Life and Arts

Netflix’s “The Half of It” tackles what it looks like to question your sexuality, racism and sausage tacos, without falling back on stereotypes. 

Clinical nursing instructor Darlene Wilson’s decision to volunteer as a front-line health worker in New York City was a no-brainer. A West Point Miliitary Academy graduate, Army veteran and former ER nurse, Wilson said she knew going to New York to treat COVID-19 patients was something she had to do. 

In the midst of a global pandemic, Alex Seiler said she saw an opportunity to serve. Seiler started the Austin branch of Fuel the Fight  in response to the coronavirus crisis. Fuel the Fight is a volunteer-based organization that utilizes 100% of its donations to buy meals from local restaurants for nurses and doctors on the front lines.

Debbie and Eyosias Samson stand, just married, in front of their bare living room wall with their WiFi router at their feet. Social distancing regulations amid coronavirus put a halt to wedding ceremonies couples had been planning for months. Despite the pandemic, these pairs still found a way to say “I do.”