Broadway’s box office has finally surpassed its prepandemic peak, fueled by three starry dramas and one green witch.
George Clooney and Denzel Washington Power Broadway to Prepandemic Heights
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Broadway’s box office has finally surpassed its prepandemic peak, fueled by three starry dramas and one green witch.
The final prepandemic Fast and Furious is upon us
FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW
So its come to this: The copy of a copy of a copy of a palimpsest Point Break has finally hallucinated out a Fast and Furious movie with zero Brian and zero Dom.
May God have mercy on us all.
So its come to this: The copy of a copy of a copy of a palimpsest Point Break has finally hallucinated out a Fast and Furious movie with zero Brian and zero Dom.
May God have mercy on us all.
May 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The final prepandemic Fast and Furious is upon us
“.. a record 6% of workers in 401(k) plans administered by Vanguard Group took a hardship withdrawal. That is up from 4.8% in 2024 and a prepandemic average of about 2% ..”
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March 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
“.. a record 6% of workers in 401(k) plans administered by Vanguard Group took a hardship withdrawal. That is up from 4.8% in 2024 and a prepandemic average of about 2% ..”
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Early date with hubby. prepandemic! i dont know why I kept shaving back then haha
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Early date with hubby. prepandemic! i dont know why I kept shaving back then haha
A quick JOLTS 📈🧵, starting with openings, which seem to have stabilized at more or less their prepandemic rate. #NumbersDay
July 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A quick JOLTS 📈🧵, starting with openings, which seem to have stabilized at more or less their prepandemic rate. #NumbersDay
Your regular reminder that if we measured consumer prices the way other countries do, without a large imputation for rent on owner-occupied housing, inflation is fully back to prepandemic levels
August 19, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Your regular reminder that if we measured consumer prices the way other countries do, without a large imputation for rent on owner-occupied housing, inflation is fully back to prepandemic levels
Movie ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for in 2025, up 2% from the previous year. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Movie ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for in 2025, up 2% from the previous year. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
overall mortality is higher vs prepandemic
current disparities in mortality: similar* to prepandemic, ie way higher for Black Americans
*exception: nonurban mortality is higher than prepandemic
by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social in JAMA Netw Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
current disparities in mortality: similar* to prepandemic, ie way higher for Black Americans
*exception: nonurban mortality is higher than prepandemic
by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social in JAMA Netw Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
February 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
overall mortality is higher vs prepandemic
current disparities in mortality: similar* to prepandemic, ie way higher for Black Americans
*exception: nonurban mortality is higher than prepandemic
by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social in JAMA Netw Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
current disparities in mortality: similar* to prepandemic, ie way higher for Black Americans
*exception: nonurban mortality is higher than prepandemic
by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social in JAMA Netw Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
not gonna tell you how to live your life or anything, but periodically check your medicine cabinet and maybe throw out some of that shit from prepandemic
August 25, 2026 at 5:41 PM
not gonna tell you how to live your life or anything, but periodically check your medicine cabinet and maybe throw out some of that shit from prepandemic
Some claimed cancer rates "exploded" in 2021 correlating to the Covid vaccine rollout.
The official US numbers are now in.
"Disruptions in health care use early in the pandemic resulted in incidence declines in 2020, but 2021 incidence returned to prepandemic levels."
"Turbo cancer" is a myth.
The official US numbers are now in.
"Disruptions in health care use early in the pandemic resulted in incidence declines in 2020, but 2021 incidence returned to prepandemic levels."
"Turbo cancer" is a myth.
April 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Some claimed cancer rates "exploded" in 2021 correlating to the Covid vaccine rollout.
The official US numbers are now in.
"Disruptions in health care use early in the pandemic resulted in incidence declines in 2020, but 2021 incidence returned to prepandemic levels."
"Turbo cancer" is a myth.
The official US numbers are now in.
"Disruptions in health care use early in the pandemic resulted in incidence declines in 2020, but 2021 incidence returned to prepandemic levels."
"Turbo cancer" is a myth.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Very Unhappy With You
It’s all over but the shouting.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
it’s fucking great, actually, Gini still solidly below prepandemic levels, working class purchasing power solidly above
thanks for asking
thanks for asking
September 27, 2024 at 5:58 PM
it’s fucking great, actually, Gini still solidly below prepandemic levels, working class purchasing power solidly above
thanks for asking
thanks for asking
“For several years now, pupil illness absence in England has been more than 30% higher than in the prepandemic era… Teacher illness is currently almost 40% higher than in the prepandemic era.” Mysterious… 😷 clean the air
A wonderful blog from a Headteacher who really gets it and understands why children aren’t in school. stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/a...
