House of plenty.

Health experts say coronavirus testing needs to double or triple before the US can safely reopen. 1/25

"It's the paradox of public health: When you do it right, nothing happens." Why America is not overreacting to the coronavirus. 2/25

Florida reopens some of its beaches and parks, but requires that people practice social distancing and prohibits gatherings of 50 or more people. 3/25

Supermarkets won't ever be the same—in part because online grocery shopping promotes scarcity over abundance. (Read more stories like this in our Editors' Longreads Picks.) 4/25

How Amazon has been tweaking its business to keep people from buying too much and overwhelming the company's capabilities. 5/25

"The thing that enables the rapid spread of COVID-19 is a fossil-fueled planetary conveyer belt." 6/25

One possible way to vaccinate wild animals before pandemics jump to humans: Develop vaccines that spread like viruses. 7/25

With boats unable to leave harbor, fish could complete their spawning cycles, repopulating waters devastated by overfishing. 8/25

Field-recording artists capture the sounds of cities now "uncommonly, almost unbelievably, still." 9/25

Erik Satie's Gymnopédies performed by cats and barnyard animals. 10/25

"I often blend facts with fiction and humor." Meet the people who make nature documentaries inside video games. 11/25

See also: Video games with virtual landscapes that invite you to take a very long walk. 12/25

From Erica Wilson's embroidery in 1971 to Randy Deats's disco dancing in 1979, learn new hobbies with classic public television. 13/25

"We dissected a couple of songs and it was great. I could see myself doing that forever." Interviews with music teachers, who are suddenly in great demand. 14/25

A used bookstore is quarantining by taking your DMs to get a sense of what you like, recommending books, and mailing them to you. 15/25

A thorough guide to the free online events—classes, performances, workouts, and more—you want right now. 16/25

See also: Floating Points will be streaming live tomorrow, April 19, at noon Eastern Time. 17/25

Originally scheduled for late July, San Diego Comic-Con has canceled for the first time since it began 50 years ago. 18/25

On running a restaurant in Wuhan: The lockdown may be over, but diners still haven't returned to their old habits. 19/25

When hustle culture met quarantine, the result hasn't always been productivity, but sometimes burnout even worse than before. 20/25

Jimmy Webb, longtime manager at East Village mainstay Trash and Vaudeville, has died at 62. 21/25

For some New Yorkers who've stayed during lockdown, love for the city has never been more tested—or stronger. 22/25

Knitted panels depicting Copenhagen's city blocks, by Jake Henzler. 23/25

Song of the moment: "Polaroids" by Vanity Productions. 24/25

Landscapes that are more sky than land, painted by Kristin Moore. 25/25


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