At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a daily-ish journal of how Reader staff, our friends, family—and our pets—are spending our time.
Day 56: May 15
What we’re watching:
- The Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott on VERZUZ TV livestream
What we’re reading:
- As many Chicago Independent Media Alliance websites as possible
- My colleagues on Slack trying to decide if Robert Pattinson was joking about the pasta
What we’re listening to:
- “Why Don’t You” by Cleo Sol
- “Insane” by Madison McFerrin
- “Green & Gold” by Lianne La Havas
What we can’t wait to try:
- Jeanette Andrews’s “Magic by Telephone”
What the cats are “helping” with: