Some recent examples:
The world might be burning but at least Hayden Christiansen will reprise his role as Darth Vader
The world might be burning but at least Joe and Kamala are Time's person of the year
The world might be burning but at least Apple's new headphones are $550
It really lightens the mood! Try it for yourselves!
this is a good variation on appending "as major ecosystems collapse" to headlines