The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Notable pop culture figures, including the actor LeVar Burton and the K-pop phenomenon BTS, helped people get through Covid — from a distance.
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Talk About Nets’ Rocky Off-Season
The New York Times – Sports:
Durant had asked to be traded but stayed put. Irving said he had come close to joining another team but decided that staying in Brooklyn was his best choice.
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Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions
The New York Times – Travel:
The city, one of Japan’s most-visited before the pandemic, desperately needs tourism’s money, but it would like to avoid the excesses of Instagram-driven itineraries.
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Major Covid Holdouts in Asia Drop Border Restrictions
The New York Times – Travel:
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan have relaxed their pandemic rules, as they look to bolster their economies and play catch-up with much of the world.
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Robert Fripp Lightens Up
The New York Times – Music:
No one expected to see the leader of King Crimson dancing in a tutu on YouTube. In a rare interview, the guitarist explains “an entirely different trajectory.”
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How Health Care Workers Got Me Through the Pandemic
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
From home aides to doctors, people in health care fields offered more than just medical advice for people getting through the pandemic. They offered comfort.
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Woman Gets 4 Months After Shoving Flight Attendant, Spitting on a Passenger
The New York Times – Travel:
Kelly Pichardo, 32, will also have to pay more than $9,000 to American Airlines for the altercation, which came as incidents involving unruly passengers unnerved airline workers and the public.
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Raises and Safety Protections in City Ballet Dancers’ New Contract
The New York Times – Music:
The dancers will receive a wage increase of 6.7 percent this season. The company also agreed to hire an intimacy director and to work to eliminate stereotypes in ballet.