What famous musicians sound like at band practice.
A tape of John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Roy Brooks and others playing loose versions of bebop standards in 1958. Found in a round-up of clips of famous musicians and bands in rehearsal.
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The first film to be made completely in quarantine
Is this the first film to be made completely in quarantine? It's definitely one of the better ones (with a celebrity cast almost entire found on cameo). From Ben Berman, director of The Amazing Johnathan Documentary.
Ode to joy.
The United States overtakes China to have the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. 1/20 China will no longer accept most foreign citizens into the country. In Nepal, hundreds of trekkers are stranded on high-altitude mountain trails. 2/20 See also: Virtual reconstructions of Europe’
The finale of Beethoven's ninth played from home.
Members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra play the finale of Beethoven's ninth from home. The video was made without rehearsal. Related: The Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays "Appalachian Spring."
A social distance walk through the seemingly empty streets of Amsterdam.
A social distance walk through the seemingly empty streets of Rotterdam.
That feeling we're feeling.
"We will survive. This is a time to overprotect but not overreact." That discomfort we’re all feeling just might be grief. 1/20 A chart about St. Louis's response to the 1918 flu pandemic shows how ending social distancing now will only make things worse.
Magical blinking.
Nobel-winning economist Paul Romer: If we screen the public on a weekly basis and boost protective equipment, we can save the economy. 1/21 One Harvard economist’s proposal for social insurance: monthly payments that last the entire pandemic. 2/21 The White House and Senate lawmakers reached a
Creating Donald Judd's untitled freestanding works in concrete.
New footage, recently discovered in the archives of the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, documents the on-site fabrication of Donald Judd's untitled freestanding works in concrete (1980-1984). This video dates from around 1984.
Super spreaders.
Authorities are planning to lift the mass quarantine on Wuhan, where the global coronavirus outbreak began. 1/20 The UK becomes the latest country to go into lockdown. Meanwhile, Sweden continues its “laissez-faire” model. 2/20 Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of
Rekindling.
The latest updates on the coronavirus from Pro Publica, Slate, and Politico. 1/19 In the absence of meaningful national leadership, the public’s response to the coronavirus “will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.” 2/19 Regarding leadership: "Mr. Trump is no stranger to crisis. He