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Worst Opinion of the Week: Everyone Who Dies of Coronavirus Would Have Died Anyway!
The BBC News Twitter account published a strange thread this week interrogating how many people who have died from coronavirus "would have died anyway".
NEO
4.3.20
Drugs

People on Methadone Have a Dangerous Choice: Risk Relapsing, or Expose Themselves to Coronavirus
“It's getting to the point where it's safer to go back to using street drugs. I won't have to be packed into rooms full of people.”
Trey Strange
Gabrielle Caplan
4.3.20
Coronavirus

Dr. Fauci Says We Need a Nationwide Lockdown and We Need It Now
"I don't understand why that's not happening."
David Gilbert
4.3.20
Democrats

This Is a Historic Crisis. Where Is Democratic Leadership?
In the moment when the working class needs them the most, the Democratic party is leaving people behind.
Clio Chang
4.3.20
privacy

Here’s A Privacy-Focused Alternative to Dark Sky on Android
Weather apps that don’t sell or pass on your data to third parties are hard to find, but this one from German researchers does the trick.
Aaron Gordon
4.3.20
body

Coronavirus Is Making More People Want to Give Birth at Home
As hospitals limit support people and parents fear getting sick, home-birth workers say they're getting many more requests than normal.
Melody Schreiber
4.3.20
privacy

Zoom's Explosion in Popularity Revealed a Host of Privacy Issues
Joseph Cox tells Ben Makuch all about Zoom and its security flaws on this week’s CYBER.
Ben Makuch
4.3.20
Coronavirus

Singapore’s Delivery Guys Tell Us How They Cope With the Coronavirus
"We’re considered frontliners right now. Our health is at stake."
Koh Ewe
4.3.20
Interviews

Thundercat Blends Pain and Humor on 'It Is What It Is'
Ahead of the release of his 'Drunk' followup, the 35-year-old virtuosic bassist talks to VICE about laughing through it all and the J. Dilla collaboration that never was.
Gary Suarez
4.3.20
mind

How the Pandemic Makes Its Way Into Our Dreams
Rotting desks, hordes of maggots, and a murderous Oprah— researchers are collecting and analyzing people’s coronavirus dreams.
Shayla Love
4.3.20
Essays

Why Am I Haunted by the Need to Go to Latte Larry's?
Larry David's strip-mall "spite store" is a comforting reminder of a time when we had the luxury of caring about trivial things. And it's exactly what we need when this is all over.
Nate Rogers
4.3.20
food-features

How to Make a Recipe Work If You Don't Have All the Ingredients
No chickpeas? Use beans. No capers? Olives will do the trick. Here's how to use what you've got without having to hit the store.
Bettina Makalintal
4.3.20
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