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- Self-isolating during the pandemic is scary—but being stuck in isolation during the pandemic with a ghost is scarier!
- Is public shaming working to change people's behavior during the coronavirus? Vox writes about the reasons it may not.
- Here's a delightful Twitter thread all about people's mundane interactions with celebrities.
- The best story you'll read this month: these "brew dogs" help deliver quarantine beer in upstate New York.
- Donald Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci after Fauci warned against reopening the country too quickly and the unknown effects the virus has on children: “He wants to play all sides of the equation."
- According to a new study, loud speech can leave particles of coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes, so uh, pull a Jack Bauer and embrace whisper-yelling?
- Some restaurant and bar owners are skeptical of Mayor Bill de Blasio's partial coronavirus reopening plan.
- Don't forget that the people behind the counter are people too and deserve respect (and better tips).
- Having sports without fans in the audience is going to be weirder than you think.
- Wired spoke to Radiohead and their web designer about their ambitious project to create a permanent archive of their digital work online.
- Here is an incredibly disturbing must-read about the people who truly believe in the Qanon conspiracy theory, despite the fact that it is unequivocal, easily-proven nonsense.
- An all-star group of comedian banded together to sing Weird Al's solemn anthem "Eat It."
- And finally, I've been saying this for years: escalators are terrifying, it's entirely reasonable to ask a loved one to carry you up them.
Published May 14, 2020
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