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Is the South Ready for the Coronavirus?

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Should You Be Wearing a Mask?

“6 FEET PEOPLE!!!!”

When petty neighbors become the social distancing police.

Fiction

An urban fantasy from N.K. Jemisin that’s uncannily relevant to a city under siege.

Christine Henneberg

Rachelle Hampton

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Mark Joseph Stern

Chloe Hadavas

Jeremy Stahl

Henry Grabar

Ben Mathis-Lilley

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WHERE WE’RE HEADED

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Slate readers from across the world share photos from their windows.

News & Politics

What really matters

Dr. Uché Blackstock explains how the coronavirus will affect Black patients, and why that terrifies her.

Is the South Ready for the Coronavirus?

Let’s Not Get Carried Away: Trump Is Still Screwing Up Most of His Job, and He’s Still a Hollow Monstrosity

What If Patients, Not Doctors, Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator?

What NYC Emergency Rooms Are Really Like Right Now

Florida

Ron DeSantis May Illegally Appoint a State Supreme Court Justice

While DeSantis Ignored the Outbreak, This Woman Kept the State Afloat

Food

The Pandemic Is Teaching Many of Us a Better Way to Cook

Diaries

I Think the Guy I’m Video-Dating Wore Boxers to Our Date

Advice

Can My Fiancé Force My Parents to Stay Home?

I’m Tempted to Break Social Distancing to Continue My Affair

Should You Be Wearing a Mask?

“6 FEET PEOPLE!!!!”

The Internet Archive Started an “Emergency” Online Library. Authors Are Furious.

Fiction

The Battle for New York

I’m an Expert on Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse, but I Was Not Ready for the Pandemic

The Rich Can’t Hide From a Plague. Just Ask Edgar Allan Poe.

My boyfriend deliberately coughed in my face.

Help! I’m Upset My Girlfriend Told Her Mom That I Lost My Job.

Podcast Episode Help! I Think I’m Afraid of My Friend.

Help! I’m Covering My Roommates’ Rent. Can I Make Them Do All the Chores?

Help! My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know About My Secret Erotic Hobby.

My Girlfriend Has Bizarrely Strict “Rules” for How We Have Sex

You Can’t Just Cancel Rent

What If Patients, Not Doctors, Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator?

The Internet Archive Started an “Emergency” Online Library. Authors Are Furious.

Let’s Not Get Carried Away: Trump Is Still Screwing Up Most of His Job, and He’s Still a Hollow Monstrosity

While DeSantis Ignored His State’s Outbreak, This Woman Kept Florida Afloat

How Difficult Is It to Switch a Factory From Cars to Ventilators?

Cuomo Is a Coronavirus Star, but Newsom Is Quietly Bending the Curve

We’re All on the Cruise Ship Now

A Mayor’s Lonely Fight Against the Coronavirus in a State Run by Republicans

Pretending to Be Grateful for Donald Trump Is America’s No. 1 Public Health Priority

If You Love Slate, Support It

That Girl Was Ahead of Its Time. This Episode Shows Just How Far Ahead.

The Internet Archive Started an “Emergency” Online Library. Authors Are Furious.

How Late-Night TV Is Adapting to the Social Distancing Era

N.K. Jemisin’s New Novel Is Uncannily Relevant to a City Under Siege

Tiger King Will Make You Forget About Reality

How to Cook Fiddleheads, the Vegetable That Tastes of Spring

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in April

The Internet Is Breaking a Little From the Coronavirus

The Only Good April Fools’ Celebration Is on Reddit

Masks Won’t Save Us

An Internet Shutdown Is Keeping Coronavirus Information From Millions in Pakistan

Are You Trying to Save Your Small Business Right Now? Get in Touch With Us.

I’m an Expert on Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse, but I Was Not Ready for the Pandemic

Two Doctors Log Their Days Inside NYC Emergency Rooms

What If Patients, Not Doctors, Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator?

The View From Quarantine

Help! I’m Upset My Girlfriend Told Her Mom That I Lost My Job.

“6 FEET PEOPLE!!!!”: When Petty Neighbors Become the Social Distancing Police

I Accidentally Taught My Kids a Racist Belief About 9/11

Dear Care and Feeding: Can My Fiancé Force My Over-60 Parents to Stay Home During the Pandemic?

The Coronavirus Crisis Is Teaching Many of Us a Better Way to Cook

Coronavirus Diaries: I’m Video-Dating a Guy From Hinge. I Think He Wore Boxers to Our First Date.

How Racial Health Disparities Will Play Out in the Pandemic

Let’s Not Get Carried Away: Trump Is Still Screwing Up Most of His Job, and He’s Still a Hollow Monstrosity

While DeSantis Ignored His State’s Outbreak, This Woman Kept Florida Afloat

How Difficult Is It to Switch a Factory From Cars to Ventilators?

Ron DeSantis May Illegally Appoint a Florida Supreme Court Justice

Cuomo’s Bail Reform Reversal Risks Explosive Coronavirus Spread in Jails

Yemen’s Isolation May Have Protected It From the Coronavirus—for Now

You Can’t Just Cancel Rent

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Help! I Think I’m Afraid of My Friend.