With nightlife venues across the world shuttered due to COVID-19, partygoers embraced digital hedonism by skipping queues for virtual club nights and attending marathon DJ sets. How have online raves helped reimagine out-of-home experiences? And how can brands keep the party going?

Seeking refuge from the troubles of the outside world, many people are turning to comfort TV they can watch passively to help them unwind. Tapping into this, meditation app Calm has launched a TV series on HBO Max, bringing mindfulness and guided relaxation to the small screen.

People are turning to virtual worlds to escape the monotony of lockdown, and some are using it to make sense of their new reality. In fact, a growing number of online creators are using Sims 4 to construct quarantine vlogs simulating their life in lockdown and the challenges that come with it.

Whether it’s exam results or election updates, people aren’t always eager to find out new information, instead finding solace in the unknown. Canvas8 spoke to Emily Ho, a research assistant professor at Northwestern University, to understand why some people choose to be blissfully ignorant.