Six Quick Links for Monday Afternoon

14:55

This is super depressing but not surprising: The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun. "They made a show of shaking hands, and complained loudly about the 'stupid hoax' being propagated by virus alarmists." [theatlantic.com]

Fun web toy for making colorful patterns [colorpush.wetransfer.com]

With movie theaters around the world closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drive-in movie theaters are having a moment in the spotlight [theatlantic.com]

Advice from a cinematographer on how to look & sound your best while video conferencing (mind your angles & your light). You could also ask a friend who's good at selfies for advice. [medium.com]

Lots of folks are baking bread while sheltering from the pandemic, but not many of them are doing so using 4500-year-old yeast and ancient Egyptians recipes and methods. [twitter.com]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was just granted the power to rule by decree in fighting the pandemic with no time limit to hand that power back. (This happened with Palpatine in Attack of the Clones...and that didn't turn out so well...) [bbc.com]

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