COVID-19 stories:
The coronavirus appeared in Seattle and New York City at the same time. But the two cities’ vastly different reactions dictated the virus’ vastly different spread in the weeks that followed. (New Yorker, ~30 min.)
The pandemic upended the economic circumstances of millions of Americans nearly overnight. Here’s how 10 workers’ lives have been thrown into uncertainty. (Washington Post, ~16 min.)
Nobody is writing about the pandemic better than Ed Yong. This is his latest, about why the coronavirus is so confusing. (The Atlantic, ~30 min.)
Meet Annie Bukacek, the Montana doctor whose anti-lockdown rhetoric — including comparing shutdown orders to Nazi rule — is fueling right-wing protesters across the country. (BuzzFeed News, ~26 min.)
The New York Times’ Obituaries editor on how his team is covering “this tide of deaths.” (Slate, ~9 min.)
Two standout obituaries of folks you’ve never heard of. You’ll want to read both, promise. (New York Times, ~3 min. each, click here for the second one)
How much higher will the death toll climb? (STAT, ~4 min.)
(Courtesy Marceil Handkammer via Charlotte Observer)
The best of the rest:
The incredible true story of a Holocaust survivor’s mission to save the music of the death camps. (The Atavist, ~38 min.)
Actress Marisol Nichols stars on the hit teen drama Riverdale. She also moonlights as an undercover volunteer in child-sex and trafficking stings around the world. (Marie Claire, ~20 min.)
In 1999, 5-year-old Elián González was rescued off the coast of Florida after a horrific raft journey from Cuba, and a bitter family custody battle ensued. But two decades on, did we have it all wrong? (Miami New Times, ~12 min.)
A tremendous essay from the always-great Nicholas Thompson about growing up and getting better: at family, at running, at life. Don’t miss it. (Wired, ~32 min.)
A single Tracee Ellis Ross interview can make my day, and this one, heavy on vulnerability, doesn’t disappoint. (The Guardian, ~12 min.)
When a longtime Kentucky dairy farming family sells the last of its cows, the end of an era proves bittersweet. (Bitter Southerner, ~10 min.)
This story about a homeless North Carolina woman and her beloved dog, Boogie, (see pic above), is hands down my favorite read of the week. (Charlotte Observer, ~14 min., audio version available)
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