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2020-04-06

Morgan Ward Oral History, 2021/04/18

C19OH

2020-04-09

At the start of 2020, and even into the beginning of March, we had absolutely no idea what was lurking right around the corner. I recently got shown this video, and I thought it did a perfect job of capturing the suddenness of the pandemic. So much happened in only a matter of a few weeks; the shift in what life was and would be like in April compared to January was stark.

2020-06-20

Quarantine Bingo

I created this art journal page in June of 2020. It's a bingo card and each square represents an aspect of the pandemic, from popular shows at the time to trends to ways our lives changed.

This is a picture of a collection of face masks hanging in a hallway.

2000-02-15

Black Masks

I was looking at pictures from a year ago, and I see one from when I first evacuated my college campus. I was on my flight back home, the look on my face was clearly upset—but what stands out to me more is that I wasn’t wearing a mask. It’s blurry when I try to think back on details, but I guess at the time, mask wearing wasn’t yet mainstream. When exactly did that happen? I don’t really remember specific dates—does anyone anymore?--, maybe it was on a Someday or Blursday. All I know is that day, I was in the airport and on an airplane, breathing in other people’s air with no filtration. But about as soon as my previous statement became something to cringe at, it occurred to me that, “If this how it has to be for a while, I should at least make the best of it.” I wish I were referring to learning to bake bread or even watching Tiger King, but no, no, nothing that productive. Instead, I just retail-therapied the heck out of this new necessary accessory. If wearing a face mask meant I would be safer, I might as well find some pretty ones and enjoy this chance to hide my face behind some artsy patterns. Rumor had it they would be around for “a while” anyways. So, I called them an investment and spent too much time scrolling through Etsy shops. Those guys were on it! First, I ordered at least five masks off of in patterns with colors I liked or wore often, or the purple in my hair. They were nice, but the thrill wore off. That was the hardcore “stay at home stage,” so there wasn’t much need for them. Then I returned to school, glorious to be back mostly, but also to actually show my investments the light of day, while it was still seldom, in the first two weeks. Then something shifted. It was perhaps in sync with when I got the coronavirus. It was lonely. It was just me on the covid floor of my college, and a bunch of standard blue surgical masks. Believe me, I’m not trying to get pity, especially when I realized how I am of the luckier ones. But it did give me a new look on the not-so-novel (at least to me, now) virus. At that time, I wondered why I never “invested” in any neutral or plain masks, especially with it being such a generally somber time and all. The next time I was out shopping, I picked up the very first black mask I saw. Eventually I’d usually lose it, since I wore it out so much, so then I’d just do it all over again. My next “investment” was somewhere in the middle. A multi-pack or solid masks in five colors. I could probably count on one hand how many times I actually wore these. I was trying to bring back some color, but my heart wasn’t in it. They remained untouched. Instead, I started opting for the disposable masks my mom had found. That was when I learned that they make them in black. More recently, I ordered another set of solid masks. Three of the same, all in one color, just plain black. I’ve managed to keep track of all three for a while now. On especially good days, I might break out a brighter ones. But today is just regular, and I’m wearing a black mask as I type. I’ve noticed recently that many others seem to prefer a black mask too. I can’t help but think it’s representing a collective sorrow, or individual jadedness like myself. Maybe they just like the color black and all the social-distancing is just making me overanalyze the mere presence of others and their face masks. This is cliché, but I really am longing for the day we can see each other smile again.

10/17/2020

Emily Tyler Oral History, 2020/10/17

Transcription only: In this oral history interview, I sat down and interviewed Emily with a range of topics including: her background, employment, family, household, community, health, information sources, government, and the future. This interview was conducted at Emily’s apartment in Cincinnati, Ohio. Informed Consent was obtained previously before the interview.

2020-10-13

A Super-Spreader Jail Keeps Sparking COVID Outbreaks Across the U.S.

When Covid-19 put much of the U.S. on lockdown one of the things that kept everyone entertained and sane was binge watching streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. One of the breakout hits was a show called Tiger King. This news story explains how the "Tiger King's" stay at a local jail while waiting to transfer into the federal prison system, like many others across the country, has resulted in the spread of COVID-19 through out correctional facilities. While is seems obvious how much time, man power, and money it would take to transfer incarcerated people between facilities safely it is outrageous that US Marshalls were giving people fever reducers like Tylenol so that they would pass a temperature check and their transfer would continue.

2020-09-22

Step by Step: The World Did The Same

Doing research on other countries and their covid experience is quite the revelation. It showed what we experienced in America was no different, then in other parts of the world. The same phases of no one taking it serious, to a couple cases, to the complete lockdown. The ways people entertained themselves in lockdown, the rise in internet shopping, and governments bailing out large corporations in their country, Whilst we all watched tiger king in America, Egyptians had tigers entertain them in their homes. While the US printed money, the Egyptians got loans from the IMF. It really is strange how the world all basically went thru the same proess, just in their own unique way.

2020-03-25

Quarintied and beyond bored

Tiger King started an uproar of things during the pandemic. The outbreak of this show and the people who believed that Carol Baskin killed her second husband and fed him to tigers reopened the case. This submission is important to me because I really think that Carol killed her husband.

2010-07-13

A Journal Entry of the Plague Year

I wrote a reflection of my experience in quarantine and what I learnt during this difficult time.

2020-05-03

Corona Virus and Tiger King Meme

This meme both encompasses the time of the corona virus and the Netflix original series "Tiger King" documentary that became popularized during this time. Carol Baskin is accused of killing her husband without a trace in the show and is hilariously seen as the only person who can get rid of the virus.

2020-03-31

COVID 19 Journal: 03/31/2020

COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 03/31/2020

2020-04-28

Tiger Cow & Tiger Kings

Screenshot from Facebook of four images of two farmers who painted their cow with tiger stripes and dressed up like Joe Exoctic from the Netflix Docu-series "Tiger King".

Since Corona inception to current

The Covid Diaries Entry #6

My experiences of this pandemic Entry 6. watched tiger king; and thinking about effects of captivity in all its forms. March 30, 2020.

A social media post from Brennan's Restaurant.

2020-04-17

Brennan's Restaurant 'Joe Ecstatic' Takes Over Restaurants' Social Media

Brennan's Restaurant offers a funny parody of the Tiger King with the restaurant's own Joe Ecstatic during pandemic closure.

2020-04-21

The Exotic Influence

We have reached the point where many Americans are receiving their stimulus checks as an economic relief in response to the hardships Covid-19 has brought upon our economy. Many are getting at least $1200 on their checks and many memes are surfacing with different ways to spend the money (none of which are for the checks intended purpose). This, along with the added popularity of Tiger King made for this quality meme.

Meme that says "Me explaining to my girl that if we combine our $1200 stimulus checks, we can get a tiger."

2020-04-03

Stimulus package Tiger Meme

It is a meme in response to the government efforts for financial aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also combines the current trend relating to Netflix's latest release: Tiger King #FordhamUniversity #VART3030

04/03/2020

Cuantos días más tengo que soportar sin tiger milk en mis venas?

Cuantos días más tengo que soportar sin tiger milk en mis venas? 😭😭😭SEND HELP ( #📷 @zapatebarislaba )

A meme that says: "Me: Running out of things to keep me entertained quarantine." "Netflix:" And then has a picture of Joe Exotic from Tiger King.

2020-04-03

Tiger King: A Shining Light in Quarantine

During the COVID-19 outbreak, Netflix, a streaming platform, released a documentary titled 'Tiger King.' This documentary was the only thing that brought Americans together. The US united with the fact that Carole Baskin killed her husband and fed him to tigers.