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    PHOTOS: 15 Things Folks Can't Live Without In A Pandemic, From Ants To Holy Water

    An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.
    by Vicky Hallett Jul 02, 2021 5 minutes
    Top row, left to right: Notebook, incense, water bottle, coffee maker, sneakers, wine. Bottom row, left to right: camera, glasses, book, headphones, facial cleansing device, edible ants in a bowl, mask, gloves, tablet.

    When the pandemic hit, Paula Zuccotti rediscovered her long-neglected vinyl collection. "I'm listening to records I hadn't touched in years," says the Argentine-born, London-based designer and ethnographic researcher. Her job is to notice stuff — meaning people's belongings and how they use them — so this new habit prompted Zuccotti to wonder what other kinds of objects had taken on more central roles in people's lockdown existence.

    To find out, she put out a call on Instagram in April 2020, asking, "What are the 15 things that are helping you get through this?" Zuccotti showed off her list of 15, which included a record, a kettlebell and a sage smudge stick, and offered simple directions for folks interested in sharing theirs: Put the items on an even surface, shoot

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