Tag: Matter
Do the Olympics Still Matter?
In the middle of the night nearly two years ago, construction crews gathered near Senso-ji, Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple and a popular tourist site. The streets were empty, the air was sultry and the workers hoped it would not rain. Machines rumbled to life.
It was a little thing, barely noticed. But it was a sign of the sometimes futile and farcical lengths taken to put on the biggest show in sports.
More than 1,000 Japanese had died of heat-related
What Asthma Triggers Matter the Most?
Nicole Lawson spent the beginning of the pandemic incredibly worried about her daughter, who has asthma. Five-year-old Scarlett’s asthma attacks were already landing her in the ER or urgent care every few months. Now a scary new virus was spreading. Respiratory viruses are known triggers of asthma attacks, and doctors also feared at the time that asthma itself could lead to more severe coronavirus infections. So Lawson’s family in Ohio hunkered down quickly and masked up often to keep Scarlett
The Words of the Declaration of Independence Still Matter
When my wife and I were young parents living in Manhattan, we rented an apartment above a psychiatrist with many wealthy patients. Through each hour of the working day, a succession of limousines and drivers would wait on the curb for one patient after another to exit the office. I once had the opportunity to ask what brought his clients to his door. He answered that they all presented versions of the same complaint: They thought they were frauds. I
Der Eurovision-Beitrag der Niederlande enthielt einen Moment der Black Lives Matter.
Jeangu Macrooy, der niederländische Beitrag, singt auf der Bühne „Birth of a New Age“, ein Lied, das als Reaktion auf die Ermordung von George Floyd durch die Polizei und das anschließende Wiederaufleben der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung weltweit geschrieben wurde.
“Haut so reich wie die sternenklare Nacht / Dein Rhythmus ist Rebellion”, beginnt das vom Evangelium beeinflusste Lied und begrüßt die Demonstranten, die letztes Jahr Gerechtigkeit für Floyd forderten.
Im Chor wechselt Macrooy von Englisch zu Sranan Tongo, der Sprache seiner