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- Donald Trump wants a coronavirus vaccine widely available by the end of the year, "despite widespread skepticism that such an effort could succeed and considerable concern about the implications for safety."
- Apropos of that, this seems like an appropriate time to look back a timeline of Trump's "100 days of deadly coronavirus denial."
- Multiple armed gunmen stormed Michigan’s State House today to protest the possible extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Scientific American looks at some possible ways the pandemic could end.
- In a pandemic, is "wellness" just being well-off? The Cut writes that maybe there isn’t really a difference anymore.
- Craft cocktail bar Pegu Club is closing permanently after nearly 15 years in SoHo.
- Chris Cuomo's wife Cristina Cuomo defended taking Clorox baths to combat coronavirus.
- Watch the first trailer for season two of Ramy, now co-starring Mahershala Ali.
- Restaurant burglaries are on the rise around the country, with almost three times as many in NYC since March 12th as during the same time period last year.
- Here's one of the best Twitter threads you'll see this month: Natasha Lyonne as Pringles cans.
- The BBC reports on how immigration, ingenuity and the American spirit "shaped a US fried chicken 'war' that's been simmering for four generations."
- And finally, this dog didn't interrupt the weather broadcast, he made it interesting:
Published Apr 30, 2020
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