Covid has changed our world, but culture helps us make sense of it December 19, 2020, 9:18 PM IST
Radio host, novelist and commentator Sandip Roy is the author of Don t Let Him Know. However, his columns are all about letting people know his myriad opinions.
Since 1912, the US Postmaster General has allowed postal workers to open and respond to letters addressed to Santa Claus. This year’s letters have the usual pleas for Xboxes and toys and warm clothes but the shadow of the pandemic hangs heavy as well, writes CNN. Jonah does not want anything for Christmas, just “a cure for Covid-19”, Nhea in Florida is sad her father has lost his job, while Andy in California just wishes Covid was over “so we can hug”.
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In a world anxiously waiting for a vaccine, it’s a little reminder that the “new normal” is far from normal no matter how much we pretend. The anxiety always remains, colouring every encounter with the larger world.
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Since 1912, the US Postmaster General has allowed postal workers to open and respond to letters addressed to Santa Claus. This year’s letters have the usual pleas for Xboxes and toys and warm clothes but the shadow of the pandemic hangs heavy as well, writes CNN. Jonah does not want anything for Christmas, just “a cure for Covid-19”, Nhea in Florida is sad her father has lost his job, while Andy in California just wishes Covid was over “so we can hug”.