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People Stuck at Home are Recreating Famous Paintings and Its Awesome

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During this time of isolation, art lovers around the world have found a way to unite and stay creative: by recreating classic artworks using whatever they can find at home. Several social media ‘challenges’ have gone viral online by institutions like the Getty Museum, Rijksmuseum, and Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine on Instagram. I’ve compiled some of my personal favorites below. But you can find many more submission on Twitter, Instagram (here too), Facebook, and reddit! 1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Recreation via Krlmhl on reddit 2. Arnolfini Wedding…

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Coming to Disney+ May 4

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Hello, and welcome to a fresh edition of the Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today we have a lot of news about changes in Hollywood, and the welcome return of one beloved sitcom. Let's get started. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Coming to Disney+ Early Welp, this feels right. Today, Disney announced that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be coming to Disney+ two months early. On which day? On May the Fourth, of course. Yes, Disney—likely looking to help fans staying home to slow the spread…

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The Race to Get Convalescent Plasma to Covid-19 Patients

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One morning a few weeks ago, Rebecca Haley realized that her job had changed. Haley is the medical director for blood collection at Bloodworks Northwest, a nonprofit that serves 90 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. But, Haley decided, regular blood and platelet donations weren’t the focus anymore. Like thousands of blood centers across the country, Bloodworks needed to collect something new: plasma from Covid-19 survivors. How Long Does the Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?  Plus: What it means to “flatten the curve,” and everything else you need to know about the…

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The Shirk Report Volume 573

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – Me when I’m free to go outside again – Choose your quarantine character – Get ready player one! – Week 4, things are going well | Feeling more connected each day | Green?! –…

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These 33 People Found Ways To Make The Best Out Of Quarantine

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With more confirmed cases and casualties of COVID-19 cropping up every single, it’s easy to start losing hope. Especially when there are plenty of things to worry about that aren’t just getting sick with a potentially-fatal respiratory illness. Isolation, entire economies on the verge of collapsing, and mostly the uncertainty of our future are just a couple of things that can drive a person insane in no time. But when there’s a push towards one direction, there will always be people pushing back and this post is dedicated to everyone…

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Eventbrite pulls protest listings over violations of stay-at-home orders

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Earlier this week, Facebook confirmed that it had begun pulling down select COVID-19 protests, citing violations of state-enforced social distancing. The social media giant was attempting a sort of diplomacy, noting that all rallies/protests would be assessed on a case by case basis, and crosschecked with local government. CNET today noted that Eventbrite has begun taking a similar approach, citing violations of both social distancing policy, as well as its own site guidelines. The news specifically covers a “Freedom” rally set for Ottawa on May 2, which, like a number…

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5 Types of Successful Contests on Instagram

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A good way to improve the engagement of its followers on Instagram is to organize a contest. However, to turn this into success, it is necessary to establish a strategy beforehand. Always ask yourself, why offer a quiz? Is it to increase your visibility, increase the size of the community, and reward your loyal customers? The answer to this question will help you choose the participation mechanism to set up. Here, we will discuss 5 types of contests that have already proven themselves. 1)  Encourage the Creation of Creative Content…

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Three months and 50,000 deaths: the defining Covid-19 moments in the US timeline

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From grim milestones to record unemployment rates and protests against stay-at-home orders, the pandemic has upended life across the US In just three months, Covid-19 has upended life in the US, ravaging cities and businesses and overwhelming hospitals woefully unprepared. What started as a single infection in

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Security News This Week: Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along

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It was another week of social distancing or quarantine for most of the world, but Google published findings that it has seen 12 government-backed hacking groups undeterred by the pandemic and, in fact, trying to take advantage of those conditions for intelligence-gathering. Another report found that China, for one, has been busy during the pandemic hacking Uighurs’ iPhones in a recent months-long campaign. We broke down how Apple and Google are using aggregate smartphone location data to visualize social distancing trends. And in an exclusive interview with WIRED, Federal Bureau…

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Mister Rogers told co-star Officer Clemmons to not come out as gay and to marry a woman

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Fred Rogers on the set of his television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” circa 1980s. (Getty) “Franc, you have talents and gifts that set you apart and above the crowd,” Clemmons recalls Rogers telling him, according to People. “Someone has informed us that you were seen at the local gay bar downtown. Now, I want you to know, Franc, that if you’re gay, it doesn’t matter to me at all. Whatever you say and do is fine with me, but if you’re going to be on the show as an important…

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Watch the entire CNN/Sesame Street coronavirus town hall

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(CNN)CNN’s Erica Hill and Dr. Sanjay Gupta partner with Sesame Street to explain the ABC’s of coronavirus in a town hall for parents and kids. Watch the full event below. Dr. Leana Wen answers questions from children all over the world about what the coronavirus is and how they can stay safe. Face masks and hand washing with Elmo Part 2: Entire CNN/Sesame Street coronavirus town hall Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains to Elmo why face masks and proper hand washing are helpful to stop the spread of coronavirus. Dealing with…

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Universities Are Being Sued For Not Refunding Tuition | Betches

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that none of us are having the 2020 that we planned for ourselves. I certainly wasn’t expecting to spend eight straight weeks universities are being sued as a result. Last month, as the threat of COVID-19 became more clear, colleges and universities across the country filed legal complaints against their respective schools, claiming that the schools are refusing to refund tuition and fees for this semester, despite all the services that have been interrupted due to the pandemic. The complaints, which are both…

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