What If Working From Home Goes on … Forever?
Miserable as it can often be, remote work is surprisingly productive — leading many employers to wonder if they’ll ever go back to the office.
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The 6.14.20 Issue
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CreditIllustration by Max Guther Can a Vaccine for Covid-19 Be Developed in Record Time?
A discussion moderated by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade How Data Became One of the Most Powerful Tools to Fight an Epidemic
As public-health experts have known since the 19th century, information can be the best medicine. What new data streams could help quell future outbreaks?
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CreditJohn Thomson/Mary Evans Picture Library How Architecture Could Help Us Adapt to the Pandemic
The virus isn’t simply a health crisis; it is also a design problem.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban
The Hollow Inspiration of ‘Some Good News’
The pandemic sparked chin-up gestures like a ‘good news’ YouTube channel. Two months later, mere gestures seem pretty empty.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Joan Wong ScreenlandA poem that asks our most present questions: What comes next? Who knows what?
By Patricia Kirkpatrick and
Credit PoemKevin Hart on How White America Needs to Help End Police Brutality
“The highest level of anger and frustration should be attached to this.”
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CreditAMC Theatres, via Photofest TalkIs It OK to Dump Him Because of His Medical Condition?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on breaking up with someone because of their medical condition, donating money during the pandemic — and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistJudge John Hodgman on Pronouncing Names With an Accent
My partner wants to connect our cats to their Rhode Island roots. Should I pronounce their names without an R sound?
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John Hodgman
The Valet and Drifter Helping Me Get Through Quarantine
Jeeves and Jack Reacher differ in their execution, but their shared talent for unyielding competence is a comfort in times of disorder.
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CreditIllustration by Jaedoo Lee Letter of RecommendationThin paper allows the paste to seep through. Amplify the work of artists from the neighborhood where you’re postering.
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CreditIllustration by Radio TipThese Crispy Kimchi Pancakes Are Unbelievably Fun to Eat
Sweet and salty, crisp and chewy, this Korean pancake is the food I’ve been craving.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times (Photography and Styling) EatBehind the Cover: Tech & Design
For this issue, a look at what it will take for scientists to find a treatment and vaccine for Covid-19.
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