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October, 29th 2020

How are you? No, really how are you? We've probably reached a point in the year where platitudes won't suffice.

With the US election next week, second pandemic waves all over the globe, things are probably going to get a lot messier before they get clear. And because I love a listicle, especially one with useful mental health tips, here are 31 simple tricks to stay resilient, hopeful, and *happy* during the toughest times.

Reading

The death and life of the greatest American city: welcome to New York's #NoFilter era. Welcome back, Chrissy Teigen. This is not good: 'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release. Why Covid-19's origin story is still a mystery. In the US, the past four years have birthed a progressive movement so extraordinary it just might survive the forces that threaten its extinction. Chile celebrates voters' decision to scrap its constitution and start over. And NASA has found water on the Moon.

Learning
A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air.

Listening

You're Wrong About

Mike and Sarah are journalists obsessed with the past. Every week they reconsider a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

I just started the multi-part series on Princess Diana, which is a great primer for The Crown, season four.

Video of the Week

Harry Styles' Golden

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