One pandemic event had attendees from Germany, South Africa, and Hawaii: “people were up at like three in the morning to come here, or a version of coming, to hear this author.”
WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOCIAL MEDIA HELP ARTISTS EXPAND THEIR REACH
“People are recognizing that we artists live off this to a higher degree, versus the assumption that we do this just for fun.”
MASS DANCERS STREAM CLASSES ONLINE, OFFER MUCH MORE THAN JUST EXERCISE
“Just having something outside of news, some connection—we’ve found people are really thirsty for it.”
COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY AND SHOPS BRACE FOR CORONAVIRUS CATASTROPHE
“Maybe we’ll see readers come out of this with a reinvigorated interest in comics, maybe it’ll be a fresh start and an end to the cynicism that comes with comic book and movie fandom these days.”
RISE OF THE HAND MACHINES
In “The Smartphone Society,” Aschoff moves beyond moral panic and asks bigger questions about our devices