Interview - Miriam Calleja Shaw

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You have recently published a book called COVID-19and the Virus that Shook the World . It provides a sobering look at virus infections and pandemics, with particular emphasis on the COVID-19 strain. Presently, the cases have diminished in Europe but the spread has moved elsewhere. However, how safe is ‘safe’ at the moment? With the way things are evolving with the ’new’ coronavirus, it’s very difficult to answer this question. The WHO just last weekend warned that the worst may be yet to come. We are certainly witnessing an atrocious amount of deaths and illness in the US. We don’t yet know with certainty which factors are affecting the progression of the pandemic. Indeed we don’t even know about all the symptoms that appear with COVID-19 infection. The relative ‘safety’ is different for everyone, depending on the state of their immunity and certain other factors. For a person with average health who isn’t too old, the danger of getting severely ill may be low – but we need to
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Free Radiohead Concerts

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Radiohead are taking a break from making music

There are precious few existing bands who commandeer a faithful following like Radiohead. Besides creating excellent music, they have shown over and over again that pop culture needn't be shallow to be entertaining, or be politically neutral or irrelevant in order to be trendy. Most of all, they have always treated their fans with utmost respect. They never shirked away from experimenting with their music, fully trusting their fandom to be up to the challenge. And therefore it comes as no surprise that even during this pandemic they rose to the occasion. Radiohead are releasing recordings of their live concerts on their Youtube channel which you can find over HERE. Right now there are three available. Below is 'Live from a Tent in Dublin' from October 2000.

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