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Jonathan Galassi

From Dante to Natalia Ginzburg, the publisher and poet celebrates the glorious literary history of a hurting country

All About Andy

Going Viral

Trump aide Kellyanne Conway explains the COVIDs

Disco’s Dad

Groove yourself back to a more carefree time with Giorgio Moroder–produced tracks by Blondie, Donna Summer, Daft Punk, and more

Quentin Blake’s Sketchbook

Armchair Opera

Earthly Delights

Consider the fragility of your natural habitat with songs from Marvin Gaye, R.E.M., Childish Gambino, and others

Quote of the Week

Isobel Waller-Bridge

The musician talks about scoring the film Emma; her sister, Phoebe; and what kind of sounds suit a hot priest

The Signal and the Noise

The author of a new book on concentration finds her own focus shattered under quarantine

The Woman in the Window

The American photographer Ruth Orkin did her best work without ever leaving the house

Essential Reading

On running a bookstore in lockdown

A Cake and a Waltz

Murder, They Wrote

A Bug’s Life

The author of Contagion delivers an open letter from a tiny invader who goes by the name Coronavirus

Girlhood

My Father, the S.S. Officer

Smut and Vinegar

One company’s mission to restore vintage pornography and rare genre films gives new meaning to the word “artisan”

Read Any Good TV Lately?

Even when shows are in English, more and more viewers choose to watch with captioning. So, what’s the story?

Sacha Floch Poliakoff

Looking Ahead: A Post-Crisis Novel

Going Green

No, not that kind of green! A week in the life of an envious (and totally inadequate) social distancer*

Superhero Worship

Sonic Tonics

Lose (or find) yourself in tracks from Aphex Twin, John Coltrane, an Environments album, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and more