Opinion: Netflix watches as Instagram unites a quarantined world

Kantar, a consumer research firm, is finding that as countries move deeper into the pandemic, TV viewing and social media engagement both rise by more than 60%. — AP

“Oh, I like HER,” she says, referring to a berry-toned lipstick.

Sarah Hyland, the 29-year-old funny actress best known for playing Haley Dunphy on ABC’s Modern Family, is trying on makeup for an Instagram Live audience while at home riding out the pandemic, seemingly as bored as the rest of us. It’s by no means a production: just Hyland in front of her cell phone, using an in-app filter that gives her eyeliner and oversize lashes, sitting at what looks to be a desk, weeding out her cosmetics collection.