jk.
WRITING
Going viral during a global pandemic is one thing — we’re all basically sitting around on the internet — but now two months into this thing, there are certain people who have gone from viral to straight-up internet famous based on their quarantine content. Who are the people gaining a following, landing agents, and launching their careers in quarantine, and how do they (and you!) feel about the fact that had there not been a pandemic, they may have never found this success? If you can believe it, the answers to those questions are in this reported piece I’ve been working on the past few weeks: Quarantine Made Them Famous — Now What?
Also, if you’ve been watching Too Hot To Handle, please check out this compelling evidence that the biggest couple from the series is a publicity hoax.
PODCAST
My computer is…still getting fixed. So the episode I had locked and loaded for this Monday will have to wait, and instead me and Emma Specter — Vogue writer and my #1 most deranged friend — are hopping on Zoom tonight to record something in its place. That’s when I’ll probably talk about Alison Roman.
QUARANTINE
Last week I talked about the concept of good news I never would have expected, and this story about a llama name Winter maybe having the antibodies to neutralize coronavirus is precisely an example of that. And oh shit! This news about the FDA approving a coronavirus test that gives results in minutes just broke. And there’s some more evidence that most people who had COVID-19 now have antibodies, and that those antibodies are linked with an ability to neutralize the virus for an unknown amount of time in the future.
Over in Italy, restrictions are lifting, and this comment on the Instagram post of a YouTuber I follow made me tear up, sorry!
One day that long and tiring journey will be over for us too, but until then, I’m growing herbs and tomatoes.