An Icelandic ritual for wellbeing – when Iceland reopened its public swimming pools, the nation was so delighted that queues formed outside pools at midnight Article 1568 words 4 votes
Swedes have long embraced their version of staycations: hemester – Covid-19 travel restrictions and remote working are reshaping the tradition work.remote Article 2128 words 6 votes
Lawn chairs and kitchen tables - Ergonomics in the involuntary work-from-home era ~life.home_improvement Article 1287 words 6 votes
End of the office: The quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home work.remote Article 2346 words 11 votes
Sixteen-year-old student gets thousands of primary school children to write to lonely care home residents Article 439 words, published Jul 4 2020 7 votes
ICE announces modifications to international student policies amid coronavirus pandemic education.higher Link 8 votes
Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists Article 322 words 5 votes
YouTube brings summer camp home to kids. Experience adventure, arts, sports or STEM camp at home with #CampYouTube parenting Article 166 words 3 votes
The elevator arises as the latest logjam in getting back to work work Article 1505 words, published Jun 9 2020 9 votes
A man emerges from a 75-day silent retreat in Vermont Article 1241 words, published Jun 2 2020 21 votes
Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coronavirus closures education.higher Article 792 words 12 votes
Families of children with disabilities face acute challenges under COVID-19 family Article 1098 words, published May 11 2020 8 votes
Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Assault on US labor in the pandemic era work Link 5 votes
The coronavirus is making us all camgirls: For millions of newly remote workers, doing your job now involves looking the part, figuring out your angles, and performing for the camera work.remote Link 7 votes
Ohio has stopped kicking workers off unemployment after a hacker targeted its website work Article 314 words 12 votes
COVID-19 is fueling a boom in the doomsday bunker market, thanks to some dubious marketing claims Article 2075 words 3 votes
Why I’m learning more with distance learning than I do in school education Article 155 words, published May 5 2020 8 votes
Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea work Article 761 words 13 votes
A short history of child protection in the UK, with discussion about the impact of temporary coronavirus law family parenting Link 6 votes
Prison inmates in Western Australia made 100 school desks in less than two weeks to donate to families for children homeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic education Article 859 words 5 votes
After six weeks of lockdown, Miamians enjoy first weekend of reopened parks, marinas Article 1156 words 5 votes
We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face covering bans ~life.women Article 1045 words, published Apr 27 2020 12 votes
Michigan Governor Whitmer announces plan for free college tuition for front-line workers battling coronavirus education.higher Article 628 words 13 votes
Swedish city of Lund to manure the parks on an earlier date to deter Walpurgi celebrations Article 429 words 10 votes
It's not every day that the face of a chief epidemiologist is inked as a tattoo – a very Swedish tribute Article 428 words 4 votes
Many schools are already closed until the end of the year. So what happens to all those missed classes? education Article 2089 words 11 votes
Alert level 420: New Zealand weed dealers on how they’re operating in lockdown Article 1094 words 4 votes
Rush for haircuts in Denmark – Danes can now get a haircut at a salon for the first time in a month, as the country takes the next step to gradually relax its coronavirus lockdown Article 417 words 6 votes
Iceland's forestry service has come up with a novel way to overcome the sense of isolation many people suffer because of Covid-19 – hug the trees Article 347 words 6 votes
PetSmart pressures dog groomers to come into work as "essential labor" ~life.pets Article 1336 words, published Apr 8 2020 8 votes
Prepare for the ultimate gaslighting - "...take a deep breath, ignore the deafening noise, and think deeply about what you want to put back into your life" work Article 2051 words 18 votes
Furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants work Article 658 words 6 votes