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april 2020

Real Big Cats of Oklahoma: The Viral Charm of Tiger King

How Netflix is breeding the true crime documentary with reality TV.

Better Off Without Us?

Behind those viral nature posts lurks the sinister ideology of the ecofascist.

Furlough Bites

When the pups can't play, what happens to doggie daycare?

What Sociologists Can Tell Us About Americans’ Response to COVID-19

We may care about toilet paper, but we also care about our neighbors.

Tinder in the Time of COVID-19

Not even a quarantine can stop the boys of Tinder.

Notes On A Rabbit Stein, The Best Clickbait, My Kitchen Stove

Looking at things feels different now than it did before.

When This Is Over

What's the first thing you'll do when quarantine ends? A special episode of SAIC Beat.

The Old Language of a New Virus

The way we talk about pandemics has hardly changed.

Bare Minimum Survival Tactics at the AWP 2020

At the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, in the last days before the pandemic.

Quarantunes: Making Some Noise In a New Format

The switch to livestream brings with it new opportunities — and new pitfalls.

How Stardew Valley Gave Me the Perfect, Impossible Virtual Life

Video games offer the ideal fantasy life, but they can't replace the real thing.

“Closely Monitoring the Situation”: The Saga of COVID on Campus

Tracking the "unprecedented" changes at SAIC and in higher education, so far.

Behind the Cash Register, During a Pandemic

As the masses scramble to stock up, grocery store workers are put in harm's way.