingness? Read more...
Emma Donoghue, Amity Gaige, John Boyne and William Shaw This week's best new fiction
Eerily topical, Donoghue's new novel reads like an episode of Call The Midwife set during a pandemic. The main character is a nurse on a Dublin maternity ward in 1918. Read more...
UK records just five Covid-19 deaths in preliminary toll
The Department of Health said 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, up by nearly 40 per cent compared to last Monday (678). Read more...
The T List Five Things We Recommend This Week
Farm dining, a Parisian floral gallery, Ruth Asawa stamps and more. Read more...
Firefighters
Our 28th October article last year 'Striking firemen want 10,000 pay rise' mentioned that 'fire crews could already expect to pocket up to 50,000 a year after overtime.' We would like to clarify that this top sum referred to what a senior manager might expect to earn. We are sorry if this was misunderstood. Read more...
Scary Misinformation Trump Is Back, Says Jimmy Fallon
Its like Crazy Trump was away for a week and then someone said hydroxychloroquine three times, Fallon said after the president shared another dubious video. Read more...
Nicaragua says Covid-19 is under control, unlike in 'capitalist' countries. Local epidemiologists disagree
As much of Latin America wrestles with the social and economic impact of Covid-19, the government of Nicaragua says it's got the virus under control. Read more...
A Historic Supreme Court Ruling Upends Courts in Oklahoma
Local prosecutors are referring criminal cases to the federal and tribal courts, which are now flooded with new cases. Read more...
The Reading List Behind Nice White Parents
Everyone wants whats best for their childrens education. But who gets to decide whats best? The reporter behind our new podcast from Serial shares the books that helped her answer that question. Read more...
As the Virus Spreads Through M.L.B., So Does Frustration
Series have been postponed, teams have been quarantined and road trips have been rerouted in a season that has been defined above all by its precariousness. Read more...
Unmet Needs Continue to Pile Up
When someone is spending ,500 or more a month for assisted living, are there fewer activities the resident cant manage? Read more...
Scientist warns gloves achieve 'nothing in the way of safety'
Associate medical director of the Infection Control Program Pediatric at the University of Chicago, Allison Bartlett, said that wearing gloves can make people feel complacent. Read more...
Jackie O is seen wearing a face mask on-set of The Masked Singer
She was forced to apologise this week for being caught on set of The Masked Singer Australia without a face mask. Read more...
'WAS Epstein killed?' Trump casts doubt on whether Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in jail
President Donald Trump was asked why he'd sent well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell - charged with child sex trafficking - at a recent White House press conference. Read more...
Sports Are Back. Here Are Some Athletes Who Are Not.
Ryan Zimmerman, David Price, Buster Posey, Carlos Vela and Wilson Chandler are among the players who are opting out of playing this summer because of health concerns. Read more...