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Politics

The American Ethos of Personal Responsibility Is Failing Us
Amid a coronavirus pandemic, Americans are crowding bars and packing beaches. They're only a symptom of a much larger problem.
Maxwell Strachan
3.18.20
Coronavirus

A Rikers Guard Tested Positive for Coronavirus as New York City Considers Releasing Some Inmates
Rikers has a population of more than 5,000 inmates.
Tess Owen
3.18.20
bailouts

Don’t Give the Airlines What They Want
US airlines have spent the last decade shoveling billions in profits to stockholders. Now they want your tax dollars with no strings attached. Fuck that.
Aaron Gordon
3.18.20
London Rental Opportunity of the Week

Rental Opportunity of the Week: COVID-19 Could Not Get Me to Rent This Dump
This is one of the most shithole layouts I’ve ever seen. Not even coronavirus would make me rent this.
Joel Golby
3.18.20
mental health

I Worry At the Best of Times. It's Not the Best of Times
With coronavirus upending everyone’s lives, but especially those in precarious situations or in the arts, I’m fighting the urge to feel hopeless and want to do better.
Graham Isador
3.18.20
Coronavirus

The Navy's Hospital Ship Is Coming to New York City to Help Treat Coronavirus Patients
The USNS Comfort has about 1,000 rooms on it, including operating rooms.
Tess Owen
3.18.20
What Happened To?

What Happened to Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Best Girl' from 'Titanic'?
VICE talked to Alex Owens-Sarno, who played Cora, to find out what filming the 1997 blockbuster was really like, and how she's doing now.
Ashley Spencer
3.18.20
far-right terrorism

Experts Say Neo-Nazi 'Accelerationists' Discuss Taking Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis
"While this is online chatter, the fact that it’s seeking to take advantage of and exacerbate a crisis is alarming."
Ben Makuch
3.18.20
Coronavirus conspiracy theories

Google Is Putting Amazon Prime Ads on Russia-Backed Sites Spreading Coronavirus Conspiracies
New research revealed that 1,400 websites spreading misinformation across Europe have been funded to the tune of $76 million.
David Gilbert
3.18.20
Coronavirus

As Coronavirus Spreads, Artists Are Coping With Waifus and Fursona Art
With the news around COVID-19 getting worse, online, things are just getting weirder—and artists are trying to find distractions wherever they can.
Samantha Cole
3.18.20
Tech news

A Complex Systems Theorist Explains How We Can Stop Coronavirus
“Exponential growth can be turned into exponential decline if we choose to act.”
Maddie Stone
3.18.20
Essays

How the 'I'm Baby' Meme Became a Cultural Obsession
From scrunchies, to Baby Yoda, to plushies for grownups, retreating to childhood can be enticing—especially when it feels like everything is falling apart.
Leah Mandel
3.18.20
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