Many articles have been written about a wide variety of things you can do to keep yourself entertained:
7 Best Zoom Games
Zoom is great for conferencing, but also for these games.
12 Wonderful Things That Will Never Be Cancelled
From Reader's Digest Magazine
The 25 Best Board-Game Mobile Apps to Play Right Now
Keith Law, writing for Vulture at New York Magazine, notes, "I’ve tried more than 50 such apps, all of which are based on games you can actually buy in stores; these are the best of the bunch." Some are single player.
45 Cool and Interesting Websites to Kill Time
New York City's Culture Pass is rebroadcasting 60+ programs from a citywide selection of museums and theaters between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Take in some experimental theater from the comfort of your couch; enjoy an art-making activity with the whole family; go on a digital tour of a museum you've always been meaning to visit; and much, much more! All events listed here are free and open to the public. Register in advance, and you'll get a direct link as well as a reminder the day of the event.
Fender Guitar Lessons
Learn to play guitar online - three months for free.
Games and Puzzles
Give your brain some exercise.
How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room
If you’re cooped-up and curious, use your free time to decipher handwriting, tag images, and more in these crowd-sourced projects.
Playing Cards Virtual Tabletop
Lets you play Checkers, Crazy Eights, Go Fish, and other games in a virtual setting
Quarantunes
You probably heard Tom Hanks & his wife Rita Wilson are quarantined. They made a playlist.
Secret NYC
55 amazing things to do in NYC in April without leaving your house
Sporcle
Online quizzes. Earn badges and challenge others.
StoryCorps
Find stories from ordinary people on this nonprofit's website. Their mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.
The Ultimate Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
Video Chatting
Ten free Zoom alternative apps for video chats from CNet
Virtual NYC
Explore the 5 boroughs while socially distancing. Online resources from museums, galleries, comedy clubs, theaters, and other venues so you can experience the best of New York City virtually.
Zoom Parties
How to throw a great Zoom party
Consumer Reports Guide to Free Streaming Video Services
An article describing free streaming video service options by the trusted Consumer Reports team.
Documentary Heaven and Documentary Storm (see their Top 100 List) provide a wide variety of free Documentaires.
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