This weekend marks a key milestone in reigniting performing arts across New York state.
Today (Feb 20), the first of a series of 1,000 live performances kicks off a six-month festival called NY PopsUp. In essence, NYPops Up is a large-scale experiment in how to safely jumpstart the sector that contributes billions of dollars to the state’s economy each year. While access to indoor venues remain highly restricted, the festival will make stages out of unusual locations such as “transit stations, parks, subway platforms, museums, skate parks, street corners, fire escapes, parking lots, and storefronts,” according to a statement released by New York governor’s office.
February 18, 2021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Covid-19 has been a great highlighter of inequality. While anyone regardless of wealth, gender, nationality, or age can get the virus, disadvantaged communities and individuals by and large are paying a higher price.
Among the inequalities is the gap between wealthy and poor countries in accessing vaccines. Not only do lower-income countries have fewer choices of vaccines having to rely on those that don’t require extremely low temperatures for storage but they don’t have access to as many existing doses of vaccines.
To get a sense of the inequality, the US has currently administered 17 doses of vaccine per every 100 people. Most developing countries have yet to receive any doses, and of those that have started their campaign, they have administered less than a dose per 100 people.
The pandemic may be accelerating a shift in fashion away from its maximalist look, though the company is pointing to other culprits for its slumping sales.