Distance Disco is a digital matchmaking dance party: find the person dancing to your song! I love this so much!
Giant Floating Ball
You are standing on a giant floating ball with a hot liquid core. Plan accordingly.
What We See When We Read
Love this animated trailer for Peter Mendelsund’s best selling book “What We See When We Read“, illustrated by Brian Rea.
Dog and Dolphin Playing Together
My heart needed this.
(I am morphing into a dog lover, aren’t I? Or maybe I need a dolphin.)
Summer 2020 Petticoat
Fashion that enforces Social Distancing. I am here for it.
I could just wear my “Prom Dress” that I wore for my undercover 40th birthday Prom party. Why Prom? I never had one, nor did many of my friends so I hosted one. It was fun.
Blow-Up Scooter
This portable and inflatable scooter made me giggle.
Maker’s Map
Love this Maker’s Map by Brad Montague. I have definitely been wading through the Fog of Fear. I am currently aiming hard for the unexplored territories.
OK Go | All Together Now
What a moving letter that came with this new OK Go song. Read it here.
A Hill You Are Willing To Die On
NIGHTLY QUESTION: what is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) May 12, 2020
This thread made me laugh. And nod my head in agreement.
Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time, No. 2
This art installation looks delightful.
Hermann Hesse’s 100-Year-Old Love Letter to Trees
Wander: Natascha McElhone Reads Hermann Hesse’s 100-Year-Old Love Letter to Trees in a Virtual Mental Health Walk Through Kew Gardens
The Evolution of Dance
My daughter (14) and I enjoyed watching this evolution of dance.
Shout It in German
As a native German speaker, this made me laugh.
The Missing Sounds of New York
OMG I love this so much: The NYPL has released an album of sound-based experiences that you might be missing right now as we all shelter at home: Missing Sounds of New York.
(via Kottke)
A Bit of Relief: I Forgive You, New York
This love letter to NYC deeply touched me.
Philip, The Last Sweet Potato
Philip, the Last Sweet Potato: A Non-Binary Quarantine Love Story from Beloved Children’s Book Author and Illustrator Sophie Blackall
Self-Inflating Airplane Slide
Watching an airplane recycling company employee having to activate a detached emergency slide was surprisingly amusing.
Here’s a video of an airplane slide inflating while still attached to a plane.
Would you call your kid Omelette?
Which word do you think would make a pretty baby name if it didn’t mean what it meant? I’m going with Omelette.
— Sara Gibbs (@Sara_Rose_G) April 14, 2020
This Twitter thread is giving me life.
Bodega Cats
This Twitter account collects photos of cats in small shops looking like they own the place. Love it.
(via)
Help Your Senior Neighbors
Umbrella coordinates grocery delivery and medication pick up for seniors. They are looking for volunteers (especially in NJ and NY) who are willing to shop for elderly neighbors. I love everything about this! Sign up to volunteer.