Perhaps you can tell that Stephen Merritt was raised by beatniks. The leader of The Magnetic Fields has been composing experimental rock-folk-pop songs for ages, and the band’s new album, Quickies, feels just as ’60s as any (albeit shorter— as the band advertises, “the album features 28 songs, each no longer than two minutes, 35 seconds,” and the shortest is 13 seconds). “My Stupid Boyfriend” clocks in at 2:01, which is just enough time for a set of variously gendered people to complain about their variously gendered significant others: “My stupid girlfriend takes hours to make up her mind / My stupid boyfriend is always one sentence behind!” The whole thing is a cheeky game, which would be nice to have from more songs in 2020. Listen here.
It’s happening: a new class of nudists is emerging from lockdown. With everybody getting a taste of the no-rules life, social distancing is proving a real gateway: one British Naturist organization reports that its membership has doubled during the pandemic, and a number of platonically nudie influencers have begun to spread the gospel on Tik Tok. Maybe you are on board already, or if you need a little coaxing, consider the side benefits: if you don’t wear clothes, you don’t do laundry either. Think about it.
If you disrobe while distancing, seeing people requires a cover-up. According to this two-sentence story from MSN, one couple has designed a plastic sheet with arm tubes to act as a barrier between themselves and their loved ones. Called a “hug glove,” this full-body condom is finally allowing them to touch their mothers after months of waiting. Not addressed in the article: Did they have to talk their moms into trying it? Were they so excited to hug their moms that they finished the hug before she did? Is a the Catholic church ok with this? Questions abound.
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