“…And Breathe…”
Dear School Leaders, System Leaders and Politicians, I know you have a million priorities right now but I would urge you to read this. You can’t afford not to. It’s about attendance. It…
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February 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“For several years now, pupil illness absence in England has been more than 30% higher than in the prepandemic era… Teacher illness is currently almost 40% higher than in the prepandemic era.” Mysterious… 😷 clean the air
So, we're right back on the prepandemic Phillips curve. It takes real intellectual gymnastics *not* to see this as a transitory adverse supply shock
January 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM
So, we're right back on the prepandemic Phillips curve. It takes real intellectual gymnastics *not* to see this as a transitory adverse supply shock
Reading Trump’s interview with Bloomberg, which includes a new lie: the claim that Black wages are way down under Biden. Here’s what the data says (taking 4q averages bc it’s not seasonally adjusted). Spurious bump during the pandemic, but now clearly above prepandemic levels
July 21, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Reading Trump’s interview with Bloomberg, which includes a new lie: the claim that Black wages are way down under Biden. Here’s what the data says (taking 4q averages bc it’s not seasonally adjusted). Spurious bump during the pandemic, but now clearly above prepandemic levels
Auch „2023 lag die Übersterblichkeitsrate [in USA] substanziell über den Raten vor der Pandemie.“
🙏🏼 @leanhealth.bsky.social für das Teilen der Studie.
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🙏🏼 @leanhealth.bsky.social für das Teilen der Studie.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Auch „2023 lag die Übersterblichkeitsrate [in USA] substanziell über den Raten vor der Pandemie.“
🙏🏼 @leanhealth.bsky.social für das Teilen der Studie.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
🙏🏼 @leanhealth.bsky.social für das Teilen der Studie.
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Seattle Is Dying™
Locals return to downtown Seattle: Where everyone is going, and how that’s changed
New survey data shows locals are returning to Seattle attractions after a slump, with some spots beating prepandemic attendance peaks, FYI Guy writes.
www.seattletimes.com
June 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Seattle Is Dying™
prepandemic disney launching their 3rd "first gay character ever" by propping up a lesbian cyclops police officer
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
prepandemic disney launching their 3rd "first gay character ever" by propping up a lesbian cyclops police officer
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
Metro Vancouver BC had such a multifamily building boom in 2022-24. Almost 1,000 more homes permitted *every month* than prepandemic
February 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Metro Vancouver BC had such a multifamily building boom in 2022-24. Almost 1,000 more homes permitted *every month* than prepandemic
Inflation and crime have both plunged, roughly back to prepandemic. And people are behaving as if the nation is both prosperous and safe. But that's not what they tell pollsters www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/o...
January 1, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Inflation and crime have both plunged, roughly back to prepandemic. And people are behaving as if the nation is both prosperous and safe. But that's not what they tell pollsters www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/o...
Toronto needs 32,000 more homes a year just to get back to prepandemic affordability, CMHC says
Toronto needs 32,000 more homes a year just to get back to prepandemic affordability, CMHC says
With more supply, 'the pressure will be taken out of house prices' gradually, says the agency's deputy chief economist.
www.thestar.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Toronto needs 32,000 more homes a year just to get back to prepandemic affordability, CMHC says
I think the most likely is the straightforward one: mortgage rates are crazy high and aren’t really moving back down.
People care about mortgage rates, very much, and the workhorse 30-year has more than doubled off prepandemic rates.
People care about mortgage rates, very much, and the workhorse 30-year has more than doubled off prepandemic rates.
May 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
I think the most likely is the straightforward one: mortgage rates are crazy high and aren’t really moving back down.
People care about mortgage rates, very much, and the workhorse 30-year has more than doubled off prepandemic rates.
People care about mortgage rates, very much, and the workhorse 30-year has more than doubled off prepandemic rates.
I still think all the layoffs are part of an overwhelming tech conspiracy to reduce wages back to prepandemic levels without hurting stock prices.
January 27, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I still think all the layoffs are part of an overwhelming tech conspiracy to reduce wages back to prepandemic levels without hurting stock prices.
This is obscene: a 55% increase in death rate above the prepandemic level. Study details higher #COVID death risks in #undocumented people www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu... #immigrants #disparities #socialjustice
Study details higher COVID death risks in undocumented people
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is obscene: a 55% increase in death rate above the prepandemic level. Study details higher #COVID death risks in #undocumented people www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu... #immigrants #disparities #socialjustice