Covid-19 stories:
“I don’t feel like buying stuff anymore” — maybe this is the shred of silver lining in the pandemic that we’ve been looking for. (BuzzFeed News, ~26 min.)
The latest installment of Ed Yong’s incredible pandemic reporting. It’s everything you need to know about what’s in store for us as states start to reopen. (The Atlantic, ~24 min.)
For many women, the shutdown has meant blessed freedom from jeans, underwire bras, makeup. So what does it say about us when a quick dash of lipstick brightens the day? (New York Review of Books, ~8 min.)
This pandemic-era Brené Brown profile is the best I’ve read to date. And I’ve read them all. (Texas Monthly, ~32 min.)
King Arthur Flour, don’t ever leave us. Inside the Vermont flour supplier that is keeping Americans baking. (Marker by Medium, ~14 min.)
The best of the rest:
Magnus Lejhall, Bildbyran, ZUMA Press
Pro hockey player Akim Aliu’s first-person essay about discrimination and abuse across the sport is revelatory, stunning, heartbreaking. Don’t miss it. (Players’ Tribune, ~18 min.)
Famous French novelist Jean Giono documented his life in Provence during the Nazi occupation of France. His words are haunting. (Paris Review, ~12 min.)
Tunde Wey is an activist whose recent essay, “Don’t Bail Out the Restaurant Industry,” went viral. He breaks down his thought process in a Q&A with food writer Helen Rosner. (New Yorker, ~18 min.)
This story about 9-year-old Nigerian refugee and chess prodigy Tani Adewumi is just what I needed to warm the cockles of my pandemic-laden heart. (ESPN, ~16 min.)
Theater reviewer Terry Teachout had 15 glorious years with her wife, who died just as the pandemic began. Now, grieving alone, she wonders: How shall I live? A beautiful essay. (Commentary, ~13 min.)
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