The Magic Of Going To The Movies
What we lose when we stream at home. Plus, sustainable sugar bras.
It was an exciting week because… I went to the movies! To be honest, there weren’t many social activities I missed during the pandemic. I liked that it became socially responsible to avoid bars and I’d be happy to never step foot in a club again. But come awards season last winter, I realized just how much I missed going to the movies. Still, there was no way I was sitting in a confined space with a bunch of strangers for an extended period of time amidst the threat of an airborne virus. And I wasn’t the only one—the film industry lost $32 billion in ticket sales last year. Sadly, the pandemic accelerated an existing trend—the decline of the cinema.
As our at-home screens get bigger and better and the selection of streaming options grows, it’s become harder to justify schlepping out to the theatre. For those with limited means—be it physical or financial—the democratization of movie-watching has been liberating; enabling more people to consume art. For everyone else, …