David Lidsky

These hilarious memes reveal our anxiety about reopening the economy

States reopening against the advice of scientists feels like a death knell for our country.

How imagination can create a post-COVID-19 creative revolution

Albert Einstein’s last theory should be a call to arms for the advertising and marketing industry.

Let’s hope Amy Schumer’s quarantine cooking show is not the future of TV

‘Amy Schumer Learns to Cook’ presents a bleak potential image of coronavirus-era programming.

RIP, Jerry Stiller. Here are 7 of the best Frank Costanza quotes. Serenity now!

The beloved comedian (and pops to Ben Stiller) has died. We celebrate him with some of our favorite Frank Costanza moments.

The fans’ guide to the historic Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Instagram battle

The latest #Verzuz battle pits the two queens of neo soul against one another, all in good fun. Who ya got?

Five things we learned about Michelle Obama from her Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’

One of them is that if you’re holding out hope for her to save 2020, it’s not going to happen.

Homeschooling desperately needs a redesign. I would know—I’m in third grade

I spend all my time fighting with the apps that are supposed to help me.

The funniest ‘Can you believe it’s May? Should we go back to work?’ quarantine internet memes

At least we can still laugh . . . we think.

Questlove and Black Thought on how quarantine unlocked their creativity

DJ sets, cooking shows, poetry readings: Sheltering in place has changed how The Roots and manager Shawn Gee think about how to engage audiences.

This ‘Candyman’-inspired horror film warns about reopening the economy too soon

As states such as Georgia and Texas end shelter-in-place rules, filmmaker Bobby Huntley II created this PSA to tell people—especially African Americans—to stay home.

Disney lawyers ruin the fun for some Star Wars fans’ MayThe4th celebration

The annual Star Wars celebration on May 4 got off to a sour start when Star Wars’ corporate parent shared its terms of use if fans tweeted MayThe4th in reply to Disney Plus.

Travis Scott’s Astronomical ‘Fortnite’ tour exploded the idea of what a concert can be

The internet hilariously says no to President Trump’s claim that disinfectant knocks out COVID-19

This is us, in the bizarro world, in 2020.

COVID-19 helped Netflix win the streaming wars before they’d barely begun

The world is being entertained via Netflix. How it has soared through the coronavirus crisis.

Comedian Josh Gondelman wants to make your day with his new game-show podcast, ‘Make My Day’

The stand-up and ‘Desus & Mero’ writer translates his sunny wit into podcast form.

Why you want to join Mannie Fresh for his Virus-Killaz and Gospel Get Down DJ sets this weekend

The legendary producer has joined the Instagram Live DJ boom, but he’s taking it to new places, like with his Sunday gospel DJ brunches.

14 live celebrity internet shows to get you through the quarantine

Your essential guide to finding where stars such as Will Smith and Dolly Parton are entertaining us online.

The new HBO docuseries ‘Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children’ transcends true crime

The story of Wayne Williams and the murders he’s been accused of is a lot more complicated—and contemporary—than you might believe.

This documentary shows you what life in social isolation is really like

The BBC special ‘Coronavirus: Life Inside China’s Lockdown’ tells two very different but important stories from Wuhan about what it’s like to live through the coronavirus curve.