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2020-05-10
Where's Covid?
A comic strip about Covid-19 -
2020-08-02
Sensory Overload in Brussels
I was living in Germany when the COVID lockdown began in 2020. One of the big perks of living in Europe is the ease of travel and close proximity of many cultures to experience. Germany, and Europe as a whole, were strictly locked down from March to August 2020, they were not allowing border crossing and all tourist locations were shut down. In August of 2020, Europe opened back up for tourism. Three of my friends and I jumped in our car and drove six hours to Brussels, Belgium. Our goal for the trip was to do a city walking tour that included chocolate and beer tasting, the chocolate was in the early afternoon and the beer was in the evening. After being stuck in our homes in Germany for five months, experiencing the taste of fresh Belgian chocolate was almost a sensory overload. We walked up and down the main “candy shop” road, sampling every kind of chocolate and even world-famous macaroons. The smells of chocolate and bakeries almost punching our noses. Later in the evening we went to the Delirium Brewery and sampled seasonal beers that were only available on site. We all enjoyed the experience of fresh crisp taste of Belgian beer right from the keg that you cannot get from drinking out of a bottle or can. I never thought that the COVID lockdown would numb my taste and smell in a way that wasn't a symptom of the virus. Being stuck in one place eating and drinking the same things day in and day out really makes you long for something different. We were very lucky to be able to have the opportunity to venture out to such a historic and important city of Europe to experience fresh tastes and smells. -
2020-06-15
"Art World Coronavirus Tracker"
This Artforum article lists the Rescheduled and Canceled Events in 2020 as of June 15, 2020. It also includes funds and organizations working to help artists and art institutions in addition to museum and gallery closures and those open for appointments. -
2021-03-17
Opening Early Meme
As more and more vaccines are being given, it seems that soon we may be able to slowly begin returning back to normal. However, with mask mandates and restrictions falling off early across the United States, I remain fearful that we may experience another wave/peak. This meme demonstrates that anxiety. -
2020-05-28
Growing Parking-Lot
After Long Island was recently opened, people have been returning to public places like Parks during the week. The number of cases has decreased, which makes it safer to go out in public than before. -
05/20/2020
Finally, a protest I can get behind.
An article posted to the site Reddit.com about a protest against the opening of a state in the US; it comes after several protests have been made against lockdown orders. -
March 23, 2020
St. Louis Exhibit Opening Cancellation
The Museum of History and Holocaust Education was supposed to open a new traveling exhibit entitled The Tragedy of the St. Louis on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The exhibit tells the story of the German luxury liner, the St. Louis, which was carrying over 900 refugees from Germany when it was turned away at Havana Harbor in Cuba. The museum curator as well as members of the Simon family, featured on the exhibit panels, were going to speak at the opening event, including Mrs. Ruth Simon Heinemman, a kindertransport survivor and Kennesaw, Georgia, resident. https://historymuseum.kennesaw.edu/exhibitions/traveling/st-louis.php