Hey there,
It's Memorial Day weekend. Normally, the unofficial start of summer. This year, not as much. I don't know about you, but I've found the past week to be one of the harder ones. There's still so much uncertainty but also things are opening back up. I think most of us are left wondering exactly what's allowed or safe or smart to do. Nothing is simple and easy these days.
But at least toilet paper is back on the shelves. At least we have that. The bidet revolution has been held off for now. The new hard-to-get commodities, at least in my particular area of Los Angeles, are paper towels and fresh ginger. Who knew ginger would make the cut? Not me. And, of course, flour is still near mythical, the craved white powder of our times. Nothing says you're going to have a wild 2020 summer like a stash of the good stuff, King Arthur Bread Flour. (If you have a black market flour connect, please let me know.)
Upcoming Events
LIVESTREAMS:
- TODAY Saturday, May 23rd at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET
COME ON DOWN, YOU'RE ALREADY HERE! It's Saturday so it's time for my Zoom game show where audience members from around the globe and celebrity guests go head-to-head in remote competition. Link
AROUND THE INTERNET:
- CELEBRITY SUBSTITUTE: New episodes of this YouTube original series I helped produce are out now. This week, watch as Terry Crews teaches visual art and explains how to use perspective and foreshortening in your drawings. Link
This week’s list
GREAT:
Andrew Scott is the actor you probably know as "Hot Priest" from Fleabag. He's an unbelievable actor. Simon Stephens is the Tony-award winning playwright of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. In 2012, the two collaborated on a live theater piece called Sea Wall that's beautiful and heartbreaking. It's about loss and identity and faith and much more. A warning: don't watch this if you're trying not to cry. A filmed version of the show is free to stream until the end of the weekend (5/25): Sea Wall
FUNNY:
Myq Kaplan (pronounced "Mike") is the master of wordplay. He's one of the most creative and original comedians working today. Ask any of your favorite standups what they think about Myq and you'll get a rave review. He's as kind and caring a person as he is smart and funny. His new album A.K.A. is out now. Here's an animated excerpt: The Longest Sidewalk in the World
INTERESTING:
One of the shows that's been getting me through this time is Schitt's Creek. I'd heard great things about it for years but never jumped in. I'm so glad I waited because it lives up to the hype and now I can binge the whole series. Particularly wonderful is Catherine O'Hara, who plays the matriarch, Moira Rose. This profile of her in Vanity Fair is fantastic. Especially the fact that it's accompanied by a socially distanced drone photo shoot. Catherine O'Hara is just perfect. The Queen of Schitt's Creek
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Take care of each other,
Chris