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We’re Running Out of Face Masks, But You Can Make One Yourself

Amateur crafters are sending improvised masks to the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. With a bit of practice, you can make one for yourself.
Janus Rose
4.1.20
Coronavirus

De Blasio Could Save Lives by Closing New York City’s Streets. Why Won’t He?

We need to practice social distancing. The city's parks and sidewalks are crowded. The streets are empty. You'd think this would be an easy one.
Aaron Gordon
4.1.20
tech-science

OK, WTF is NASA’s Humanity-Saving Ion Engine?

The NEXT-C thruster doesn’t use volatile fuel, looks like Iron Man’s repulsors, and is being tested to one day save humanity from an incoming asteroid.
Becky Ferreira
4.1.20
Coronavirus

India Is Converting 20,000 Railway Cars Into Coronavirus Isolation Wards

India is one week into a massive nationwide lockdown, but new coronavirus cases are spiking.
David Gilbert
4.1.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Indian Doctors are Using Raincoats and Helmets to Protect Themselves From Coronavirus

One of them believes that the helmet visor will add another layer of protection over their surgical mask.
Pallavi Pundir
4.1.20
Coronavirus

Laid-Off Restaurant Workers Are Helping Each Other When No One Else Will

They're distributing food, establishing charities, and sending strangers money over Venmo.
Anna Bradley-Smith
4.1.20
Essays

Getting Surgery? Your Doctor Is Probably Making a Playlist for the OR

I was worried my cancer surgeon would get distracted by Hall & Oates' "Maneater," but it turns out, most doctors crank a playlist.
Josh Modell
4.1.20
Recipe

Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme Recipe

Stuck at home and craving Taco Bell? We've got you covered.
Farideh Sadeghin
4.1.20
Coronavirus

Women Warriors: Stories of Filipina Health Workers on the COVID-19 Frontline

Philippine healthcare threatens to buckle under a surging pandemic with no end in sight. As hospitals are overwhelmed, these women are giving everything they have to hold the line.
Nicola Sebastian
4.1.20
privacy

Zoom is Leaking Peoples' Email Addresses and Photos to Strangers

For at least a few thousand people, Zoom has treated their personal email addresses as if they all belong to the same company, letting them video call each other.
Joseph Cox
4.1.20
Fashion

Before and After Photos of Men Who Shaved Their Heads in Self-Isolation

The buzzcut has made a triumphant return across the UK as the nation goes into lockdown.
James Greig
4.1.20
social distancing

Online Book Clubs and Pickled Vegetables: People Share What They’ve Been Doing at Home

When you’re self-isolating, you have all the time in the world.
Koh Ewe
4.1.20
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