Enjoy this amazing listing of art museums, theater companies, history and culture, and fashion sites from around the country and the globe submitted by NY State Senator Liz Krueger. Online Resources: Art and Culture PDF Download
“Move Everything Outdoors” The New Your Times Readers Respond
The New York Times recently asked readers to tell them about how people were moving activities outdoors in innovative ways. You'll be amazed at what people are doing! Even the Times' editorial staff found many of the submissions inspiring and we hope you do too. Read...
The Simpsons’ 2020 commencement speech is as chaotic as you’d expect
This one is pure fun. Not everyone is a Simpson's fan, but this will put a smile on your face if you are, or should be 🙂 Courtesy of Mashable https://mashable.com/article/the-simpsons-class-of-2020-commencement-speech/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
How to use Nextdoor, Facebook, Slack to help neighbors amid coronavirus
In Manhattan in particular it's a scary proposition to help our neighbors. Getting in an elevator and doing the laundry in a tiny laundry room are nerve wracking enough. But how do we help those who need it, even if it is just human interaction? Well, the good folks...
Meet the Internet’s Newest Star
If you haven't seen this video of a baby making pizza you're about to have your day made. Well, unless you don't like babies and pizza 😉 We hope it puts a smile on your face https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTFaix8VgU
Being Boring Is an Act of Heroism During the Covid-19 Crisis
Of all things, here's a fun ad campaign from Mucinex emphasizing the importance of social distancing. Hopefully it will put a smile on your face. Read all about it on AdWeek's...
Oregon’s 1st coronavirus patient released from hospital after months
After more than two months in the hospital, the first Oregon resident to test positive for coronavirus was released to cheers and a mariachi parade. Read all about it on the ABC News...
Stephen King explains why reading horror is so cathartic during a pandemic
Stephen King was recently on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and not surprisingly is in favor of reading more horror during the pandemic. Check out Mashable's website to see the master of horror's unique take on the...
Jerry Seinfeld, Janelle Monáe, and 97 other pop-culture musts for May
Did you know that May is traditionally when the Summer movie calendar kicks off? Well this year, the good folks at Fast Company have created a May creative calendar with some great movies, stand up, and more. Enjoy! Read all about it on Fast Company's...
16 things to help battle your social distancing boredom, all on sale
Thanks to this list compiled by Mashable, get up to 98% off on Apps, Online Learning Bundles and Gadgets. These top selling deals are massively discounted so get them while you still can! Check them all out on Mashable's...
20 amazing virtual field trips to aquariums, museums and Mars
CNN has compiled twenty virtual tours of museums, zoos, aquariums - even Mars! We're sure you'll get lost in these as we have 🙂 Enjoy! Find them all on CNN's website https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/cnn-underscored/virtual-tours-museums-aquariums/index.html
Attend Your Next Virtual Meeting in Style with these Ten Lavish Backgrounds
Leave it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to brighten our day. This time, with beautiful virtual backgrounds to use in Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings we're having! From a Frank Lloyd Wright living room to The Dissolute Household painting, your background can now be...
New York Botanical Garden At Home
Here's a unique resource sent to us by one of you! The New Your Botanical Garden has created a video collection of some of their best Spring blooms and tours. As they put it "See Spring Bloom." We hope you enjoy it as much as we did :-)...
NASA is showing you the picture the Hubble Space Telescope took on your birthday
Here's a really cool diversion courtesy of CNN. As part of the NASA's celebrations of the Hubble Telescope's 30 years in orbit, NASA launched a place for you to see a picture of the cosmos on your birthday. All you have to do is select your birthday month and day and...