Early Addition: David Lynch Offers His Suggestions On How To Stay Sane During Quarantine

Published April 10, 2020

A photo of shuttered stores on Third Avenue with signs saying "we're all in this together" — Lori Hillsberg

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Coronavirus is way more infectious than we originally thought, meaning way more of us have already been infected and are immune now.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had no regrets about telling New Yorkers to visit bars the day before they were shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Cars will soon be banned from 74 miles of Oakland's residential streets to give people more space to walk and bike around outside.
Sandra Lee has still been in close contact with her ex, Governor Andrew Cuomo, during the crisis: “He’s still my guy,” she said. “Neither one of us, well as far as I know, has had a date.”
According to a new poll, a lot of Democrats want the party to dump Joe Biden for Cuomo.
David Lynch has gotten into making tiny lamps during his quarantine: "We’ve always been living in a weird film. The entire world is stopped right now, and no one knows what’s on the other side. None of us have been through something like this."
Columbia University is converting its upper Manhattan soccer stadium into a field hospital for the coronavirus pandemic.
When (if ever) is the right time to shave your quarantine beard?
It's new music Friday, and there are three huge albums to recommend: listen to The Strokes' first album in over seven years The New Abnormal, which also happens to be their best album is far longer than that; Hamilton Leithauser has a wonderful new solo record The Loves Of Your Life; and Laura Marling moved up the release date of her gorgeous record Song For Our Daughter.
Also, Phoebe Bridgers performed her new single "Kyoto" in a bathtub on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
And finally, Winnie brings real joy into the world:

this is winnie, her favorite part of the day is when the mailman arrives
(ellenmpaul IG) pic.twitter.com/TIBEQ2d5jh
— Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) April 9, 2020