DramatistDreamer

The U.S. Open, whose social media usually ignore, has been posting classic matches in full on their YouTube page. Speaking of the U.S. Open-

Sending you good thoughts and hope that you will maintain good health @JaneAusten

From Spain.

In NYC, officials are setting aside the Jacob K. Javitz Center, which, if you know NYC/Manhattan streetscape, is quite far removed from the center of Midtown Manhattan, down by 11th Avenue, which is pretty isolated and was never that accessible (but hopefully is moreso now). If something like that is going to work, it's probably going to have to be in a setup similar to this. I hope this will be of serious consideration even after the most serious dangers have passed. This pandemic has really shined a light on all the deficiencies in the system. It should be a point of civic pride to fix the deficiencies. Or else, what type of society/world are we living in??

The only problem with that strategy of setting aside centers for recuperation of mild and moderate symptoms possibly failing in a place like the U.S. is that you have places like Darien, CT that have rabid NIMBY-ism. It's the reason why the U.S. has such a vicious cycle of homelessness.

The NYT has this article with comments from scientists and other experts who have been involved in fighting other infectious diseases about how coronavirus can be stopped-- they all seem to agree that harsh measures are really the only successful way, which seems anathema to how most Americans function. The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say

Well, if these prison riots in Colombia are any indication as to how desperate people might react when they feel as though there are no safeguards, it won't bode well, especially in terms of law and order. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bogota-prison-riot-over-coronavirus-kills-nearly-two-dozen/ar-BB11xWUq

Several days ago, someone tweeted that COVID-19 is like a giant black light that is showing up all of America's c*m stains. Graphic but true, I think.

Supposedly, Placido Domingo has tested positive for coronavirus too.

Hopefully this is the beginning of a permanent trend. Also, people need to remember that most figures are for NY state, not just NYC. People in upstate and in the suburbs are not living like 'sardines' in a can.

California definitely HASN'T done the level and amount of testing that NY has done. Like Cuomo has said, more testing, more positive test results. NY has tested about 45,000 people while California has tested just over 12,000 people.

Okay, this is funny. Just to lighten the mood.

Social distancing, which is slightly different, was what had done prior to this.

Yeah, there are many unknowns but I think the tweets were mentioning some migration from cable subscribers looking to cut costs but I don't believe it will be huge numbers, maybe just sustaining the way that the tweet mentions Sirius/XM during the Great Recession. I realize that Ball mentions that TV revenues could take a hard hit. Network TV looks the most vulnerable (i.e. daytime TV, primetime, etc.). I don't think this includes ad supported streaming platforms like IMDB TV that is backed by the mighty Amazon that mostly advertises its own products and services on IMDB TV. For almost a year, I've been saying that Procter & Gamble, if they were smart would've done something similar with their shows (and since PGP already owns their own creative products, they wouldn't be paying other studios or production companies) but they couldn't be bothered. Oh well.

Well, the NY Metro area will be going into self-quarantine by tomorrow evening by orders of the three state governors.

Speaking for myself, Netflix has many documentaries and shows that I have yet to see and others that I had fallen behind and have to catch up on, so I won't be one of those people. Also, with Netflix's production model there are movies and series already in the pipeline set to debut throughout the summer into autumn. It's later in the year and early next year when the streaming service will likely be affected due to the projects that are currently in production that have now been halted.

People have been scoffing at the likes of Crackle, Pluto, etc. but those ad supported sites, along with sites like IMDB.tv seem to be uniquely positioned to make considerable gains. Digital substations (Bounce TV, Cozi, Antenna, etc.) that are accessible with an antenna are also positioned to get more viewers because they don't require internet bandwidth or cable/satellite.

I admit that I'm suspicious of the statistics coming out of China but I truly hope that they are not lying about the infection rates because it will likely blow back on them in a big way.

There's good news and bad news in the way India has been handling their coronavirus prevention efforts. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/india-scrambles-to-escape-a-coronavirus-crisis-so-far-its-working/ar-BB11kKiV

Speaking of Self Made, Cornelius Smith Jr. (AMC, Frankie Hubbard) portrays W.E.B. DuBois in episode 3.

The Bernie stans must've heard you as they are now trying to get a #WhereIsJoeBiden? hashtag going. You can imagine the sorts of things being tweeted.

In the U.S. many may have forgotten, but this is how a sane leader speaks to the public.