Quarantine (Life and Culture)

October 9, 2020

Looking for Escapist TV? Try Home Design Shows

A few minutes into an episode of “Dream Home Makeover,” a home improvement series premiering on Netflix on Oct. 16, an anxious homeowner frets about a […]
October 7, 2020

How We Exercise During a Pandemic

Welcome. In her latest “Phys Ed” column, Gretchen Reynolds wrote of exercise habits during the pandemic. She looked at several recent studies and concluded that our […]
October 7, 2020

Memories of Homecoming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Welcome To Homecoming! Welcome To Homecoming! Welcome to Homecoming! At H.B.C.U.s, homecoming is part family reunion and part revival. It’s canceled this year, so let’s celebrate […]
October 4, 2020

Here are the Best Animal Livestreams

If you spend hours scrolling through cat videos online, there’s a scientific explanation for why that’s a hard habit to kick: A new study has found […]
October 4, 2020

How to Celebrate Halloween From Your Car

From “Christine” to “Crash!,” the killer car movie is a hallowed horror subgenre. Pick your vehicle — bulldozer, hearse, big rig — and there’s a scary […]
October 4, 2020

Things to Do This Week

Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. […]
October 2, 2020

When Waking Life Feels Like a Dream

Welcome. I’ve been thinking lately about the tension between dreams and waking life. So much of the recent months has felt uncharted, unreal — how many […]
October 2, 2020

Rihanna Talks About Her Fenty Show

There are no real parties. Concerts? Canceled. Fashion shows are either digital or distanced. So who would dare throw a party-concert-fashion show in the middle — […]
October 2, 2020

Love and the Lockdown

In late February, Jordan Tyler saw a TV commercial for the dating app Match, and while “not big on an online thing,” decided, nonetheless to give […]
September 30, 2020

Spend Some Time With Your Pandemic Logbooks

Took Mom for a foliage ride without masks. Picked up medical supplies for an off-site flu clinic at a retirement community. Very dark, wrong turn, lost […]