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isolation 5/19/2020

The Zoo Animals Are Lonely and Bored They miss our smells.

scenes from your pandemic 5/19/2020

Scenes From Your Pandemic More views from the daily lives of readers under quarantine, including an isolated graduation, a bummed-out rower, and some twins visiting Mom.

book excerpt 5/19/2020

The Last Time We Had Sex There is something vulgar about how careless he is with pleasure.

By Stephanie Danler

excellent ideas 5/18/2020

This Craft Project Can Help You Escape Pesky Zooms Sick of video chatting? I know someone who isn’t.

By Kelly Conaboy

maternal health 5/18/2020

Watching a Livestreamed Home Birth Was Incredibly Moving I didn’t expect it to be so powerful.

By Devine Blacksher

the bigger picture 5/18/2020

In Venezuela, Photographer Andrea Hernández Puts the Pandemic Into Perspective “This project makes me think about the things that are bigger than myself.”

By Gretty Garcia

astrology 5/17/2020

Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of May 18 Gemini season is upon us!

By Claire Comstock-Gay

sex diaries 5/17/2020

The Woman Keeping Company With Her Divorced Former Co-worker This week’s sex diary.

universal language 5/15/2020

The Teenager Suddenly Living With His Girlfriend “Everyone’s noticed that we’ve become kind of domestic.”

As told to Simone Herko Felton

coronavirus 5/15/2020

When Will the Stay-at-Home Orders End? Many states have eased restrictions despite the fact that they are still seeing a growing number of new cases.

By Amanda Arnold