Take a class
If you can afford it, this is a rare opportunity for big-time learning and discussion on one of the icons of our culture: The New Yorker. Cultural critic Adam Gopnik begins a lecture-discussion series on the history of the magazine this Wednesday, May 20:
https://www.92y.org/class/reading-the-new-yorker?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Poetry_GopnikNYer&utm_content=Poetry_GopnikNYer_tof&kxconfid=uz0c2cr0x
Learn a language
As a recent New York Times article pointed out, what better time than now to start learning a language?
The Times offers a number of helpful suggestions. One is using a phone app. Babbel, CofeeBreak, and Memrise all offer thorough instruction at a cost. Duolingo is rated as easy and free.
Another is using flashcards, either homemade or on an app. Apps have the advantage of pronouncing the words for you.
YouTube has a language-learning channel; who knew? It's called Easy Languages. A gentleman named Luca Lampariello has made a specialty of this. A good place to start is with his website, https://www.lucalampariello.com/youtube-learn-foreign-languages/. He also has a YouTube channel.
If you have a Times subscription, the complete article is at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/travel/language-instruction-apps-television-youtube.html