This year proved once and for all: screens are no substitute for real life | Ross Barkan

Zoom birthdays, Zoom meetings, Zoom schooling ... Zoomworld is miserable. When it's safe again, let's enjoy nature and each other

How we will ultimately remember the pandemic of 2020 is not yet known. Right now, it is the omnipotent crisis, dominating every waking moment. For those with any interest in the news, there are the daily death totals, surpassing those of 9/11, and reminders that a vaccine is here but not here, still many months away from ending this hell for good.

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