YOUTH 20 - THE LOCKDOWN EDITION - INTRO

Well well well, isn’t this a fine mess we’re after finding ourselves in. A PANDEMIC no less! One minute, we’re leaning into a puddle of our best mates drooling the answers to all of life’s mysteries over an evening of pornstar martinis, and then next, we’re dressed up like [insert panic-induced costume theme here] and hosting a virtual quiz, in a world where the sesh is not just frowned upon but ILLEGAL!

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

Navigating the landscape of love, lust and its ardent and awkward pre-love cousin “like”, is a tricky affair at the best of times. But throw in some insidious-looking species-jumping viral cells and it goes from say, dancing in a floral meadow with unseen cow manure, to ice skating across a thawing lake, that’s been booby-trapped with mines.

POOCH PANDEMIC

The initial days of working from home brought quizzical looks and tentative delight among the canine community, however, this was soon replaced with unbridled joy at the new arrangement with four-legged members of our society expressing uniform delight at the advancement of the coronavirus, with a reported massive rise in all-causes tail wagging, with incidents of sad eyes said to be at a historic low* (Source: Made up stats for dog lovers).

FRONTLINE FEELS

When we open our little heads to thinking about what’s happening at the moment, it’s a delicate balance of mind management to prevent oneself from getting overwhelmed. But the knowledge of the true enormity of what’s going on squeezes through the cracks in our brain fence and starts tearing at the binbags....

PANDEMICS WITH BENEFITS - THE 10 REAL WINNERS OF COVID-19

Think a continent-hopping virus with malicious intent taking over the world is bad news for everyone? Think again! There’s a whole swathe of winners reaping the benefits since the house went on fire and we’re here to give them the recognition they deserve. Here’s our top ten.