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- Pfizer is hoping to get authorization in the coming weeks to use the COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 after it was shown to be safe and effective in trial.
- Elizabeth Holmes apparently still has super fans who have been dubbed "Holmies" and post cringey things like, "United we slay, divided we fall."
- What would you do if you stumbled upon two goats just chilling in a car in Queens?
- Photographer Gillian Laub processed her alienation from her family, and her frustration with their pro-Trump stance, by turning it into pieces that are now a solo exhibition at the International Center of Photography. "That’s what’s kind of amazing about my parents — it wasn’t about how good or bad they looked. Their egos weren’t part of the equation. They just respected that it was honest. That, to me, is the biggest form of love."
- I'm not sure this is super helpful advice about dealing with burnout for most people to follow, but then again, who doesn't want to quit their job and take a month-long vacation to Hawaii?
- OkCupid is giving people the chance to add a “pro-choice” badge to their profiles, part of a wave of initiatives by dating apps meant to foreground people's politics.
- Gawker went on a search for the best gasoline-scented candle.
- At least 13 people suffered respiratory distress at a YMCA in New Rochelle after a lifeguard "requested a maintenance worker add chlorine to the chlorine crock. Instead, he accidentally added hydrochloric acid."
- Great news for all of our Gothamist readers from around the world: the U.S. will end an 18-month ban on travel from 33 countries, "including members of the European Union, China, Iran, South Africa, Brazil and India."
- Controversial country singer Morgan Wallen promised to give $500K to charity after saying a racial slur. He hasn't yet.
- In dispiriting news, it seems The Wrens have basically broken up, and their two lead songwriters will release their long-awaited new songs on separated solo albums.
- And finally, you should consider bringing an RC car to the dog park.
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