Safe As Houses

“There’s something childlike about it; instead of hiding under a blanket, we built our houses just so. In this telling, safety is a matter of painting the right sign, hiding the right shoe, or putting in a window.”

Source: Curbed
Published: Apr 15, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,037 words)

I’m an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.

Dr. Helen Ouyang reports from front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. “It’s no longer getting through this day or this week; we are in the deep now, the interminable. For doctors to survive this pandemic, we have to feel each moment — even if it makes each moment more difficult to endure.”

Published: Apr 14, 2020
Length: 43 minutes (10,800 words)

The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder

“Lee Holloway programmed internet security firm Cloudflare into being. But then he became apathetic, distant, and unpredictable — for a long time, no one could make sense of it.”

Source: Wired
Published: Apr 14, 2020
Length: 28 minutes (7,112 words)

Little League, Revisited

Adam Kuhlmann was outmatched at the 1993 Little League World Series. His 11-year-old nephew helps him to learn from his errors.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 15, 2020
Length: 17 minutes (4,265 words)

A Pandemic Is Not a War

Comparing the COVID-19 crisis in terms of war is not only inaccurate. It is offensive and harmful.
Source: HuffPost
Published: Apr 13, 2020
Length: 15 minutes (3,995 words)

Let’s Stay Together

“Memphis photographer Jamie Harmon took to the streets and asked his neighbors to stand for portraits of life under lockdown.”

Published: Apr 14, 2020
Length: 7 minutes (1,881 words)

The Highland Park Drug Ring

“How did a mother of 10 and a Plano cop wind up pushing pills in the Park Cities?”

Source: D Magazine
Published: Apr 8, 2020
Length: 20 minutes (5,130 words)

The Influence of Anxiety

The anxiety of global pandemic translates into the anxiety of the self: How will this effect me?

Source: n+1
Published: Apr 7, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,576 words)

‘A Tragedy Is Unfolding’: Inside New York’s Virus Epicenter

New York City’s Queens borough is one of the most diverse places on earth. It’s also been ravaged by the coronavirus.

Published: Apr 9, 2020
Length: 8 minutes (2,129 words)

How New Jersey’s First Coronavirus Patient Survived

James Cai’s case was completely new to his doctors. When he grew severely ill, he tapped a network of Chinese and Chinese-American medical colleagues who helped save his life.

Published: Apr 5, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,243 words)