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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