Since the start of COVID-19, almost all artists have been out of work since March 2020. Now that cases have begun to drop, mayors and governors have started to help with funding live performance and
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‘Harry Potter’ Joins Covid-19 Safety Campaign
Accio mask! An iconic moment from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 now features Harry Potter wearing a face mask as a part of a Covid-19 PSA.
‘Harry Potter’s’ Jessie Cave Brings Baby Home From Hospital After COVID-19 Scare
Fans and family members of Jessie Cave, the actress that played Lavender Brown in Harry Potter, will be relieved to hear that she has returned from the hospital with her baby, Abraham Benjamin, after he'd contracted COVID-19.
Despite All, Book Sales Were Up in 2020
According to a report based on BookScan, print book sales went up 8.2% in 2020. This comes as a welcome surprised since the book industry was expected to be severely affected by Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown.
‘Banished’ Words of 2021 Are All About COVID-19
You’ve probably heard these phrases, whether it was on a zoom call, a commercial, or a speech: “We’re all in this together,” “These are challenging times,” and of course, the ever-popular “we’re living in unprecedented times.”
Chances are, you’re sick of hearing them—Lake Superior State University of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan sure is. That’s why all their banished words are all about COVID-19.
Their banished word list is the top ten words/phrases overused to the point of cliche and uselessness. Some of the words include COVID-19 itself (along with Coronavirus, Rona, and other iterations), social distancing, unprecedented, and the phrase ‘in these uncertain times’ (and its various other phrasings). “It should surprise no one that this year’s list was dominated by words and terms related to COVID-19,” says LSSU’s executive director of marketing and communications Peter Szmarty in a statement about the list. “We’re all in this together by banishing expressions like ‘we’re all in this together.'”
Coronavirus dominated everything in 2020. Image via wsj.com
People with the name Karen will also be pleased to know that ‘Karen’, used as a moniker for entitled suburban women, is also on the list.
Rounding out the list is the word “sus,” short for suspicious, which gained popularity from the video game Among Us, and “I Know, Right?” as the nominators felt it was nonsensical; you’re asking a question that you already know the answer to.
Hopefully, we’ll never have to use any of these words ever again.
