We’re all hunkered down at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, but we still need to eat. Here’s the best way to get food. (The Atlantic, ~6 min.)
Inside the creation of Dogs for Defense, a military organization dreamed up by a patriotic poodle breeder to recruit and train the nation’s family pets for duty in World War II. (Truly Adventurous, ~29 min.)
Six years ago, Boko Haram abducted 267 Nigerian schoolgirls. This is the story of what’s happened since. (National Geographic, ~14 min.)
Good Place actress Jameela Jamil has come under fire from every direction for her outspokenness and activism. She has no intention of quieting down. (Playboy, ~32 min.)
As states postpone primaries because of COVID-19, is Election Day in danger of being postponed, too? (New York Times, ~5 min.)
Three sisters in Russia killed their father after years of harrowing abuse. Now, they’ve been charged with murder, and their case has Russians divided. (The Guardian, ~25 min.)
A former judge wrote Chief Justice Roberts and resigned from the Supreme Court Bar. His letter is scathing. (Slate, ~3 min.)
Meet Sara, a low-wage worker who’s scraped by on the margins for decades. This year, she’d finally had enough, and joined a movement to push lawmakers to raise the minimum wage. (Washington Post, ~20 min.)
The sharpest take I’ve read on Biden’s likely march to the Democratic nomination. (New Yorker, ~5 min.)
How a long-time McDonald’s employee teamed up with the FBI to bring down a multi-million-dollar crime ring and save her company. (Elle, ~5 min.)
With the COVID-19-motivated run on toilet paper, Americans have finally decided it’s time to consider the bidet. I’m a fan. (Rolling Stone, ~3 min.)
Whole neighborhoods of Europeans, under extreme lockdown, are leaning out their windows and singing together. We needed this today. (Kottke, ~4 min.)
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