At home, bored but aLIVE

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Although the coronavirus has everyone stuck at home many people have found ways to continue to thrive and flourish and others have found peace with taking things day by day. In any case, this collective experience has generated interesting content.

Many celebrities have been going LIVE on their social media accounts and using their social capital to create tangible change. Using their skills and talents to raise money for organizations that are helping those affected by this pandemic. Others have been using their platforms to spread positivity as a way of distracting from the chaos.

Here is a list of some of the people that I've been following on social media:

 Bon Appetit Magazine

 This food and entertainment magazine has been using its platform to raise money for different food-related organizations. They recently went Live on Youtube with food editors and chefs that help to develop recipes to raise money for World Central Kitchen.

Lady Gaga

This singer/songwriter has put her talents to use by collaborating with Global Citizen to raise money for a COVID19 relief fund through the World Health Organization.

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Lizzo

 As a singer/rapper, she has been using her Instagram to Livestream meditations using her flute skills to create serene music for her followers.


 Bretman Rock

A beauty and fashion influencer on Instagram and Youtube has been doing Plant Of the Day videos on his Instagram story.


Miley Cyrus

This actress/singer has been live on Instagram for weeks, Monday through Friday, with her show Bright Minded. She talks about a host of topics including activism, self-care, and more.








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John Krasinski

Famed actor from The Office has created his own show Some Good News. A talk show almost Ellen-like where he surprises fans with some amazing content.



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