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He denigrated the use of masks, frequently mocking those who did and ignored the social distancing measures recommended by the experts because his "business friends" told him it hurt the economy.

Hazy pandemic memories of anxious confinement and forced distancing from other people are playing a part in the trend too, Bay Area retail consultant David Greensfelder said.

When the Oscar nominations came out, the big headline was that Gascón’s nod made history, but now, the cast and the director are distancing themselves from her.

So why does Perkins avoid what’s so inherently human in “The Monkey” and go for the distancing effect of cartoonish characters and Looney Tunes carnage?

“I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as others,” he said at Facebook’s developer conference that year.