News Nick Cave donates a pair of sparkly Gucci socks to help fan save venue by Claudia Schmidt A pair of sparkly socks may well just save the day for a UK venue that has suffered economic hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic. What a world we…
News Coronavirus is getting weaker, leading Italian doctors announce by Emily Elvish Potentially the best news we’ve had since we heard that the pub was back on the table! The head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan Alberto Zangrillo has announced…
News Sex workers recommend using the ‘reverse cowgirl’ to help curb coronavirus by Claire Adema The Europeans have always been a step ahead of us when it comes to innovative ways of thinking. So it’s no surprise that Swiss sex workers have confirmed that the…
News Italian woman wins $1m Picasso painting after her son bought her a raffle ticket by Kayla McNicoll You would not believe the excitement of the Italian mother who won an original Picasso painting last week, which is worth over 1 million dollars. Yep, 1 million dollars. Claudia…
News This company has designed a COVID-19 suit for festivals and concerts by Claudia Schmidt A Californian design firm has come up with what could be an answer to gigs in a post-coronavirus age: a COVID-19 suit. Production Club, a creative studio that usually specialises…
News Study reports first patient experiencing COVID-19-related paranoia by Luka Simonetti A case report into a patient suffering from COVID-19-related paranoia brings forth the plausibility of psychotic delusions sparked from the horrors of the pandemic. The study, undertaken in Germany and…
News Listen to Marina Abramović reflect on making art in the age of coronavirus by Claudia Schmidt Speaking in a recent interview, iconic Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović has offered some insight into her thoughts on coronavirus, and the effects the pandemic has had on the process…
News Silver linings alert: the COVID-19 pandemic might reduce the spread of STIs for good by Kayla McNicoll With quarantine restrictions leaving people trapped indoors all over the world, many of us have had to take an involuntary sex strike (emphasis on the involuntary). But, while that might…
News Some anti-vaxxers are changing their minds due to coronavirus by Manning Patston There have certainly been a few unexpected outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these has been a flourishing of the natural environment due to a lowering of pollution emissions…
Health News Scientists are advocating MDMA to treat mental health following lockdown by Claudia Schmidt Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) are calling on the Australian Government to offer MDMA and psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms) treatment as part of its mental health support during the coronavirus…
News Looking back on Louis Armstrong’s experiences of the 1918 Spanish flu by Manning Patston Louis Armstrong is the jazz icon perhaps most well-known for his beautiful renditions of standards like What A Wonderful World. But the world wasn’t always so wonderful for the musician….
News Donald Trump announces he will be halting funding to the WHO by Claudia Schmidt In a press conference, US President Donald Trump has just announced he will halting US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The president cited the organisation’s alleged “mismanaging” of…
Health News Health expert think festivals, concerts may not return until “fall 2021” by Claudia Schmidt An American healthcare expert has warned that festivals and large concerts may not return until fall next year – in other words, September 2021. The prognosis was revealed in a…
