Scenes of empty arenas, empty studios, and empty museums
We’re collecting photos and videos of what that looks like. Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images So much of our idea of what a pandemic or a global crisis looks like is informed not by history, but by culture and entertainment. Black-and-white photos of Spanish flu wards are not-so-relatable; all the nurses still wore those pointy paper hats, for one.
Photo: Getty Images A general view inside the empty arena before the start of the quarterfinals of the Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2020 in New York City. Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images A worker disinfects seats prior to the start of the second round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament at Barclays Center on March 12, 2020 in Brooklyn.
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