Tiffany shlain, the power of unplugging one day a week. I am so happy to be here. Tiffany, its an interesting time to think about unplugging during this moment, the coronavirus pandemic, many of us find ourselves even more tethered to screens because we cant do things like meet people in person, go to our workplaces or schools or hang out at a cultural venue. So first, well hear more about the book from tiffany and then well have a discussion. Thank you. Its great to be here, i am from the bay area im glad we are still able to make it happen this way. Adapting literary adapting to this experience we are living in. This moment we are in feels very similar to a moment i was personally in around 11 years ago. Monday, 11 Year Anniversary of my fathers death and what happened was my father died of brain cancer, he is also an author. He loved bookstores and anyways, we are very close. He died of brain cancer within days of my daughter being born and it felt like a moment where life was grabb
The sunday before, we had the. Omens drop in announcer confined this coverage online at cspan. Org. We will take you live to an indepth preview of the second day of the Republican National convention. This could affect many more in the next few months. That is Affordable Housing. Americans go to the polls and many will feel the economic fallout of the covid crisis. Mass evictions are looming and americans are devoting more of their dwindling salaries to monthly housing costs. As these problems persist Affordable Housing is a growing concern, one that could be a factor in the elections. We are going to take a look at the policy measures that can be put into place to ensure all americans, especially those who are vulnerable, have access to affordable homes. I would like to thank the Enterprise Community partners for their support of the event. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers. Two mayors from very different advocates and housing experts. Thehillevents us hillhousing2020. As with an
Welcome everyone to unbound, the bay area book festival virtual conversations. I want to start by acknowledging the partnership between this festival and kqed. Joining me is tiffany shlain, emmy nominated filmmaker and author of 24 6, the power of unplugging one day a week. Thank you for joining me today. Im so happy to be here. Is an interesting time to think about unplugging given this moment during the coronavirus pandemic as we are taping this interview. Many of us are finding ourselves even more tethered to screens because we are able to do things like meet people in person, go out to our workplaces or schools. Or hang out in a bar or cultural venue. First we will hear more about the book from tiffany and then we will have a discussion. Sending it over to you tiffany, take it away. Its so good to be here. Im from the bay area. I love the bay area and im glad we are still able to make it happen this way. Adapting doing literary adapting to this very extraordinary circumstance we ar
Occupied East Jerusalem say theyre being. Transforming an industrial neighborhood and to walk high tech. I mean well into the sports news is. The opening qualifying of the formula one season. For the austrian gameplay on sunday the best of the action is coming. Welcome to the news hour we begin in latin america which has now overtaken the europe in the number of coronavirus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections a new cases are rapidly rising its being driven up by brazil which has reported over one and a half 1000000 infections and almost 62000 people have died despite this president has vetoed parts of a law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile and peru have also been reporting record new cases and mexico recorded more than 6000 new cases for a 2nd straight day shops and parts of mexico city have been ordered to close just days after they reopened as part of an easing of lockdown measures city officials. Some businesses have been too crowded
Of social distancing as the bars reopened. And palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem say theyre being sold out of a transforming and industrial neighborhood into high tech. Hello we begin in latin america which has now overtaken europe in the number of corona virus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections and new cases are rapidly rising its being driven up by brazil which has reported over one and a half 1000000 infections and almost 64000 people have died despite this president to europe also narrow has vetoed parts of the law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile and peru have also been reporting record new cases. And mexico recorded more than 6000 new cases for a 2nd straight day shops in parts of mexico city have been ordered to close just days after they reopened as part of an easing of lockdown measures city Officials Say some businesses have been too crowded to be safe mexican authorities are installing checkpoints along the border