Larry Legend Rides Out the Rona
Our favorite YouTube personality and occasional food critic checks in from (mostly) shelter-in-place.
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RIP Playboy, Unlikely Midwestern Symbol of Sexual Revolution
The magazine, which ceased publication last week amid fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, never shook its middlebrow ethos.
A Shut-In’s Survival Guide
Chicagoans are a compulsively social bunch as the weather gets warmer. Here’s how to keep your social distance without losing your mind.
Chicago Distillers Build a Vigilante Hand Sanitizer Industry
As COVID-19 continues its deadly sweep across the U.S., purveyors are prepared to manufacture the product long-term.
Michael Wilbon
The ESPN commentator, 61, on the absence of sports, the importance of being a tough dad, and more.
Dancing on My Own
Can a virtual party ease my COVID-rattled mind?
Oak Parked: Days 2-4 in Quarantine With Peter Sagal
The first weekend of sheltering in place brings an awkward group run, a soirée of one, and a rethink of radio.
Oak Parked: Peter Sagal’s Quarantine Diary
The host of NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! will be regularly blogging for us as he shelters in place. Day 1: Legos, Ahnold, and wave-averse neighbors.
How to Sweat, Stretch, and Breathe During Social Isolation
Our regularly updated guide to Chicago-based (but available anywhere) workouts, meditation sessions, and more.
How Chicago Dealt With the 1918 Spanish Flu
The Health Commissioner didn’t close schools or churches, but he did ask police to arrest anyone who coughed or sneezed on the street.