In Case You Missed It: Top Buzz This Week

BRACKETING LAUGHS Nicky Mintz, (center) created a March Movie Madness Bracket for the “Funniest Movie of All Time” after a conversation with his brothers, Andrew (left) and Emery (right).

We hope you’re all staying healthy and safe during this stressful time. Here’s a recap of some of our top stories this week, in case you missed it: 

Our New Normal: See stories from this week related to life under coronavirus quarantine, including:

• celebrating birthdays these days
• a listing of virtual concerts  
• a traditional happy-hour-gone-virtual
• a different kind of March Madness bracket
• families spending quality time during quarantine  
• a regular Mah Jongg game moved online  
• safety concerns related to using Zoom and how to use it safely 
• Plus, this week, we hosted our usual workout with Pledge To Fitness – online. You can see it and join along on Facebook here.

Name That Tune: We recently kicked off a fun new series on Facebook – Name That Tune! This week, Zachary Jones, who plays in the Pershing Chamber Orchestra, shared a clip of a song. See his clip here (and the answer clip here). Larry Ginsberg shared the first clip in the series, which you can view here (and see his answer clip here). If you play an instrument and would like to submit a clip, email us at [email protected].

Buzzing about Books: This month, in print, we launched a new column called Buzz Reads in which book reviewer Cindy Burnett shares five picks for each month. See this new column here for ideas of books to check out. Cindy also writes a weekly online column called Page Turners.

Meant to be: See this sweet love story about Bellaire High School grads who recently got engaged – and their “meant to be” connections through generations. Find the April issue (and past issues) here.

Ethan Samuels and Crystal Wang, class of 2019

Calling the Class of 2020: We realize your senior year is turning out differently than anyone could’ve expected. But this is still an exciting time to celebrate. We want to feature you and where you’re heading in our annual “Where are they heading?” story. See more details here.  

More Buzz: Have a story idea for us? Share your story idea here. Find all the buzz at thebuzzmagazines.com and sign up for Morning Buzz, our daily e-newsletter, to receive buzzworthy stories in your inbox. Morning Buzz always includes a “morning smile” video, like this one, to help start your morning off with a smile.