For social-distancers eager to make a connection, any connection, San Francisco-based artists Danielle Baskin and Max Hawkins have launched QuarantineChat, a free voice-chat service that promises to connect total strangers from anywhere in the world. Sign up and expect phone calls

When you need something a bit more right-now than a podcast or a Netflix binge, check out Billboard’s excellent — and frequently updated — list of streaming concerts and other performing arts events. One highlight: On April 11, Facebook Live

Good news: According to the CDC and the FDA, there's no evidence that coronavirus can be transmitted through food or food packaging, so ordering takeout has a green light. More good news: Delivery services are making it safer — and

With your feet social distancing from your work shoes for a while now’s a great time to treat yourself to something cozy. Denmark’s Glerups makes slippers featuring uppers of thick New Zealand wool felt and soles of durable calfskin leather. They’re

A good excuse to wear your sweatpants (as if you needed one), The Times has put together a quick guide to very quick workouts — or, in fitness parlance, High-Intensity Interval Training, or H.I.I.T. These scientifically validated routines — which typically amount to

Your sock drawer is tidy and you’ve binged all seven episodes of Tiger King. Time for a big read. Pick up Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss. In a brisk 673 pages, Ferriss ticks through a few hundred of the smartest ideas for

Don’t run to the mirror when you should be preparing your meeting notes. Instead, use your computer’s camera to check your hair, your outfit, and your teeth for errant poppy seeds. Most videoconference software lets you preview your look, but

The timely hashtag #SongsofComfort is picking up steam on Twitter and Instagram, thanks to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who kicked things off last month with a moving rendition of Dvořák’s “Going Home.” Since then, the hashtag has attracted the talents of singer James Taylor, pianist

Museums, concert venues, theaters, and restaurants are shut down, but that doesn’t mean New York City is closed. On the Inhabit blog, dig into a growing list of the very best ways to hit the town, virtually — everything from complete operas streamed