Distant Together

Yo-Yo Ma and Mo Willems, creating together. This video is a promo for an evening of musical doodling on May 31st. Yes, please. https://www.kennedy-center.org/mowillems

“And will some of the employees returning to work have their limbs torn off and tossed into the air like a juggler tossing bowling pins? Undoubtedly. But we’re confident that with a few safety precautions put in place, we’ll be able to keep the level of workplace injuries and deaths just below levels that would elicit widespread public outrage. And keeping things just below widespread public outrage levels is our gold standard for all of the decisions we make here at Jurassic Park.” The U.S. has 4.25% of the world population. We currently have ~28% of the deaths from COVID-19. Don’t trust me: these facts can be checked very easily via Google. These deaths are hitting some of our most vulnerable people the hardest. Fight for life-saving restrictions.

Special Appearances by: asapSCIENCE, Alicia Keys, Chloe x Halle, Kelly Rowland, Kerry Washington, The Try Guys, Zendaya , Mr Kate, Dude Perfect, Jackie Aina, & Zane Hijazi

This might now be my go-to explanation video for the people in my life who are still struggling to believe the stay at home orders are valuable.

The PMA has put together a (free) partial online exhibition of their celebration of Maine’s bicentennial.

Five free art classes through Coursera, aimed at improving appreciation of the MoMA collection.

Yo-Yo Ma’s playlist “Songs of Comfort” is wonderful.

This is a little sideways of the mission of this blog, but when in crisis, we are defined by what we allow to slide. The sovereignty of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is under threat from the federal government, and they need support. This document outlines how you can help...without leaving home.

List of free food options in the Bath-Brunswick (ME) area for anyone facing food insecurity right now. I’m sorry this is a flat image--I’ll share a text-based version if I can find one, or type this out later.

And actually, while this comic prompted me to share the sourdough piece, the entire team (of smart, thoughtful people) is working hard at writing helpful articles around feeding yourself in quarantine, so I’d also generally recommend poking around the recent blogs more if that’s a topic you could use support with. https://guidingstars.com/blog/

Therapist and artist Lindsay Braman has been creating some beautiful and wonderfully helpful materials to support mental health during the stress of the current situation. Materials for adults and kids alike.

This will all end.

From today through Thursday, Tor is making the first 4 Murderbot ebooks free for the downloading, to promote the 5th, which is coming out in May. This series has been on my list to check out for awhile...I’ve heard many good things.

If you either need homemade masks and related protective equipment or if you’re a crafter who is making them without knowing where to send them, this site is helping coordinate mask distribution.

An excellent collection of TARDIS backgrounds for your video call background pleasure. It’s possible no one will see the inside of my house again...

Free K-12 tutoring and mentorship online. They’re trying to reach disadvantaged students specifically and have some additional recommendations for getting support on their FAQ page.