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Let’s be honest, Summer 2020 is going to look a lot different than any summer before it. You can probably kiss those sweaty outdoor concerts and pool parties goodbye. But that doesn’t mean all is lost. Here’s how you can capture some of that summer magic with a little imagination and some screaming fast WiFi.
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Let’s be honest, Summer 2020 is going to look a lot different than any summer before it. You can probably kiss those sweaty outdoor concerts and pool parties goodbye. But that doesn’t all is lost. Here’s how you can capture some of that summer magic with a little imagination and some screaming fast wifi.
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Get your racing fix with 'Mario Kart'
You don’t need an actual trip to the legendary Brickyard to celebrate Memorial Day like a motorhead. Just fire up the Nintendo Switch (or N64, for the old heads) and challenge your friends to a Mario Kart Grand Prix.
Indianapolis 500
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SENSORY BONUS: Take a match to some rubber bands for that burnt tire smell.
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Get your racing fix with Mario Kart
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Host a family spelling bee
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Get your racing fix with 'mario kart'
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Can you spell this word?
iridociclitis
Iridocyclitis
IridociClitUs
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Turn your sound on
We know there are some 11-year-olds that can spell “feuilleton,” but can your Grandma guess even three letters right? Set the bar a little lower for your people first with Scripps’ preliminary test. Pass that, then the sky’s the limit.
Scripps national spelling bee
SENSORY BONUS: Put on a Princeton sweatshirt and spray on some Axe to mask the odor of adolescent stress.
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Watch LeBron take down the best team ever, take in AI’s duel with Shaq and Kobe, enjoy Bird and Magic’s first Finals faceoff. Or just rewatch The Last Dance.
Rewatch the Classics!
NBA finals game 1
SENSORY BONUS: Venmo yourself $13 for a plastic cup of Bud Light to wash down your microwave nachos.
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Replay the classics!
NBA Finals Game 1
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Midnight Screening of a Summer Blockbuster
Wonder Woman 1984 Release Date
Feed Your Head on the Web
Day at the Museum
Awkward Silence: Zoom Edition
Father’s Day
Uh, definitely not that.
National Handshake Day
Party Like It’s 1969
NYC Pride Parade
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NBA FInals game 1
Pick a movie you’ve never seen before, get some popcorn going, find a comfy spot on the couch, and act like it’s a world premiere.
'Wonder Woman 1984' Release Date
SENSORY BONUS: Set the A/C to 58°, down a bucket of Sprite, then try to put off going to the restroom as long as possible. Be sure to play no fewer than seven trailers before the feature presentation.
There’s still a way to spark some creativity without any museums open. Hundreds of prominent museums are offering virtual tours of their halls, so check out some virtual van Goghs or international museums you might not visit otherwise.
SENSORY BONUS: Exit through the gift shop, just like always.
give him a call... kind of
Exchange pleasantries, wish him a happy Father’s Day, give a three-word update on your life. Then turn the Zoom on mute and go about the rest of your day.
Father's day
SENSORY BONUS: Go to the History Channel. Find a documentary about a lesser-known conflict (the Austro-Russian War, for example) and turn the volume up loud enough to wake your neighbors. See, it’s like he’s right there with you.
Yeah... we’re definitely not observing this. Is National Handshake Day headed the way of Columbus Day? It’s too soon to tell, but this year, do literally anything else.
national handshake day
Though New York cancelled its annual parade, the 50th anniversary of the NYC Pride March won’t pass by without a celebration. Check if your local drag queens are streaming on Twitch, and don’t be afraid to tip extra.
NYC pride parade
SENSORY BONUS: Start the day with rainbow bagels and mimosas.
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We’ve all seen our fair share of fireworks shows, so why check out a more unique one this year… like the time the city of San Diego set off their entire 45-minute show at once.
Rethink Rockets’ Red Glare
Independence Day
SENSORY BONUS: Try this patriotic dessert.
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Dance Like Bill Walton’s Watching
Dead & Co. @ Boulder
Hit Your Own Damn Homers
MLB All-Star Break
Tropical Drink Tutorial
Beach Vacation
Family Re-Zoom-ion
Family Reunion BBQ
Squad Goals Dance Party
Taylor Swift Concert in LA
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Independence day
Every year around this time, whatever iteration of the band calling itself the Dead shows up in Colorado stirring up a perfect storm of hippie Americana. This year, recreate the magic on nugs.tv or better still, check out the Grateful Dead’s Shakedown Stream on Youtube and let your freak flag fly.
SENSORY BONUS: Don’t freak out if you lose your shoes. You’re already home.
Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. hit a record-smashing 91 home runs in last year’s Derby. Come on, you can easily top 100 on your own turf. Grab your wiffle bat, a couple balls, and swing for the fences.
SENSORY BONUS: Mow the lawn right before you start.
Pop open a window, fire up MasterClass, and finally learn how to make the best damn daiquiri you’ve ever had.
SENSORY BONUS: Mix ocean soundscape with Funky Kingston. Top with a thin layer of Hawaiian Tropic.
Doing your best old-person impression voice, record yourself asking “why don’t you have a girlfriend?” Play it on loop for six hours. Then get remote hammered with your cousin Greg.
family reunion bbq
Squad Goals Dance party
Call a friend or sibling up and ask their daughter to scream into the phone for three hours. On the bright side, I hear this concert is taking requests.
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Central Park’s outdoor theater series ain’t happening, but England’s National Theatre more than makes up for it. Every Thursday, it posts film versions of past performances, some of which are Shakespeare: Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus, for example, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet. Set up your backyard projector, pour some Chablis, and make your neighbors look like hillbillies.
Keep Cultured and Carry On
The last Shakespeare in the Park show
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Uneasy Rider
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
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Drinks on Zoom
After-Work Rooftop Drinks
Fake it ‘til you make it
Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance
All the Stars Are Closer
Camping & Stargazing
Picnic and Livestream a Park Feed
National Parks Road Trip
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uneasy rider
You’ll have to get the full experience online this year—there are plenty of immersive YouTube videos to get you in the mood.
SENSORY BONUS: If you’re tired of tech and really want to experience this in person, just go to a Trump rally. Same crowd, after all.
Pour yourself a weak vodka seltzer, Venmo a random person $15 for it, find the smallest spot in your home, squeeze into it, and take turns on Zoom talking about how busy everybody is.
SENSORY BONUS: Order a pizza you won’t remember eating.
America’s premier classic car show on its premier golf course includes many millions in chrome, walnut dashboards, and Italian leather. Recreate it by logging onto BringATrailer.com, sort the auctions by price (high to low, natch) and pretend you’re a newly-minted tech billionaire buying their first vintage Bugatti.
SENSORY BONUS: Set a laptop on the dashboard and rev the engine on your ’97 Maxima. Just open the garage door first.
Stargazing with a little help from AR
The living room is the new great outdoors. With a little help from technology, namely an augmented reality stargazing app with GPS built in, turn any room into a camping hotspot. S’mores sold separately.
Picnic and livestream a park feed
The night before, sleep in the car to get the traveling experience. Have a friend lay on the ground, take a big sip of water, and spit it out every 30 minutes. It’ll be just like Old Faithful!
SENSORY BONUS: It’s a new moon, one of the darkest nights of the summer, so maybe go on the roof and look at the real stars while you’re at it.
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Watch 'Homecoming' for the Bey-Day girl
All hail the queen! Celebrate Beyoncé’s 39th birthday by joining the Beyhive and watching her iconic 2018 Coachella performance, preserved for eternity on Netflix.
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Watch Homecoming for the Bey-Day girl
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Save the environment
Burning Man (Labor Day, End of Summer)
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All hail the queen! Celebrate Beyonce’s 39th birthday by watching her iconic 2018 Coachella performance, preserved for eternity on Netflix.
Beyoncé’s Birthday
No Burning Man this year? No problem. The annual pilgrimage to the Nevada desert produces hundreds of kilograms of carbon dioxide per attendee. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.
SENSORY BONUS: Teach yourself the moves she and Solange broke out a few years ago here.
SENSORY BONUS: Stay home, do drugs, and paint yourself into a tribal vision of color and body parts you won’t ever regret posting on Instagram. Don’t forget to hydrate!
SENSORY BONUS: Put on Princeton sweatshirt and spray on some Axe to mask the smell of adolescent stress.
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burning man
SENSORY BONUS: Set the A/C to 58°, down a bucket of Sprite, then try to put off going to the restroom as long as possible. Be sure to play no fewer than seven trailers before the feature presentation
Visit the online galleries
Give him a call… kind of
Dead & Co. @ boulder
Maybe this isn’t the best year to gather three-quarters of a million hard-living, leather-vested, hog-loving baby boomers for a three-day party, even if it's outdoors. Good thing there are plenty of immersive rider-POV YouTube videos to help you recreate the Harley magic.
SENSORY BONUS: If you’re tired of tech and really want to experience this in person, just go to a Trump rally in a midwestern swing state. Same.
The night before, sleep in the car to get the traveling experience.
SENSORY BONUS: Have a friend lay on the ground, take a big sip of water, and spit it out every 30 minutes. It’ll be just like Old Faithful!
