Concatenation is a Rube Goldberg-esque video montage made up of cleverly arranged stock video footage. This is one of
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
If your school is considering cancelling IRL graduation ceremonies, here's a helpful guide to creating a virtual gradua
Grocery Store Worker Offers Suggestions for Staying Safe While Shopping During the Pandemic
Rebecca Marquardt works at a grocery store and has some tips/suggestions/requests for grocery shoppers on how to keep
Chris Ware’s Moving Pandemic-Themed Cover for the New Yorker
This is Chris Ware’s illustration for the cover of this week’s New Yorker, the magazine’s annual Health Issue. The pan
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
Quarantene, a song about staying home sung to the tune of Dolly Parton's Jolene. "Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine, Q
People Behave More Cooperatively During Disasters
I’ve been wanting to write something about this for a few weeks now, so I was glad to find this short but meaty Twitter
Some Good News with John Krasinski
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, John Krasinski thought it would be worthwhile to pause and take note of some go
Six Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
This is super depressing but not surprising: The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun. "They made a show of shaking
Minimal Pics
I don’t know about you, but Marcus Cederberg’s minimalist photography has a soothing effect on me. Check out his Ins
Four Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Colorables, a collection of free printable coloring pages [colorabl.es]
This is lovely & joyous: twin boys from Sic
You Probably Should Be Wearing a Face Mask if You Can
Have you been wearing a face mask when going out in public recently? There’s been a lot of debate recently about whethe
Cellphone Data Shows How Quickly Partying Spring Breakers Spread Across the Country
People on Spring Break in Florida for the past couple of weeks were famously unconcerned with social distancing measur
Three Quick Links for Saturday Noonish
"If you take basic precautions, including washing your hands frequently, the danger from accepting a package from a del
Simulating Many Scenarios of an Epidemic
Back when the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to be taken seriously by the American public, 3blue1brown’s Grant Sander
Two Quick Links for Friday Afternoon
"The Board Game Remix Kit is a collection of games that you can play using the boards and pieces from games you might a
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
From Jon Lefkovitz, Sight & Sound is a feature-length documentary film about the legendary film editor and sound d
Indoor Voices, A Quarantine Group Blog Just Like The Old Days
A few weeks ago, writer Kyle Chayka Tweeted “I predict a great Blogging Renaissance,” to which also writer Kevin Nguyen
Coldplay’s Tiny Desk Concert
Maybe I’m gonna get some guff for this, but I believe that Coldplay is an underrated band. Oh sure they’re popular, bu
Two Quick Links for Friday Morning
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has COVID-19 [twitter.com]
A ranking of Radiohead's 40 greatest songs. "'I want you to
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Six Feet of Separation, an online youth newspaper started by a group of quarantined kids in San Francisco. The contribu
How to Shop Safely in a Pandemic
From Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen MD, a video on how to ensure that your grocery shopping experience is as safe as possible a
Stream Ken Burns’ Baseball Documentary Series for Free on PBS
It would have been Opening Day for baseball here in the US. Since we’re without the actual thing due to COVID-19, Ken B
Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
Bread baking is on the rise (*ahem*) during the pandemic. Yeast and flour are in high demand (my local store has been s
What To Do About Our Collective Pandemic Grief Before It Overwhelms Us
For That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief, HBR’s Scott Berinato interviewed David Kessler, who he calls “the world’s
Surreal Drone Tour of a Pandemic-Emptied San Francisco
This is a short drone tour of San Francisco with the shelter-in-place order in effect — it looks abandoned. Fisherman’
Can America Turn Our COVID-19 Failure into Some Sort of Success?
From Ed Yong at the Atlantic, a great article on the current state of the pandemic in the United States, what will happ
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
Mailchimp will be showing more than 70 short films that were supposed to show at the cancelled SXSW Film Festival [mail
Time Lapse of a Sunflower Growing from Seed to Flower
Starting from a seed, a sunflower plant grows, flowers…and then wilts. I’ve always thought these kinds of videos were
Ikea Instructions for COVID-19 Quarantine
Instructions for staying at home during the pandemic, courtesy of Ikea Israel. (thx, caroline)
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Two Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
Media Matters: "Fox News' coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic: medically inaccurate, malevolently racist, motivated by po
Iconic Art & Design Reimagined for the Social Distancing Era
While it predates the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying social distancing by several years, José Manuel Ballester’
Even Waffle House Is Closed for COVID-19
When America wants to know how bad things are in a crisis, they look not to the President or FEMA, they look to Waffle
“What I Learned When My Husband Got Sick With Coronavirus”
Today’s must-read is What I Learned When My Husband Got Sick With Coronavirus by NY Times editor Jessica Lustig. If you
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Evening
Nine Extremely Long, Extremely Good Movies (to watch on streaming). The Right Stuff, Hoop Dreams, Barry Lyndon, etc. [t
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
Working with Italian doctors, engineers have developed a 3D printed adapter to turn a snorkeling mask into an emergency
The Girl with a Schmeared Earring
From Joseph Lee, a super abstract rendition of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Another one for my collection of G
Virtual Travel Photography in the Age of Pandemic
Using live feed webcams, Noah Kalina is “travelling” around the world photographing places. From top to bottom, Pia
Four Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
Flatter Me, a battle card game in which players "compete" to gather the most compliments. A perfect game for the times.
Stream Helvetica & Other Design Documentaries for Free
Thinking that some people might need high quality entertainment while shut inside due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmak
Recently Discovered Comet Might Put On a Show
Back in late December, a new comet called Comet ATLAS (or C/2019 Y4) was discovered by a robotic astronomical survey on
Seven Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Health experts who have fought pandemics lay out how COVID-19 could be stopped in the US. "Americans must be persuaded
COVID-19 and Food Safety
Like many of you, I’ve been wondering about COVID-19 & food safety. Is it safe to eat takeout prepared by your loca
Some Programming Notes
Hey folks, just wanted to check in on a few things this morning. I hope you are staying healthy and kind.
1. I spent so
Ten Quick Links for Sunday Afternoon
Audible is offering free books for kids while schools are closed. Titles include Winnie the Pooh, Anne of Green Gables,
Some People
Some people feel helpless & anxious.
Some people are bored.
Some people are self-quarantined alone and are lonely.
Picking Up Glowing Hot Space Shuttle Tiles with Bare Hands
Space Shuttle thermal tiles conduct heat so poorly that after being in a 2200 °F oven for hours, you can pick them up
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