Games
By Daniel Trotta, Chris Canipe, and Howard Schneider
May 6, 20218:09 AM PDT
It was Saturday night in downtown San Diego, and J Street near the Petco Park baseball stadium was bustling.
Fans of the hometown Padres, many decked out in team gear, packed the bars and restaurants with more waiting in line and happy to do so after a year of pandemic lockdown.
Source: Baseball lifts San Diego’s spirits. Can it revive a pandemic-stricken U.S. economy? | Reuters
You do something strange every day. You consume fictions. It’s such an omnipresent habit, shared by all, that we rarely consider the oddity of it.
I’m a fiction writer myself, but I’m also a neuroscientist, so this activity fascinates me. What’s the cognitive utility of learning things that aren’t true? We’re evolved biological beings who need to understand the world to survive, and yet all facts we learn about Hogwarts are literally false. How can any of this information be useful?
Still, fictions surround us. I grew up in my mother’s independent bookstore and I’ve been a writer since I can remember. A significant change in my lifetime is that media, like TV channels, books, magazines, and films, have been condensed into a single one-stop shop: the screen. I call this the supersensorium. Screens are now supermarkets for entertaining experiences. Such easy access to fictions means we often binge watch, we stuff our faces.
The average American adult spends about half their day consuming screen media.
–from article
Source: Is there a scientific case for literature? A neuroscientist novelist argues yes | Salon.com
Matt Villano, CNN • Published 14th April 2021
(CNN) — More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this desert city is looking bigger, bolder and better than ever.
New casino resorts, innovative restaurants, expanded convention space and one-of-a-kind cultural destinations characterize the latest iteration of Las Vegas, which continues to reinvent itself in the face of adversity.
Heck, Elon Musk even built an underground tunnel and transport system that’s opening soon.
Featured image caption: The pool at Circa Resort & Casino is called Stadium Swim. Rum Tongue Media/Courtesy Circa Resort & Casino
Source: Las Vegas set to come out of Covid-19 better than ever | CNN Travel
April 7, 2021 by Natalie Burclaff
This post was written by Lynn Weinstein a Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division.
This year’s National Library Week (April 4 – 10, 2021) is being celebrated with the theme “Welcome to Your Library,” which recognizes the importance of delivering library services beyond the traditional brick and mortar library, particularly during challenging times, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past year, we have seen libraries respond to patrons’ needs by providing curbside service and opening for school children needing internet access to complete homework assignments, as well as for seniors requiring computers to make vaccination appointments.
Some library workers have been recruited by their communities to serve as contact tracers because of their reference interviewing and organizational skills.
By Lale Arikoglu and Meredith Carey, March 31, 2021
Audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-padma-lakshmi-cooked-her-way-through-the-pandemic/id1321118314?i=1000515120345
Padma Lakshmi has had a busy 12 months.
She spent the early stages of lockdown alphabetizing her spices—and then reorganizing them by region—and cooking an incredible amount of food at home. Then her new show, Taste the Nation, which dives into the immigrant roots of America’s favorite cuisines, premiered in June, and she spent the fall filming a new season of Top Chef in Portland, under a number of new COVID-19 restrictions.
This week, she’s talking about all of that and more with us, from the transportive meals she’s cooked while grounded to the places she’s itching to visit when this is all over.
Most importantly, we chat about the strength and influence of immigrants in the U.S., how food media has changed in the last year, and what may be in store for Taste the Nation’s second season.
Image from ALA
National Library Week 2021:
Welcome to Your Library –The theme for National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), “Welcome to Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building – and that everyone is welcome to use their services.
During the pandemic libraries have been going above and beyond to adapt to our changing world by expanding their resources and continuing to meet the needs of their users.
Whether people visit in person or virtually, libraries offer opportunities for everyone to explore new worlds and become their best selves through access to technology, multimedia content, and educational programs.
Editor’s Note: See the page for ideas, graphics to use, ideas for promoting your libraries during NLW…
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