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  • The New Republic looks at how the pandemic is tearing apart the fabric of the American city.
  • Katie Miller, a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence and wife of Trump's senior advisor Stephen Miller, has tested positive for coronavirus.
  • The Times reports that a federal investigative office has found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Trump administration was retaliating against whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright when he was removed from a government research agency combating the coronavirus, and recommended he should be reinstated for 45 days while it investigates.
  • Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says the live music industry is going to start trying out a bunch of ideas this summer, including "fan-less concerts, which offer great broadcast opportunities and are really important for our sponsorship business; drive-in concerts, which we’re going to test and roll out and we’re having some success with; or reduced-capacity festival concerts, which could be outdoors in a theater on a large stadium floor, where there’s enough room to be safe."
  • Sir Anthony Hopkins did the "Toosie Slide," then demonstrated the world's worst Sylvester Stallone impression, and none of it quite makes sense, but also I get it, I love it.
  • It's still slightly unclear exactly how coronavirus affects the lungs, but the Times has a really interesting feature examining the issue.
  • Nancy Meyers talked to Vanity Fair about what she's been doing during quarantine, and of course, her kitchen: “I was surprised by my 22-year-old kitchen getting so much attention.”
  • Politico reports that DNC officials have been pressuring battleground state parties to hire Mike Bloomberg's former campaign staffers, who he dumped from his payroll despite promising to keep them employed through the election.
  • Alison Roman opened up about how she creates recipes, her finances, branding and ambition, and selling out.
  • Actor Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett in 2002's Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, will appear in season two of The Mandalorian.
  • You don't want to miss Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour reminiscing about his relationship with Syd Barrett, and covering a couple of his classics, including "Octopus" and "Dominoes."
  • Stereogum has a wonderful essay looking back at the 10th anniversary of The National's classic High Violet.
  • And finally, you almost certainly won't be able to jump in a pool this weekend, but at least you can watch these shelter dogs do so: