The Zoomopoly has taken over, college classrooms are now online nationwaide following numerous campus shutdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Back on campus we had PSafe patroling but, how safe are we now that our campus is online? The New York Attorney General is skeptical. Read this NYT article to find out more!
Students Explain How Colleges Closing for COVID-19 Is Impacting Them. TeenVogue follows numerous colleges, Harvard, Ohio State, Rutgers University and Kent State.
On March 12, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, announced that all gatherings of 500 people or more would be cancelled. The Broadway League, which represents the Broadway industry, also announced that all shows would be cancelled until April 13. This then creates financial strains on those who work in the Broadway industry, as their jobs … Read more
Chris Mann changes the lyrics to one of Adele’s most well-known songs and shares the tales of self-quarantine in California, connecting with citizens living throughout the new covid-19 health standards and regulations. His rendition of the lyrics combined with video clips and editing present a humorous way of reflecting on the “first world problems” of … Read more
One way to be creative while shut indoors . . .
A telling quotation from this article: “I think what people will want to know about this crazy time is what everyday life was like, what it was like to live through.”
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/story/2020-03-27/art-in-the-time-of-covid-19 In art, an industry heavily reliant on physical gatherings and spaces, COVID-19 presents creatives with particularly interesting challenges as physical encounters constitute a significant portion of profit for artists. As larger, non-profit museums are able to receive funding from grants and the government, contributing to arts was included in the recent $2 trillion stimulus … Read more
