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Hello! More of you have started following me in the last weeks since I last did this, so let me introduce you to YET MORE people I respect, who've created some pandemic writing that's really stuck with me. (And do check out the original thread below.) https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1256303440243933184
This @katchow piece about the loss of her uncle is eulogy and memoir, beautiful and heartbreaking, and a necessary reminder that, as Kat writes, "Time is of the essence." https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/theres-no-way-to-prepare-for-grief.html
As we begin to re-emerge into an uncertain world, I found @JuliaLMarcus's piece on quarantine fatigue to be a compassionate, sensible, and much-needed guide to navigating risk. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/quarantine-fatigue-real-and-shaming-people-wont-help/611482/
Of the many pieces written about how COVID-19 is exacerbating health inequalities, I found @juliacraven's to be exceptional, combining the stories of two women against a sweeping look at centuries-old problems. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/covid-19-black-communities-health-disparity.html
. @AshleyFetters's piece on how the pandemic is shaking up the wedding industry is perfectly observed, as are all of Ashley's pieces on how relationships and families are being affected. (Editors! Hire or commission Ashley! https://twitter.com/AshleyFetters/status/1263511204368130048) https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-could-change-weddings-years-come/611716/
. @ellencushing's extraordinary essay about her past as a teenage conspiracy theorist is not specifically about the pandemic but is HIGHLY relevant, and a crucial insight into the mindset that will likely become increasingly common. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/i-was-a-teenage-conspiracist/610975/
Speaking of which, @tarahaelle's piece on how to understand and respond to the Pl*ndemic video is spot-on, informed by the evidence base on communication. (See also @BethSkw's guide: https://vitals.lifehacker.com/if-you-found-that-plandemic-video-convincing-read-th-1843339002) https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2020/05/08/why-its-important-to-push-back-on-plandemic-and-how-to-do-it/#44629f75fa35
. @MarionRenault's piece on ICU delirium was an eye-opener for me. It's fascinating and important. This is what journalism should do: clearly and empathetically illuminate a problem that deserves more attention. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-icu-delirium/610546/
. @JenSeniorNY's piece on a NY doctor's suicide, and what it says about what the medical profession goes through, is astonishing. This is SUCH a hard subject to write about well, and Jen utterly pulls it off. I hope this piece saves lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/opinion/coronavirus-doctors-mental-health.htmla
I spoke to @ashleyshoo about how the disability community is experiencing the pandemic. Her own op/ed is essential. There is a lot of wisdom here. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01312-w
A lot of people in the US are wondering if they got the coronavirus in January. @rachgutman answers that question in a thoroughly reported piece that instead of shooting for easy answers, does the much harder task of delineating uncertainty. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/us-coronavirus-cases-january/611305/
Prisons are perhaps the single most important hotspot of COVID-19 in the US and this @ethiopienne's piece is a thoughtful and invaluable look at what that means and how to think about it. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/quarantine-could-change-how-americans-think-incarceration/610831/
And of course the people I tagged in the first thread have continued producing incredible work. A sampling:
> https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/covid-19-kids/611728/
> https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-deaths/amp/
> https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/is-reopening-safe-after-covid-19-we-wont-know-for-weeks/611743/
> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/stanford-coronavirus-neeleman-ioannidis-whistleblower
> https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/covid-19-kids/611728/
> https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-deaths/amp/
> https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/is-reopening-safe-after-covid-19-we-wont-know-for-weeks/611743/
> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/stanford-coronavirus-neeleman-ioannidis-whistleblower
There's so much. I get asked to do a lot of interviews and talks and I try to punt opportunities out to colleagues when I can, but producers, you'd be so lucky to bag any of these amazing people (and the ones in the previous thread) for your shows, podcasts, & seminars. /fin
