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- Public health experts who favor so-called harm reduction strategies think that in retrospect, we probably didn't need to close parks or beaches.
- A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll found that 49% of Republican men say they won't choose to get COVID-19 vaccines.
- President Biden still hasn't held a press conference since taking office.
- This week's issue of The New Yorker includes a long account of what it's like working at The Pierre Hotel, where the pandemic has threatened the hotel's solid union jobs.
- Beyoncé became the most-awarded woman in Grammy history last night. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion performed "WAP" for the first time. And Rachel Maddow won a Grammy for her audiobook. Here's the complete list of winners.
- Minari star Steven Yeun has become the first Asian American ever to be nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award; this year's acting Oscar nominees are also the most diverse they've ever been.
- People around the world are growing in height, but it's possible that no one will ever be taller than the Dutch.
- Tony Hawk and his family have been having a nice pandemic, it seems.
- TIL that the Irish hate U2.
- What a range of cats:
Jake Dobkin
Published Mar 15, 2021
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