A sign outside the La Jolla Fencing Academy very cleverly reads “Fencing: The Perfect COVID-19 Sport”. The sensible reasons are that masks, gloves, and a distance of six feet are required at all times within the sport. The bonus of fencing over real life is that you can stab the…
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Charting the Risks of Being Infected With COVID-19
Randall Munroe charts the risks and non-risks of being infected with COVID-19 from low to high on xkcd.
A Star Trek Redshirt in the Age of COVID-19
McCoy couldn’t convince him to wear a mask after Spock’s Tricorder detected a COVID-19 outbreak. We all know this will not end well for the redshirt…
Converting the COVID-19 DNA Sequence Into Music
Artist Eric Drass of Shardcore converted the NIH-released DNA sequence of COVID-19 into musical notes and then recorded what the composition sounded like. The full song is over two hours long, but Drass created a minute-long sample that represents very well. Ever wondered what a virus sounds like?… The world…
Portuguese Guitarist Hilariously Turns US Television Evangelist’s COVID-19 Rant Into a Heavy Metal Song
While playing with his daughter, guitarist Andre Antunes saw American televangelist Kenneth Copeland passing judgment upon COVID-19, banishing it from the United States for good. Atunes did what any good father would do and hilariously turned the preacher’s words into a respectably rocking heavy metal song. Judgement on COVID-19 goes…
Renowned Subway Dancer Reflects on How COVID-19 Brought His Work in New York City to a Stop
“Teeth” by Brooklyn filmmaker Alex Fischman Cardenas is a touching short about a renowned New York City subway dancer Ikeem “Teeth” Jones who offers his personal insight on how COVID-19 affected his beloved city, particularly how it brought the trains and thereby his work to a complete stop for over…
A Moving Film About the Downturn in Business for a Popular NYC Chinese Restaurant Due to COVID-19
“Spicy Village” by Jia Li of HiLo is a moving short film about Spicy Village , a popular Chinese restaurant in New York City that has suffered a severe downturn in business due to the physical, societal and psychological consequences of COVID-19. For Chinatown restaurants like Wendy’s, the impact of…
Images of New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19 Projected Onto the Brooklyn Bridge in a Moving Tribute
View this post on Instagram A post shared by johnny angelillo (@johnnyfoto) COVID Day of Remembrance, a moving tribute to the 30,258 New Yorkers who died from COVID-19, took place on March 14, 2021. This date marked the tragic anniversary of the first New York City death due to this…
