What will England be like with fewer music magazines?
COVID-19
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Caring Without Touching
“Everything about the way we work has been transformed.” Gavin Francis talks about life as a Scottish doctor during COVID-19.
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‘The Past Six Weeks Have Been Unlike Anything I’ve Known’: a GP on How the Pandemic Has Changed His Work
Coronavirus has changed every aspect of Gavin Francis’ life at his doctor’s practice in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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On the Hotness of Not Getting Any
Edging, or extending the time leading up to an orgasm, is almost a character of its own in Normal People, Run, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It also has a lot to teach us about sexuality and consent.
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Long Journey Home: The Stranded Sailboats in a Race to Beat the Hurricanes
We heard about the cruise ships — but Covid-19 has also marooned people living on small boats worldwide.
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What Do We Do Without Live Music?
Those of us who live for musical performances must find other ways to temporarily live without them.
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How China Censored Citizens and the Press on COVID-19
China maintains its swift, open response to coronavirus bought time for the world. Journalists, had their stories not been deleted, will tell you otherwise.
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Fear of Suffering Alone
After separating from her husband and entering quarantine, Anne Liu Kellor faces her ongoing desire for a partner and the necessity of loving herself.
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Scrap the To Do Lists
“If we’re lucky enough to be able to shelter in place and we’re not using that time to launch podcasts and personal projects and life-hack our way to some cargo-cult pastiche of normality, are we somehow letting the side down?”
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Grieving, but Calmed by a Different Kind of Storm
In isolation, Stephanie Land finds surprising relief from PTSD — and discovers she is able to write again.