Activities to do at home or in self-isolation amid coronavirus pandemic
“In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we asked our Mail readers for some activities to do whilst at home…”
The Mail, March 2020
Museums to tour from your couch
Need a culture fix while self-isolating? You can tour these museums from your couch
“As a growing number of countries go into lockdown due to the coronavirus — and museums and galleries around the world are closed — there are some you can visit from the comfort of your own couch.
Even in countries which are not yet in lockdown, such as the U.K., businesses have been encouraged to close temporarily. Many are doing so because people just aren’t leaving the house, leaving venues like cinemas, theaters and museums deserted.”
Read full post on Make It, 19 March 2020
The Greatest Nonfiction Books
This list is generated from 128 “best of” book lists from a variety of great sources. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others. I generally trust “best of all time” lists voted by authors and experts over user-generated lists. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book that’s 100th.
Reading ‘can help reduce stress’
Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new research.
“Psychologists believe this is because the human mind has to concentrate on reading and the distraction of being taken into a literary world eases the tensions in muscles and the heart.”
Read full post on The Telegraph, 30 March 2009
The best exhibitions and concerts to experience online
If you’re entering a period of self-isolation, or indeed are already in one, you are not as cut off as you might first think. While everyone is building their watch lists for Netflix, or like a friend of mine, ordering a new X-Box because he’s now ‘working from home’, there are also plenty of ways to broaden your mind and experience culture from your living room. Google has partnered up with some of the world’s greatest Galleries and Museums to offer online exhibitions, Orchestras across the globe are launching virtual concerts, and musicians are livestreaming their performances on YouTube. Even if from their own homes.
Read full post on Spectator Life, 18 March 2020
How to survive isolation
How to survive isolation with your roommates, your partner, your kids – and yourself
With millions of us lying low to limit the spread of Covid-19, how best to manage being cooped up for days on end?
Read full post on The Guardian, 17 March
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