Did you know there is a word in German for 'social distancing whilst wearing swimming pool noodles as a hat'? We're sceptical, but charmed.
As the heaviness weighs on many of you, we have a batch of podcasts, books, articles and surprising lockdown stats to cheer and distract you.
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Links
Book a goat for Zoom (yes) at www.cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/goatsonzoom
Volunteer during furlough at www.furlonteer.com
Find @_lockdownstories on Instagram
Reading
Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo
Ramble Book: Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture, by Adam Buxton, available on audio book now (and in print in September)
Insanity Can Keep You Sane, by Molly Young for The New York Times Mag www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/11/magazine/quarantine-insanity.html
Where to start in Joni Mitchell's back catalogue, by Hannah Stevens for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/20/joni-mitchell-where-to-start-in-her-back-catalogue
Listening and watching
Sir Lenny Henry interview with Louis Theroux's Grounded podcast
Grayson Perry's Art Club, on Channel 4
Gemma Collins: Diva on Lockdown, on ITV Player
Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora and Delia Ephron https://www.92y.org/love-loss-and-what-i-wore
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