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Wave of new hobbies during the pandemic mirrors trend during Great Depression
AdvertisementIn the 1930s, it was the game of Bridge that kept people busy during the Great Depression.In 2020, during the global pandemic, it wasIt's no surprise that the pandemic has led to a surge of hobbies. What's interesting, some experts say, is that the surge mirrors what happened during the Great Depression."When we think about the changes that the pandemic has brought in our lives in the past year, there's a tendency to view this as exceptional or unprecedented, where, in fact, there have been previous times where Americans have found themselves with an unexpected amount of time...…AdvertisementIn the 1930s, it was the game of Bridge that kept people busy during the Great Depression.In 2020, during the global pandemic, it wasIt's no surprise that the pandemic has led to a surge of hobbies. What's interesting, some experts say, is that the surge mirrors what happened during the Great Depression."When we think about the changes that the pandemic has brought in our lives in the past year, there's a tendency to view this as exceptional or unprecedented, where, in fact, there have been previous times where Americans have found themselves with an unexpected amount of time...WW…
Wave of new hobbies during the pandemic mirrors trend during Great Depression
AdvertisementIn the 1930s, it was the game of Bridge that kept people busy during the Great Depression.In 2020, during the global pandemic, it wasIt's no surprise that the pandemic has led to a surge of hobbies. What's interesting, some experts say, is that the surge mirrors what happened during the Great Depression."When we think about the changes that the pandemic has brought in our lives in the past year, there's a tendency to view this as exceptional or unprecedented, where, in fact, there have been previous times where Americans have found themselves with an unexpected amount of time...…AdvertisementIn the 1930s, it was the game of Bridge that kept people busy during the Great Depression.In 2020, during the global pandemic, it wasIt's no surprise that the pandemic has led to a surge of hobbies. What's interesting, some experts say, is that the surge mirrors what happened during the Great Depression."When we think about the changes that the pandemic has brought in our lives in the past year, there's a tendency to view this as exceptional or unprecedented, where, in fact, there have been previous times where Americans have found themselves with an unexpected amount of time...WW…
The Weeknd says he is donating $1 million toward Ethiopian relief efforts
(CNN)Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country.The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, on Sunday said that he will donate $1 million to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme. Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed, raped and abused during the course of . A recent found that men wearing Ethiopian army uniforms executed unarmed men in Tigray. A BBC-led investigation also published Thursday corroborated the same massacre near Mahibere Dego, a mountainous area of central...…(CNN)Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country.The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, on Sunday said that he will donate $1 million to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme. Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed, raped and abused during the course of . A recent found that men wearing Ethiopian army uniforms executed unarmed men in Tigray. A BBC-led investigation also published Thursday corroborated the same massacre near Mahibere Dego, a mountainous area of central...WW…
TikTok is swooning over a new kind of celebrity: election analysts
(CNN Business)Have you really ever made it until there's a fancam? Fancam videos — which splice together footage of someone the TikTok community is fawning over — are considered to be the sincerest form of admiration. Think , and . Well, this week, users found a new subject to fixate on: election analysts.As drags on and Americans are glued to their TVs journalists like CNN's John King and MSNBC's Steve Kornacki — who are helping helping us make sense of the electoral college drama — are enjoying the adulation normally reserved for K-pop stars. TikTok users are uploading videos of the two...…(CNN Business)Have you really ever made it until there's a fancam? Fancam videos — which splice together footage of someone the TikTok community is fawning over — are considered to be the sincerest form of admiration. Think , and . Well, this week, users found a new subject to fixate on: election analysts.As drags on and Americans are glued to their TVs journalists like CNN's John King and MSNBC's Steve Kornacki — who are helping helping us make sense of the electoral college drama — are enjoying the adulation normally reserved for K-pop stars. TikTok users are uploading videos of the two...WW…
Obama on Senate bill: It's 'not a health care bill' | CNN Politics
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackSenate GOP finally unveiled its secret health care bill on ThursdayIt currently lacks the votes to pass — President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke out against a proposed GOP Senate bill that dismantles the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.“I recognize that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has become a core tenet of the Republican Party,” Obama wrote in a . “Still, I hope that our Senators, many of whom I know well, step back and measure what’s really at stake, and consider that the rationale for action, on health care or...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackSenate GOP finally unveiled its secret health care bill on ThursdayIt currently lacks the votes to pass — President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke out against a proposed GOP Senate bill that dismantles the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.“I recognize that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has become a core tenet of the Republican Party,” Obama wrote in a . “Still, I hope that our Senators, many of whom I know well, step back and measure what’s really at stake, and consider that the rationale for action, on health care or...WW…
In Huntington Beach, a George Floyd protest was deemed an unlawful assembly. A stay-at-home protest one month ago was not
Los Angeles (CNN)It was the tale of two protests.In Huntington Beach, California, on Sunday, hundreds demonstrated a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Protesters held signs that read "End Racism" and "Black Lives Matter," Police deemed the gathering an unlawful assembly, and asked the hundreds of protesters to disperse, police officials said in a statement.One month ago, a different protest in the same Orange County community, which has a large, was left mostly alone. Thousands turned up in early May, packed shoulder-to-shoulder, to prevent the...…Los Angeles (CNN)It was the tale of two protests.In Huntington Beach, California, on Sunday, hundreds demonstrated a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Protesters held signs that read "End Racism" and "Black Lives Matter," Police deemed the gathering an unlawful assembly, and asked the hundreds of protesters to disperse, police officials said in a statement.One month ago, a different protest in the same Orange County community, which has a large, was left mostly alone. Thousands turned up in early May, packed shoulder-to-shoulder, to prevent the...WW…
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