In Silicon Valley, the natural order of time is reverse chronological: what matters most is what is newest, and can be constantly refreshed by swiping downward. Why, because the present’s so great? Two decades into a profoundly unpromising century — and amid a pandemic whose social and epidemiological fallout strongly echoes plagues from centuries past…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImageFood distribution in Jackson Heights, Queens, this week.Credit…Brittainy Newman/The New York Times Roughly 1 in 4 American workers have filed for unemployment since March. More than 40 million people — the equivalent of one out of every four American workers — have filed for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus…
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When Hilal Ibrahim found out that Muslim healthcare workers were throwing away their hijabs in between shifts for infection control purposes, she set out to design a sanitary head scarf that could be easily washed and safely reused. The Minnesota fashion designer and owner of Henna & Hijabs, a boutique specializing in organic henna and…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImageAdaílton Filho kneels to pray at the grave of his grandfather, José Maria Silva, who died of from Covid-19. He was buried in an area exclusively for coronavirus cases at Caju cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this month.Credit…Dado Galdieri for The New York Times Even as countries move…
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It was only November when Hannah Book, 18, a high school student in Bryn Mawr, Pa., was accepted to her first choice, Emory College in Atlanta. “I got accepted early decision,” she said. “I was really excited, and my mom and I jumped up and down. I felt like all my hard work had paid…
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This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Eddie Gancayco spent three decades working in food service at some of New York’s most prestigious institutions, including Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. As manager of the cafeteria and catering there the last half-dozen…
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Nikil Saval is a socialist candidate running for State Senate in Pennsylvania’s 1st district, which encompasses a huge swath of Philadelphia. He used to edit the literary and political magazine N+1, which is to say that he is more bookish than your standard elected-office-seeker. This occasionally gets in his way. During a recent forum about…
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I saw a post on my friend’s Instagram that infuriated me: a picture of seven boys in a row, their arms slung over each other’s shoulders, celebrating the 13th birthday of their friend (her son). Three boys wore face masks; four didn’t. We live in a state that recommends social distancing and face masks in…
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The day before the governor of California announced a statewide shelter-in-place order, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, 36, a daytime talk show host on “The Real” and a YouTuber, and her husband of almost four years, Israel Houghton, 48, a gospel singer, songwriter and producer, moved to a new house in Calabasas, Calif. They were quarantined without much…
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Afraid to lose your sanity on self-isolation? You’re not alone. While in some countries the restrictions are being loosened, in some, they are tightened like never before. If you’re still at home and can’t get outside at all or for more than an hour a day or week, follow our simple tips to feel better…
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