That feeling we're feeling.

"We will survive. This is a time to overprotect but not overreact." That discomfort we’re all feeling just might be grief. 1/20

A chart about St. Louis's response to the 1918 flu pandemic shows how ending social distancing now will only make things worse. 2/20

Thanks to quarantine, traffic collisions, daily crime counts, and daily arrests are all down in Los Angeles. 3/20

The appeal of being in Montana right now is distance from other people, but that’s also one of the state’s biggest problems. 4/20

The ski town of Telluride is offering COVID-19 tests to every resident, because biotech executives live there too. 5/20

Westport, Conn., is considered "party zero" for coronavirus. Meanwhile, another wealthy town nearby got all NIMBY about testing. 6/20

Related: A “luxury” coronavirus quarantine facility opens in the Maldives. 7/20

A resident in a New York hospital says they’re on the verge of rationing. See also: Louisiana, Michigan, Alabama. 8/20

“What I Learned When My Husband Got Sick with Coronavirus,” by Jessica Lustig. 9/20

Meta spreadsheets have cropped up to track the vast profusion of spreadsheets assembled by mutual aid groups. 10/20

Nurses share coronavirus stories anonymously in a private Google doc. 11/20

Lessons from 9/11 as the Justice Department asks Congress for new powers. Also, why $25 million for the Kennedy Center? And why is Amazon, a company owned by the richest person in the world, soliciting donations to pay for workers' sick leave? 12/20

José Manuel Ballester’s paintings lacking people feel eerily familiar. 13/20

Among those who may have it worst right now: people in abusive relationships. 14/20

A brief history of simultaneous disasters, which are far from rare. 15/20

Sarah Hepola: For people struggling to stay sober, coronavirus shutdowns offer temptation, but also hope. 16/20

If you’re cooped-up but also curious, you can assist archivists and librarians decipher letters or review transcriptions. Or participate in an oral history project. 17/20

Maps of the oldest businesses in (almost) every country in the world. 18/20

March 19 was the first day of spring. Here’s a list of gardens you can tour virtually. 19/20

Further evidence of athletes enjoying themselves indoors. 20/20


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