What to Read, Watch, Cook, and Listen to Under Coronavirus Quarantine

Recommendations for books, music, food, streaming movies and TV shows, and more while at home.

By The New Yorker

The New Yorker
Pandemics
Recovering from the Emotional Challenges of the Pandemic
The New Yorker - Isaac Chotiner
A psychologist considers the possible effects of a global experience of long-term stress. With Americans being vaccinated at a rate of more than two million shots per day, attention has begun to turn life...
Mar 30
The New Yorker
Mammals
Sherry Turkle’s Plugged-In Year
The New Yorker - Corinne Purtill
The sociologist has critiqued our digital addictions. Now, like the rest of us, she’s been trapped behind her screens. In the wild, orcas are a dominant species, apex predators that navigate a vast aquatic...
Mar 23
The New Yorker
Pandemics
Remembering a City at the Peak of Crisis
The New Yorker - With David Remnick
April 15, 2020, was near the apex of the coronavirus pandemic as it first hit New York City brutally hard. This episode documents twenty-four hours at the epicenter. April 15, 2020, was near the apex the...
Mar 19
The New Yorker
Katrina Robinson
Why Learning Pods Might Outlast the Pandemic
The New Yorker - Lizzie Widdicombe
It’s possible to imagine home schools becoming like sidewalk dining—an experiment that sticks. It’s probably foolish to put this in writing, but, over the past few weeks, a post-COVID future has started...
Mar 14
The New Yorker
Tom Gauld’s “Captive Audience”
The New Yorker - Françoise Mouly
The artist discusses his cover for the March 15, 2021, issue of the magazine. When trapped indoors, the act of looking out the window can become a simple, nearly sublime pleasure. We talked to the cartoonist...
Mar 8