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April 29, 2020
via GIPHY Yes, this is a real slide from NY Governor Cuomo’s presentation. #dontbestupid WHAT'S TRENDING China’s steps to avoid a second wave of infections include: Restricting borders, mass testing, tracking apps, and gradual reopening. Despite the reopening of businesses, people are limiting their spending indicating consumer behavior has likely changed. Worthwhile read...
April 27, 2020:
Funny until you hear there was an increase in calls to poison control over the weekend... WHAT'S TRENDING Everyone’s talking about – Brad Pitt playing Dr. Anthony Fauci on SNL this past Saturday. It was another stay at home episode with a star-studded cast including Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler,...
April 24, 2020
Where all my introverts at?! WHAT'S TRENDING Want to volunteer but not sure how in a time of quarantine? Here’s a few ways you can volunteer while practicing safe social distancing. Interested in the NFL Draft round 1 picks? Great, that makes one of us. Nevertheless, it was top...
April 22, 2020
We’ve always appreciated subtle humor #wellplayed #thelastdance WHAT'S TRENDING Today is Earth Day. There’s plenty we can do while we stay at home, including writing to our local representatives (much easier than you think), signing up for vote by mail (in preparation for November elections), and making a few...
April 20, 2020
Our two favorite performances from the Global Citizen: Together At Home benefit concert. [Left] Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang, John Legend perform "The Prayer". [Right] John Legend and Sam Smith perform "Stand By Me". I challenge you not to tear up. WHAT'S TRENDING At the beginning of the pandemic, schools...
April 17, 2020
If you want a short break and a smile on your face, watch these nuns in Spain taking a break from sewing masks to play a game of basketball. WHAT'S TRENDING It was tough to watch SNL’s Michael Che briefly mention the loss of his grandmother on last week’s episode,...
April 15, 2020
We're not sure why, but this is highly entertaining to us.It's Wednesday, we'll take anything to help us through the week! WHAT'S TRENDING California, Washington and Oregon formed a Western States Pact to collaborate on a reopening plan. NY Governor Cuomo launches a similar coalition for the East Coast. California’s...
April 13, 2020
How we're approaching the week #ridethewave Also, Coachella's documentary is now available on YouTube. WHAT'S TRENDING What everyone is talking about – the NY Times article that details information President Trump had on the Coronavirus since January and what kept him from taking action until March. Feel good – 17-year old, Danny Goldberg, started...
April 10, 2020
Us after a long week. More cat photos here. You're welcome. WHAT'S TRENDING SNL returns – When’s the last time you watched SNL live? Well clear your calendars and reschedule those virtual parties because the cast is coming in hot with some fresh new content. In one of their most generous...
April 8, 2020
Spend your quarantine time however you want. Comparing is the thief of happiness. #NoJudgementZone #DoYou WHAT'S TRENDING Music to our ears – The news is bleak out there, but I hope Lady Gaga’s announcement of the “One World: Together At Home” benefit special on April 18th, featuring Billie Eilish,...
April 6, 2020
Hope you were just as successful getting groceries for the week. WHAT'S TRENDING CDC is starting to conduct antibody tests to determine how many people have been infected with Coronavirus. There’s two types of tests (1) PCR (aka swab and wait) tests that determine who has the virus – important for...
April 3, 2020
It's all about your state of mind #socialdistancing #manifestingpositivity WHAT'S TRENDING 1 Million Coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide, ~240,000 of which are in the US. You can keep track of the count in real-time thanks to this dashboard created by Johns Hopkins University. Higher percentage of middle-aged Coronavirus...
April 1, 2020: Introducing theWKDY
Welcome to the first edition of theWKDY! Hey there! Quynh (Quinn) again. This is the first of a 3x per week newsletter we're launching. Here's more info... What is theWKDY?theWKDY is a quick summary of the top news stories covering culture, business, politics and anything else noteworthy. Not just that, we'll...
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