Quarantine

January 19, 2022

The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating

Olga Khazan The Atlantic

Many workers with COVID-19 still—still!—can’t afford to isolate, because they don’t have paid sick leave.

poetry

December 11, 2020

Cardboard People

Lollie Butler

A heavy burden we all carry in 2020: What’s missing? asks Arizona poet Lollie Butler. People, smiles and faces.

poetry

July 31, 2020

Quinn Lewis Southern Review

Months before the public became aware of Covid-19, the poet Quinn Lewis used the word to depict a chosen escape from normal life and the ensuing comforts “inside/the walls.”

film

July 7, 2020

‘Homemade’ Review: Netflix Quarantine Anthology Is Pure Filmmaking Talent in Bite-Sized Pieces

Eric Kohn IndieWire

“Homemade,” a wondrous and mostly satisfying anthology of 17 short films made round the world over the past two months - reveal a scattershot collage of the world in 2020.

April 30, 2020

Feet, What Do I Need You For?' How Lockdown Fired Up Frida Kahlo

Javier Pes The Guardian

With a year to live, and confined to bed by injury and illness, the great Mexican artist transformed her bedroom into a sanctuary - and turned her pain into magnificent work.

April 8, 2020

A Letter from Locked Down Italy: This is What We Know about Your Future

Francesca Melandri The Guardian

An author in Rome describes what to expect based on her experiences of lockdown

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