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layoffs

The Motherboard Guide to Getting Laid Off

Here’s how to safely and securely download your work contacts and notes to prepare for what comes next.
Samantha Cole
4.17.20
identity-culture

'Don't Touch Your Face'

The work of South Korea-born artist Eui-Jip Hwang examines unattainable beauty standards and consumer culture. Writer Summer Kim Lee reflects on how those same standards shaped her idea of belonging and Korean American identity while growing up.
Summer Kim Lee
4.17.20
Coronavirus

Hundreds of NYC Doctors and Nurses are Begging the City to Act Fast to Keep Homeless Patients Safe

As of Thursday, 537 homeless people in the city had tested positive for COVID-19, and 33 have died.
Emma Ockerman
4.17.20
Nintendo Switch

Resellers Using Checkout Bots Are Driving the Nintendo Switch Shortage

Motherboard traced some of the recent automated Switch buying to a particular, new bot that anyone can use.
Joseph Cox
4.17.20
Harm Reduction

Berghain Is Closed. So What Are Berlin's Club-Goers Doing?

We asked them.
Miriam Malek
4.17.20
Coronavirus

The Squad Has a Plan to Cancel Your Rent

“Mass displacement, home foreclosures, and the shutting of businesses are imminent unless aggressive measures are taken immediately,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said Friday.
Emma Ockerman
4.17.20
Worst Hot Take of the Week

Worst Opinion of the Week: 'The British Public Should Raise Money for the NHS'

Treating the NHS like a charity rather than a severely underfunded public health service is the beginning of a slippery slope.
NEO
4.17.20
Coronavirus

Hungry Families Are Pushing America’s Food Banks to the Limit: ‘Do We Got This? I Don't Know.’

“We’re not panicking, we’re not desperate, but we’re running real lean.”
Emma Ockerman
4.17.20
Entertainment

Joe Rogan Is Testing All His Podcast Guests for COVID-19

Rogan's access to at-home medical testing reveals a new normal for celebrities.
Ashwin Rodrigues
4.17.20
Vice News Tonight

China Is Sending Medical Supplies Around the World So You'll Forget They Kept Coronavirus a Secret

For example. China sent masks to Spain by a 17-day train trip, a stunt to promote a Belt and Road infrastructure project.
Tomas Navia
4.17.20
health wellness

How to Tell Your Friends You Don't Want to Text All Day

When we’re all stuck at home, drawing boundaries can be hard.
Harron Walker
4.17.20
Culture

TikTok Star Tabitha Brown’s Soothing Recipe Videos Are Getting Me Through Quarantine

Tabitha Brown has amassed 2 million followers in five weeks. VICE chatted with Brown about how she is changing veganism's white world, while simultaneously easing our coronavirus nerves.
Anya Zoledziowski
4.17.20
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