We’re All Learning the Art of Loneliness

Everyone seems closer now, even as they’ve become more untouchable than ever

A group of women use the Zoom video conferencing application to have a group chat from their separate homes during the UK coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Dominic Lipinski — PA Images/Getty Images

Three weeks into isolation, it suddenly felt urgent to watch Tiger King. The Netflix documentary fits a familiar mold: odd true-crime story (private zoo owner hires assassin to kill an animal rights activist), colorful characters (a man who runs a tiger-based sex cult…