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How Coronavirus Is Finally Fulfilling the Internet’s Promise
“What are the advantages of being there in person, and what do we really miss and need?”Apr 20 2020, 4:43pmShareTweetWant the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Before the era of COVID-19, people were anxious about screen time destroying their ability to connect with each other in real life. But…

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Before the era of COVID-19, people were anxious about screen time destroying their ability to connect with each other in real life. But for those 13-year-olds who don’t want to cancel their bar mitzvahs and that couple who had their heart set on that anniversary trip, screens are now the best consolation prize.
Health crises eventually end, and soon people will get comfortable being within 6 feet of each other. But in a post-pandemic world, we may realize being that close and touching a stranger’s hand isn’t even a risk we’re willing to take — or a risk we have to take.
“I think it’s going to make us consider what are the advantages? And what are the advantages of being there in person and what do we really miss and need?” said Ioana Literat, assistant professor of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design at Columbia University.
“I think that the emphasis should be on human agency. Right? It’s not what social media does to us, but what we do with social media.”
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Federal judge rules Cuccinelli appointment unlawful
Because Cuccinelli’s USCIS position was designated initially as “first assistant” to the USCIS director, the Trump administration reasoned that Cuccinelli could become acting chief under a provision of the 1998 Federal Vacancies Reform Act. But Moss wrote th…

Because Cuccinelli’s USCIS position was designated initially as “first assistant” to the USCIS director, the Trump administration reasoned that Cuccinelli could become acting chief under a provision of the 1998 Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
But Moss wrote th…
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The fighter pilot takes on the astronaut: McSally’s 2020 Arizona mission
In Gilbert, a town of more than 200,000 people outside Phoenix, McSally satdown to talk local issues with the mayor outside a bustling coffee shop in the mild winter warmth before taking a walking tour of the small downtown, hitting up a few local spots to ha…

In Gilbert, a town of more than 200,000 people outside Phoenix, McSally satdown to talk local issues with the mayor outside a bustling coffee shop in the mild winter warmth before taking a walking tour of the small downtown, hitting up a few local spots to ha…
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Italy Set to Approve $442 Million Loan to Keep Alitalia Flying
Italy Set to Approve $442 Million Loan to Keep Alitalia Flying
Italy Set to Approve $442 Million Loan to Keep Alitalia Flying
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