Cinema, Education, Creativity, and Sports: Free Resources for Boring Self-Isolation
During the global pandemic, many applications and sites that make money on subscriptions or individual lessons and courses have become free for everyone, almost free or free for new subscribers for a month or three months. Russian service Bi-bi-si made a selection of the most interesting things - from NBA and NHL matches to fitness applications, audiobook services and online courses.
Movies and TV shows
Mubi (classics and arthouse) - 3 months for 100 rubles (price varies depending on the country)
Amediateka (Western TV series in Russian) - a month of free access or 50% discount for new subscribers
TV channel 2 × 2 (cartoons) - free until April 7
Movie Search HD (movies and TV series) - free until the end of April
TNT Premier (Russian films and TV series) – free access to Gazprom Media TV series and films
Okko (movies and TV series) - first month free
more.tv (TV, films and series) - 45 days of free subscription
therein (films and TV series) - first month for 1 ruble
Wink (films and TV series) - free access to Russian TV series and films, as well as educational content for children
CBS All Access (movies and TV series) - first month free (US bank card required)
Electronic and audio books
National Emergency Library from Internet Archive (e-books) - free until June 30
Audible stories (audiobooks for children and teenagers) - first month free
bookmates (electronic and audiobooks) - free month
Storytel (audiobooks) - free month
mybook (e-books) – free month
Smart reading (non-fiction summaries) - free until April 20
Liters: Library (electronic and audio books) - free while libraries are closed in Russia
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News and analytics
New York Times — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Wall Street Journal — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
The Washington Post — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Bloomberg — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Foreign Policy — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Los Angeles Times — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Financial Times — materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription
Dazed — free digital version of the new issue of the magazine
Education
"Radio Arzamas" (lectures and podcasts) - free until April 15
covideducation.ru (courses) - free content from SkillFactory and a selection of courses
Geekbrains (courses) - three courses on programming and IT free until March 31
French Institute of Fashion (lectures on fashion) - free online course “Understanding Fashion: From Business to Culture” from March 30, among the lecturers is Sir Paul Smith
Duolingo ABC (English for children from 3 to 6) - free application
JSTOR (academic books and journals) - free access to healthcare industry journals until June 30
Cambridge University Press (academic books and journals) - free access to research on coronavirus
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Спортивные трансляции
NBA League Pass (basketball) - free until April 22
NHL TV (hockey) - free viewing of matches of the 2019-2020 season
PSG TV (football) - all Paris Saint-Germain matches from 2018 to 2020 for free
NFL Game Pass (American football) - free until the end of July
MLB.TV (baseball) - all games of the 2018 and 2019 seasons are free
Applications for yoga, fitness and meditation
Adidas Training (fitness) - free home workouts
Nike Training Club (fitness) - free home workouts
Centr, by Chris Hemsworth (fitness) - first six weeks of training free
Peloton App (cycling) - first three months of video classes free
Headspace (meditation/mindfulness) - free collections in the application
Down Dog (yoga, fitness, Pilates) - the entire line of applications is available for free until May 1
Sanvello (anti-stress and anxiety) - free access to meditation collections and exercises
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Creation
Final Cut Pro X (video editor) - first three months free
Logic Pro X (music processing) - first three months free
Fender Play App (guitar lessons) - first three months free for first 100k subscribers
KORG Kaossilator app (synthesizer) - free until March 31st
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