Monday, October 12, 2020

COVID Intertwining with Pop Culture

At the beginning of the pandemic, I moved home with my parents. It quickly became part of my nightly routine to sit on the couch at exactly 5 pm and listen to governor Andy Beshear provide his daily coronavirus update. His calming and reassuring messages were appealing to many Kentuckians as he stuck to the facts and avoided any fear tactics or political involvement. Not long into my time at home, I found a FaceBook page called 'Andy Beshear Memes for Social Distancing Teens'. In this group, people of all ages posted memes and videos featuring the governor. The memes emphasized both his calming nature and his drive to keep Kentuckians safe. A common theme among the memes was that Governor Beshear was going to singlehandedly beat coronavirus to protect his citizens. This is best illustrated in the video linked below.

I have also included some of my favorite memes from the FaceBook page below.




Outside of the United States, several music artists have been putting on virtual concerts to entertain fans and make up for the cancellation of concerts for the foreseeable future. Two of my favorite artists from the United Kingdom, Liam Payne and Dermot Kennedy, have created livestream concerts to play their music live to fans all over the world. Dermot Kennedy's "Some Summer Night" show was streamed on July 30th. Liam Payne has already had two acts of the "LP Show", which occurred on July 17th and August 29th. He is having a third act to his show on October 31st. 


Seeing my favorite artists perform virtual concerts has been something to look forward to since real concerts cannot happen right now. I am so grateful that social media and technology has allowed artists to stay connected to their fans and lets life during the pandemic feel a little bit more normal.

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