Long Haul Covid Moms, Olympics TV Ratings, and Vancouver Vacancy Rates

Monday morning news drop

  • The Long Haul Symptoms of Being a Covid-Era Mom Male pundits urge us to "go back to normal," but those of us who've endured the grief and isolation of new motherhood during the pandemic know better. (Jezebel)

  • Dreadful TV ratings for Beijing Games should send IOC a message The Olympics that should never have been are over. The challenge is to be sure they never go to tyrannical regimes again. (Montreal Gazette)

  • The New Secret Chicken Recipe? Animal Cells. Here’s an early taste of the laboratory-grown meat that companies are racing to bring to market, and a look at the questions it raises about how we feed ourselves. (New York Times)

  • The Lesson to Unlearn The most damaging thing you learned in school wasn’t something you learned in any specific class. It was learning to get good grades. (Paul Graham)

  • The Everything Town in the Middle of Nowhere: How the tiny town of Roundup, Montana, became a hub in Amazon’s supply chain (The Verge)

  • This Is How To Overcome Regret: 5 Secrets From Research When asked, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently?” — you know what people said? (Barking Up The Wrong Tree)

  • Once again, Vancouver region has highest rents, lowest vacancy rate of any major metro area in Canada More students, mobility brought vacancy rates below 2% again; average 2-bed apartment nears $2,500 per month (CBC)