Here’s What America Is Streaming to Survive Being Stuck At Home With Kids
Yvan Cohen/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.With schools shut down and residents under some kind of stay-at-home order in most states, millions of people are working from home, often with children lurking, bickering, and screaming in the background. Yet when Zoom calls are too important to…
Dua Lipa Wants You to Take a Break From the End of the World and Dance
Doug Peters/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Dua Lipa declares her aspirations with her first line: “You want a timeless song, I wanna change the game.” On Future Nostalgia, Lipa’s sophomore album, she crafts a pop hit with all the qualities of a sci-fi flick from the 1960s (clean,…
I Would Just Like to Say I’m Glad Bob Dylan Isn’t Dead
DAPR/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When it became clear that people 65 and older were at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, I instinctively started worrying about my favorite 78-year-old, Bob Dylan. I checked the perpetually touring geezer’s website to make sure he’d canceled…
Watch Trump’s Horrible Coronavirus Response Compared to Other World Leaders’
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Donald Trump has made inadequate and dangerous choices during the coronavirus pandemic. His botched response includes a failure to properly plan for the country’s testing needs, administration officials unsure how to provide adequate medical gear, and the active spreading of misinformation. It’s an embarrassing…
Greed Destroyed Our Social Immune System. It’s Time to Rebuild It.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mother Jones illustration; Rick Bowmer/AP; Alex Menendez/AP; Jamie Lee Finch/AP How are you doing? Suddenly, the platitude feels like a real question. In the video check-in with a loved one, in the shouted small talk with the mail carrier, in the smile to…
Here’s a Collection of Digital Concerts and Events To Keep You Sane This Weekend
Anthon Unger/ZUMA Hey, thanks for not going out. We appreciate it. As many of you finish up your first full week (perhaps plus) at home, the true test of your sanity is going to come: the weekend. Usually, it is a time for socialization, friends, bars, laundromats, restaurants, movie theaters, and jubilant relaxation. You—we all—reset.…