We’re still hunkering down in our household. Because of omicron, but also…we’re waking up to weather of -11° F with -26° F windchills so who wants to leave the house anyhow? More and more people I know have been impacted by this surge though. Here are some wise words from Dr. Scott Gottlieb on twitter:
Most people will end up getting covid over their lifetime. But the more people can delay their reckoning with this virus, the further along we will get on widespread availability and uptake of oral therapeutics, antibody drugs, and vaccines; to mitigate the risks of infection.
We’ll continue riding it out, because we can. Thankfully, distractions abound. And we’re quite good at keeping ourselves occupied over here.
- Noises off: the battle to save our quiet places: “We wouldn’t condone litter in our parks and countryside, so why do we put up with sound pollution? Alex Moshakis meets the people tasked with ‘saving quiet for the benefit of all life’ and hears their stories.” I’m a big fan of this Quiet Parks campaign.
- Speaking of sound, this week I got a free trial to Endel. I’m planning to subscribe when the trial ends. Another person with misophonia wrote up a review that mirrors my experience with it: I Tried An AI-Focused Sound App To Boost My Productivity At Work
- It’s been a good week for trailers. First, the Moon Knight trailer brings more weirdness to the MCU. I’m into it. Even if a lot of Brits are piling on Oscar Isaac for his accent: “I expected Marvel’s new mercenary superhero to sound growly and cool, not like an 18th-century Leicestershire grandmother“
- I’m looking forward to this one. Taika Waititi’s Our Flag Means Death trailer sets sail with a ‘brigade of imbecile’ pirates: Laughs ahoy! Our Flag Fears Death premieres on HBO Max this March.
- Minnesota winters can make one feel very claustrophobic, but not quite like a submarine. Somehow I managed to binge watch this BBC show that made me horribly anxious, but it is so well done. In ‘Vigil,’ a claustrophobic detective chases a murderer — on a submarine
- I also binged a new werewolf show last weekend, which is very on brand for me. But it was surprisingly good! Peacock’s Wolf Like Me starts slow, but soon hunts down a worthy destination:
The streaming dramedy with horror flourishes is buoyed by wonderful performances from Josh Gad and Isla Fisher - ‘Like a work of art’: rare stretch of pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti: Scientists say find shows importance of mapping deep ocean where coral can escape effects of global heating.
This Saturday I will leave the house for a bit. The Lake Harriet Kite Festival will be happening on the ice next to the Art Shanty Projects. I haven’t been inspired to use my DSLRs much lately but I’ll be busting my cameras out for this confluence of magically Minnesotan winter events.
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