Source: Norwich Evening News
Are you tired of the now-boring weekly Zoom quiz or wanting to add some extra fun to your family catch-ups? For many of us, I think it’s right to say that…
Michigan county official who flashed rifle during Zoom meeting asked to resign
Source: Azcentral
Nearly 300 people signed a letter, calling for Grand Traverse County commissioner Ron Clous to resign after he flashed a rifle during a meeting.
Troubled With a Spotty Internet Connection? This Router Helps Keep Your Business Thriving.
Source: Entrepreneur
Keep connected to important Zoom calls with the help of this powerful Internet router.
20 Shots of Opera: Irish National Opera hit home every time
Source: The Guardian
Available online Of the moment, full of character and rich in variety, these short filmed operas by 20 Irish composers and top performers are exemplary lockdown music-making I’m so over Zoom… a personal best in the parkrun… cinnamon buns… two metre distance… Not my words, but a demonstration of how opera can mirror the zeitgeist as readily, and sharply, as any art form. Each of these random phrases is from Irish National Opera’s 20 Shots of Opera : short new filmed works by different composers (10 men, 10 women) for one or two singers and musicians from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Whether it’s Gerald Barry ’s crazed music for tenor and tuba, setting a letter by Beethoven about his laundry, or Hannah Peel’s duetting strangers on the nightmare of dating in a pandemic , these works are as vigorous as anything offered by lockdown. Each piece lasts around six minutes, conceived in an array of styles. Continue reading…
Broom to Zoom: Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler launch new Covid tales
Source: The Guardian
The author and illustrator of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo have released more images showing their classic characters contending with the pandemic “Iggety, ziggety, zaggety, ZOOM,” says the witch in Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Room on the Broom. But rather than shooting off on her broomstick as she does in the picture book, Donaldson and Scheffler have reimagined her stuck at home on Zoom, pleading for “somebody real in my room”. In their second reimagining of some of their most famous characters for the Covid-19 era, author Donaldson and illustrator Scheffler show everyone from Room on the Broom’s witch to the mouse from The Gruffalo struggling with the trials and tribulations of the pandemic. Continue reading…
Zoom Stock: Risks and Forecasts
Source: The Dog of Wall Street
In this article, we will discuss risks surrounding the stock and forecast the possible direction of the stock given the evolving situation related to the pandemic.
National Guardsman Jacob Kohut, who is also a teacher, leads Zoom classes outside U.S. Capitol
Source: CBS News
Sergeant Jacob Kohut taught like he would any other virtual class – only he was in the back of a military vehicle, in his fatigues.
A Reckoning Over Homophobia in the Democratic Party
Source: The Intercept
Ryan Grim speaks to Democratic Party activist Dan Totten about the homophobic slur directed at him during a Cambridge Democrats Zoom meeting. The post A Reckoning Over Homophobia in the Democratic Party appeared first on The Intercept .
Lockdown Zoom plays by disabled artists ‘without constraints’
Source: Islington Gazette
The latest in a series of Zoom plays from Hackney’s Graeae Theatre tackles everything from sibling rivalry to an awkward meeting between ex lovers. Crips…
How to expand your wine horizons online | Fiona Beckett on wine
Source: The Guardian
Since we can’t yet visit vineyards, a wine tasting on Zoom (other platforms are available) is the next best way to get to know about wine One of the best things to come out of the months of restrictions and lockdowns (well, you have to search for positives somewhere) are wine tastings on Zoom. And while you might think they wouldn’t have much appeal, the upside is that you have the actual wines in front of you and access to their makers in person, albeit online, to shed light on the character of a particular region. I’ve particularly enjoyed ones I’ve joined in on from Australia, which have included Margaret River chardonnay, Tasmanian pinot noir and Rutherglen muscat, a sticky-toffee pudding of a wine that I suggest you treat yourself to pronto, assuming you’re not doing dry January. Though it must be said those sessions usually took place at 10am UK time, which may not be ideal. Online tastings also provide an incentive to attend a niche one you may never have previously considered.
