Memes and social media have been going nuts in the age of work-remotely/study-online/shelter-in-place. Here are a couple that have stood out to me, along with a couple of excellent Washington Post stories.
You all know that I am a sucker for the Distracted Boyfriend meme; here’s a great one for COVID19 economics. No idea where it originated
Looking for a fun current events exercise as all your students are studying remotely? Have them write their own Distracted Boyfriend meme based on what’s happening in the news.
Hamilton writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda has been tweeting out lots of fun content over the last week or two to help raise money for Broadway Cares at a time when all the theaters are dark. One of my favorites has been his sharing of the #HamAtHome crowdsourced production of the song Non-stop from Hamilton, which I believe was assembled by the folks at Broadway Cares – but regardless, take a look. And the money from the fundraising goes to help Equity actors affected by the COVID19 pandemic.
The Washington Post has had great coverage of the COVID19 pandemic, much or it free of the usual paywall. Here are a couple that have stood out to me:
Rep. Don Young, actress Evangeline Lilly walk back comments downplaying coronavirus – WaPo #jmc406 https://t.co/z0tdVIQllu
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) March 27, 2020
Flying Internationally During the Coronavirus Pandemic – WaPo #jmc406 https://t.co/wX2we3mpF8
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) March 26, 2020