Rio de Janeiro: As part of the Covid-19 special edition at OLBIOS, Victor Pitanga writes on the profound changes in cultural production and consumption during the stay-at-home period, from Marília Mendonça to museum art collections and beyond.

Basel, Switzerland: Cintia Jaime, Founder of the ES VICIS Foundation, argues that ‘smart cities’ may not be that smart after all; She argues that urban density is a breeding ground for pandemics and that the current crisis is an opportunity to rethink our approach.