Dear Community,
It's hard to believe that it was one year ago, Feb 2020, that we premiered our show Dear Human to a packed theater at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The night was a dream come true. We had worked so hard on the show, and it was the culmination of a vision I had of combining film with live performance into something I call "Spoken Cinema." The show explored the past, present and future of our relationship between humanity and technology, and ended with the question, "What's it going to take for us to be more present with ourselves and the people around us?"
Then the world stopped. And this question became infinitely more potent.
We're now in development on a new original series we'll be taking to the market soon based on this Dear Human MoMA show and my book, 24/6: Giving Up Screens One Day a Week To Get Back More Time, Creativity and Connection.
If you've been wanting to try a weekly day away from screens, next weekend is the perfect time to do it. March 5 is National Day of Unplugging. We're kicking the weekend off with a very special ZoomChallahBake, featuring a fantastic lineup of teens who unplug weekly. All info below.
Below in this newsletter is a new COVID dispatch from my brother Dr. Jordan Shlain (he's also the driver in my 30sec mash up of a magical Yosemite firefall we saw last week that you can watch here), as well as lots of events, books, and things to inspire.
Love,
Tiffany
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Is the End Near? The Race is on
Dispatch #17 by Dr. Jordan Shlain
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The above graphic shows success from vaccine trials, published by https://twitter.com/ashishkjha
To date, over 230 million doses have been administered worldwide, and 65 Million in the US.
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Nearly a full year later, science has prevailed, bringing us vaccines, more clarity on treatments and a raft of new studies illuminating our blind spots. While our new administration is rightly focusing on the herculean logistical challenges of getting vaccines to everyone, I am getting impatient about the slow rollout of home testing and concerned that we will prematurely let our guard down and invite a fourth wave. It’s now clear as day that the massive third wave that brings our death total to over 500,000 people was due to deep-rooted, existential angst that most humans have when they are alone during the dark days of winter. Simply put, without sunlight, humans need social light.
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| ZoomChallahBake and National Day of Unplugging March 5
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Our last ZoomChallahBake for a while will take place on March 5 as part of the National Day of Unplugging, which marks my family's eleventh year of doing our Tech Shabbats. If you are thinking of trying turning off screens one day a week to do wonders to your brain, body and soul, March 5 is a great time to start with people from all over the world. You can get my book 24/6 to get started. Then join us for the ZoomChallahBake which will feature teens from many different backgrounds who practice turning off screens regularly.
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Indigo Bookstore's New "Well Said" Podcast on the Art and Science of Living Well
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I loved being part of this new podcast hosted by Indigo CEO Heither Reisman and journalist Shivani Persad, about the art and science of living well. Other guests include Arianna Huffington, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Dr. Jay Shetty. Listen here.
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| Conversation with Tanya Selvaratnam about Assume Nothing
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Tanya Selvaratnam is my dear friend and I'm so excited for her important new book, Assume Nothing, which bravely recounts the intimate abuse she suffered from former NY State Attorney General EricSchneiderman, using her story as a prism to examine the domestic violence crisis plaguing America. For the book's release Tanya and I had a deep conversation that went to powerful and unexpected places. Watch the interview here and buy the book here.
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Sorrow by Tiffanie DeBartolo
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I really needed to read a novel like this right now. It swept me in with its beauty and eloquence. It's a story about love and creativity that takes place in my home town Mill Valley. Highly recommend. Get it here.
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This stunning book shows how everywhere you look, musicians are creating, recording, and selling their music without the help of big-name studios, and how liberating it can be to not need anyone but yourself to create. Learn more here.
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The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle
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Sherry Turkle, MIT Psychologist and bestselling author of Reclaiming Conversation and Alone Together, and I have a deep connection over our shared interest in the relationship between humanity and technology. She and I will be interviewing each other for the Commonwealth Club of California this spring. Date coming soon. Learn more and order her new book here.
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Jake Cohen has been a special guest on our ZoomChallahBakes and he's a brilliant chef as well as a true mensch. Preorder his fantastic new cookbook, Jew-ish, here.
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| Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology Edited by Zibby Owens
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I was thrilled to contribute to this funny, revelant anthology edited by Zibby Owens. Learn more here.
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| Shira Gill's 5 Books That Will Change Your Life
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So honored for 24/6 to be on Shira Gill's list of 5 books that will change your life, and can't wait to read her forthcoming book, Minimalista. See the full list here.
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| Design Matters with Debbie Millman
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My good friend Debbie Millman is a brilliant designer and fantastic podcaster. Can't wait to listen to the new season with its amazing lineup of guests. Learn more and listen here.
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Spark girls' interest in STEM careers with virtual IGNITE events. Learn more here.
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| 2021 International Women's Day Benefit Concert
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Happy to be on the host committee for this wonderful celebration for International Women's Day. Find out more here.
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| "How Nothingness Became Everything We Wanted"
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This New York Times article by Kyle Chayka really reasonated with me. Read here.
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| "I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age"
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This New York Times article summed up so many things I've been thinking for the last several years. Read here.
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