Zoom

it’s over Mar. 29, 2023

The Awkward Zoom Divorce Is Here to StayFour people on the surreal, surprisingly convenient experience of ending a marriage remotely.

As told to Danielle Cohen

dinosaur bones Jan. 18, 2022

This Is a Truly Surreal Zoom BackgroundDwayne “the Rock” Johnson made a recent TV appearance sitting in front of an enormous dinosaur skull named Stan.

By Danielle Cohen

ask a boss Oct. 12, 2021

‘What Do I Do About Work If My Kids Are Sent Home to Quarantine?’Consider enlisting other parents to address this as a group, since you’ll be harder for HR to ignore if the affected party isn’t just one person.

By Alison Green

ask a boss Aug. 24, 2021

‘My Boss Doesn’t Want Me to Go Back to the Office’This is pretty clearly about her agenda more than it’s about concern for you.

By Alison Green

ask a boss July 27, 2021

‘I’m Worried Going Back to the Office Will Mean More Work’And more concerns about the transition to working in person.

By Alison Green

ask a boss June 29, 2021

Going Back to Work With Blue Hair, a Rescinded WFH Promise …And other return-to-the-office questions.

By Alison Green

media digest June 10, 2021

We Regret to Inform You That Jeffrey Toobin Has Returned to CNNThe legal journalist was fired from The New Yorker for masturbating on a Zoom call.

By Justin Curto

media June 10, 2021

Jeffrey Toobin Returns From ‘Zoom Dick’ ExileCNN welcomed him back eight months after he was fired by The New Yorker, which he called “excessive punishment.”

By Nia Prater

ask a boss Mar. 9, 2021

‘I Hate My Boss’s Mandatory Zoom Happy Hours!’You don’t need to go every time, but there can be professional benefit to showing up.

By Alison Green

golden globes 2021 Feb. 28, 2021

The Best and Worst Zoom Moments From the Golden GlobesAnd the award for Three-Hour Ceremony That Could’ve Been an Email goes to …

By Claire Lampen

mirror mirror Feb. 11, 2021

My Stress-Induced Hair Loss Is Stressing Me OutEither my hair needs Xanax or my soul needs Rogaine.

By Sarah Caldwell

*bangs gavel* Feb. 9, 2021

Cat Court Is Now in SessionThe jury must decide: Human attorney bamboozled by Zoom filter, or cat masquerading as man in order to practice law?

By Claire Lampen

the group portrait Feb. 3, 2021

Running Zoom on ZoomHow the company’s executives managed a period of explosive growth while working from their own platform.

By James D. Walsh

stand-up Jan. 28, 2021

Hell GigMike Birbiglia reflects on the weird and enlightening world of virtual comedy shows.

By Mike Birbiglia

cityscape Jan. 8, 2021

Chuck Schumer Shows Up in Community-Board Zoom, Surprising Everyone and No OneEven an attack on the Capitol can’t keep an extroverted politician down.

By Christopher Bonanos

stand-up Dec. 23, 2020

What 11 Comedians Learned From Zoom and Outdoor Shows“It was like performing for the first time. It was very scary.”

By Eric Farwell

the cut podcast Dec. 16, 2020

5 Reasons You Will Get Married on ZoomWhy a virtual wedding is the way to go, pandemic or no, on this week’s episode of The Cut.

By the Cut

keeping up with the royals Nov. 19, 2020

Of Course There’s Even Royal Etiquette for ZoomA former royal butler walks us through.

By Madeleine Aggeler

holidays Nov. 18, 2020

How to Host a Zoom ThanksgivingWe asked event planners for tips on pulling off a virtual holiday gathering.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

board games Nov. 18, 2020

11 (Not Obvious) Board Games You Can Play Over ZoomWith a little creativity, you can make these games work virtually.

By Keith Law

polidicks Nov. 11, 2020

Jeffrey Toobin Fired From The New Yorker After ‘Zoom Dick Incident’More like Jeffrey Tootles.

By Rebecca Alter

zdi Oct. 21, 2020

Jerking Off Midday Is … Work-Life Balance?Only for some people.

By Stella Bugbee

extremely online Oct. 19, 2020

Jeffrey Toobin Suspended From New Yorker for ‘Zoom Dick Incident’Toobin reportedly masturbated during an “election simulation.”

By Justin Curto

zdi Oct. 19, 2020

This Zoom D*ck Incident Is the Talk of the TownNew Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin was allegedly caught masturbating on a video call.

By Claire Lampen

mirror mirror Oct. 2, 2020

On Zoom, Nobody Knows You’re PregnantThe strange isolation of expecting at home.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

ask a boss Sept. 22, 2020

‘My Boss Wants Us On Zoom All Day Long’Decent bosses know that monitoring isn’t the same as managing.

By Alison Green

the zoom where it happens Sept. 21, 2020

The One Where Gabrielle Union Hosts an All-Black Table Read of FriendsWith Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Bathe taking on the roles of Ross and Rachel.

By Halle Kiefer

fantasies Sept. 18, 2020

Brad, Stop Toying With UsOnce again he has wrought emotional chaos, this time by openly flirting with Jennifer Aniston over Zoom.

By Amanda Arnold

wfh Sept. 4, 2020

15 Stylish Shirts to Wear on ZoomAll you need to look good from the waist up.

By Andrew Nguyen

last night on late night Aug. 21, 2020

Fred Armisen Can Impersonate Everyone in Your Zoom MeetingIncluding “A Guy Who Is Pretending to Listen, But You Can Tell in His Face Expression That He’s Only Concerned With His Look That He’s Listening.”

By Megh Wright

conservatorships July 24, 2020

Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Hearing Canceled Due to Zoombombing FansMultiple people not involved in Britney’s conservatorship joined the confidential Zoom hearing, forcing the judge to cancel it.

By Chris Murphy

couture week July 10, 2020

Michelle Obama’s Tailor Has Pivoted to Zoom FittingsAnd it’s going surprisingly well.

By Emilia Petrarca

the wedding files July 10, 2020

A Zoom Wedding Only Two Digital Creatives Could ProduceThe couple coordinated multiple video segments, breakout rooms, and a dance party.

By Kaitlin Menza

last night on late night July 9, 2020

Lisa Kudrow Has Been Telling Conan ‘a Pandemic Could Be Coming’ for YearsConan tells Kudrow that she “has been preparing for this pandemic since the day I met you.”

By Rebecca Alter

theater review July 3, 2020

Uses for a Dull Knife: Productive Boredom in Three ZoomertainmentsState vs. Natasha Banina, And So We Come Forth and Zero Cost House

By Helen Shaw

celebrity June 17, 2020

Would You Like to Go on a Zoom Date With Keanu Reeves?He’s offering a 15-minute video chat to the highest bidder.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

theater review June 13, 2020

Does Interactive Theater Work on Zoom? Two Theaters Switch On the VideoWhat exactly makes something feel “live”?

By Helen Shaw

love these days May 29, 2020

Are You Planning a Zoom Date?Twenty ideas to get you started.

By the Cut

work from home May 27, 2020

Now You Can Have Awkward Office Interactions at HomeVirtual offices will let you enjoy small talk and stilted run-ins with your co-workers, only everyone has a panda avatar.

By Hannah Gold

mute all May 26, 2020