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Soon, the sound of horses’ hooves along the Magnificent Mile in Chicago will fade into history. The city council has voted to implement a ban on horse-drawn carriages across the city.

London-based writer Damien Gabet is trying to get his girlfriend Polly home. She’s currently in lockdown India, happily shielded from the pandemic, in a yoga centre. Here he explains what it’s like talking to someone who says, “Corona what?”

The coronavirus pandemic has sadly forced many of us to cancel our travel plans. However, the virus can’t stop us from satisfying our wanderlust virtually. One YouTube travel channel we are loving right now is ‘Haircut Harry’. Unlike many similar channels, the host observes his destinations from a chair at the local barbershop.

In Idyllwild, a quaint mountain town in Southern California, the mayor was practically born with a tie around his neck. At just 11 weeks old, he was grandfathered into office; eager to put his paws to work, liaising with local businesses, and helping to promote the town’s message of love well beyond its winding mountain roads. In his official capacity, he’s known as “Maximus mighty-dog mueller, the second,” but to this town and to the world, he’s known as “Mayor Max” – the Earth’s only Golden Retriever mayor.