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@andrea_cipriani_mecchi Instagram This Philly-based photographer has created a series of images of people in isolation passing the time from their front door. The black and white series entitled “Family at a Distance” takes a look at how many of us, young and old, are dealing with being forced to stay at home. Definitely worth a follow and as an independent small biz, someone we should consider giving some love to once this all clears. | instagram.com/andrea_cipriani_mecchi/

Cafe Jazz Live Radio | YouTube For those of you transitioning into working from home with distractions in the background, this station helps to provide some calm during the interludes of quiet. It’s live so it never ends besides the five-to-15 second ads that help pay for your sanity during this time. For us, it’s been the calm to what has been quite a time to be alive in Philadelphia. | youtube.com/watch?v=fEvM-OUbaKs

Racist History | Facebook Think of the most mundane thing you can imagine: medicine, food, child care, partying and this Facebook video series expertly portrays the racial insensitivity behind all of it. This isn’t hate, it’s just a really good series of digestible mini-docs on Facebook that examine how hate began here in America. Consider it a bit of education in how we shouldn’t act. | facebook.com/RacistHistory-196848580832824/

Tony Baker Comedy | Instagram Tony isn’t local but we don’t care. He’s hilarious and if you’re an animal lover, you’ll certainly get a kick out of his voiceovers. A touring comedian, we think after going down the rabbit hole of his greatest hits on the Gram, you’ll be amped for when he comes to Philadelphia, which was supposed to be later this spring, until some bitch named COVID-19 C-blocked that idea. | instagram.com/ tonybakercomedy/

@PhillyFoodies | Instagram It might be cheesy (pun intended) to say that this page makes us hungry but it’s no lie. Despite some of our favorite restaurants feeling the effects of the essential business order, this page has been rife with some great looking cuisine from area eateries. What would be the icing on the…(OK, we’ll chill with the puns) is if this page could get some insight on the restaurants offering deals during this difficult time. But for now, we’ll take what we can get. | instagram. com/phillyfoodies/

Tom Segura: Ball Hog | Netflix We’re suggesting this one because none of us can decide if Segura’s latest Netflix special is hilarious or just ehh. There were LOL moments, like his discussion of loving his kids over his wife or telling us just how slutty our moms are, but then there are predictable moments where it’s easy to just shake your head and wait for the next joke. However, Segura is worth a watch so you can make the call for yourself.

When We Were Kings | HBO Go This ultimate David vs. Goliath’s story is probably one of the best in sports history. Perhaps what’s extremely interesting is that “David” is Muhammad Ali, arguably the best boxer of all time and Goliath would be George Foreman, the former heavyweight boxer and indoor grill magnate. It’s said that 1 billion people watched the epic fight between these two in 1974. This doc goes into excellent detail why.

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Tiger King | Netflix OK, so if you’re not already watching this one you are completely on the backburner. Remember how people went crazy from Netflix’s 2017 “Making a Murderer” mini-series? We think this one blows it out of the water – in fewer episodes. Dive into the life of exotic animals, murder, murder-for-hire and polygamy in just seven episodes. There’s not many shows that expertly can describe the term “degenerate” as well as this Tiger King. Self Made | Netflix Actress Octavia Spencer freaked us all the fuck out in “Ma,” but she’s so damn inspiring in this Netflix flick inspired by the life of Madame C.J. Walker, whose beauty products made her into the first woman to become a self-made millionaire. If you’re looking for a little hope in all of this self-isolation, this is probably the one film that’ll get you pumped to get back out there – once we all can, of course.

Atlanta | FX or Hulu There’s only two seasons of this dramedy created by Childish Gambino (actor name: Donald Glover). Glover plays Earn, who’s trying to piggyback the stardom of his cousin, on his way to becoming a big name in the hiphop game. We like this one because everytime we think we have a handle on what happens next, we realize, yeah, we definitely don’t. It’s a good watch, if you have the time, which, yeah, you do.

Transparent | Amazon Prime Jeffrey Tambor plays a transgender woman named Maura and dives into how family, friends and those on the outside world interact with Maura on a daily. We love this show for an eye-opening insight into how we subconsciously treat each other even if we don’t think that’s what we’re doing.