A few weeks ago, everything may have felt stable in your career. Now, with the coronavirus outbreak (вспышка) continuing to have a tremendous human and economic impact, you’ve suddenly been given the unfortunate news: You’re getting laid off. At this moment, your job prospects may seem bleak (неутешительные), but you can still take purposeful (решительные) steps toward…
Hear tracks (композиция) by Moses Sumney, Troye Sivan, Sonic Boom and others. Read and Listen here.
Though the majority of Russia’s coronavirus cases have been recorded in Moscow, demographic (демографические) and epidemiological (эпидемиологические) data suggest more remote (отдаленные) areas are most vulnerable (уязвимые). Meduza mapped it. Read More in English or Russian in Meduza.
As of April 4, 2020, Queen Elizabeth had only delivered (произносить) three speeches in response to current events during her entire 68-year reign (правление): one, about the Gulf War. The second, after the death of Princess Diana. And third, after the passing of the Queen Mother. On Sunday, she delivered her fourth—a calm, hopeful oration (речь) about…
In December, Prime Minister Sanna Marin won an unexpected party vote to become Finland’s new prime minister, becoming the second-youngest leader in the world. She has declared a state of emergency in Finland. Read More in English in Vogue.
Covering your face is like casting a vote (отдать свой голос) for the pandemic to end. That should be the new American look (внешний вид). Read More in English in The New Yorker.
Making sense of the coronavirus pandemic requires getting up to speed on semantics (терминология) as much as epidemiology (эпидемиология). Officials often use similar words when describing the pandemic, but they are not always talking about the same thing, making global comparisons less useful . And, the terms mean different things from country to country, state to…
Animals are proving a lifesaver for many, providing companionship and consistency (постоянство) in uncertain (непростые) times. The benefits of pet ownership for health and wellbeing are well-documented, reducing loneliness and anxiety (тревога), lending daily structure, and lifting mood. And that’s in normal circumstances. In lockdown, pets are proving a lifesaver for many, providing companionship (дружеское общение), consistency…
These are times of heightened (усиленный) change, disruption, uncertainty, fear, anxiety (тревога). It can feel pretty crazy for most of us. So how do we cope? What can we do in the middle of chaos and crisis? This is when meditation becomes of critical (жизненный) importance. Read More in English in Zen Habits.
Thanks to tight quarters (ограниченное пространство) (and looming existential dread) (надвигающийся экзистенциальный страх), couples are arguing about everything and nothing at all. Read More in English in New York Magazine.