Dating in captivity.

The last thing America needs right now is partisan squabbling. “But when we’re back on our feet, the country needs to know what went wrong.” 1/23

On pretense of pandemic, Hungary's Orban is granted sweeping new powers, becoming the dictator of his dreams. 2/23

Turkmenistan bans the word “coronavirus.” 3/23

India is a top source of drug ingredients. The White House wants trade restrictions lifted amid fears of a US supply shortage. 4/23

Best performing assets in 2020: orange juice futures and eggs. 5/23

A pack of wild Kashmiri goats “has taken its rightful place as rulers of Llandudno,” a seaside town in northwest Wales. 6/23

Many coronavirus hot spots in the Mountain West overlap with winter playgrounds for the rich. 7/23

Hospitals are threatening to fire health-care workers who publicize their working conditions. 8/23

If Dr. Fauci can keep his job, and his crucial influence on Trump, “he will have another item for his already gold-plated résumé: Media Survivor.” 9/23

High-profile prisoners like R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, and Bernie Madoff ask for early release. 10/23

On the trickiness of broadcasting TV news from home: "You're going to find out soon, and it's best you hear it from me directly. I'm a dark brunette." 11/23

British white supremacists posing as Extinction Rebellion protesters post eco-fascist propaganda. 12/23

Submariners are likely among the last pockets of people who are unaware of the pandemic. 13/23

Dave Eggers explains how to save your local bookstore. For local newspapers, it looks rough. 14/23

A round-up of people who are currently doing good deeds. 15/23

At the Germany-Denmark border—closed two weeks ago—an older couple (safely) meets to chat. 16/23

In Los Angeles right now, your car doubles as your dining room. (It's going to take more than a plague to keep Angelenos from their double-doubles.) 17/23

The Getty Museum challenges people to recreate famous works of art at home. 18/23

For people dating in captivity, how about a virtual sext bunker? Also, people are making their own families. 19/23

Watch and listen: Dorothea Lasky reads her poem “I Like Weird Ass Hippies.” 20/23

In case this applies to your stay-at-home situation: How to arrange your place to get a stronger wifi signal. 21/23

Overly descriptive color palettes. For architects, 250 things you should know. 22/23

Remembering the 2009 Alexander McQueen show that changed the future of fashion. 23/23


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