At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a daily-ish journal of how Reader staff, our friends, family—and our pets—are spending our time.

Days 71 and 72: May 30 and 31

What we're reading:

• Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis, available from Chicago’s own Haymarket Books or the Chicago Public Library
• Celebrate People’s History: the Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution, edited by Josh MacPhee, and available from the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative

What we’re listening to:

• Mobilegirl’s 2018 mix for Discwoman
• Jim O’Rourke’s Steamroom releases

What we're watching:

• Party Girl (1995). Again. "Hey hey helloooooo!" "NATASHA!" A hero of the people uploaded the entire movie to YouTube.
• Glow: the Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a 2012 documentary that you can borrow-stream from the Chicago Public Library

What online and virtual events we’re looking forward to:

• Cole’s Virtual Open Mic on Wednesdays
• Whitney’s livestream on Thursday 6/4 to benefit the National Independent Venue Association
• Metal Mondays with DJ Eleven via Late Bar’s streaming sites  v