Performing Artists Face the Coronavirus’s Financial Fallout

Plus: David Remnick on Trump’s shattered confidence; Boston hospitals brace for the deluge; and what to watch, read, and listen to while self-quarantining. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents Performing Artists and the Financial Fallout of the Coronavirus New York’s cultural scene has taken hits before—after 9/11, during the recession that began in 2007, after Hurricane Sandy—but its elimination for an indefinite period of time is unprecedented. By Emily Witt Comment How the Coronavirus Shattered Trump’s Serene Confidence COVID-19 is unimpressed and unimpeded by the President’s bluster. And the prolonged process of his humbling has put untold numbers of Americans at risk. By David Remnick Letter from the U.K. My Mother Is Under Quarantine, but We’re Still Staying Close In the U.K., the elderly are being asked to self-isolate for twelve weeks. In the most hopeful scenario, my family won’t see its matriarch until June. By Ed Caesar Q. & A. Inside an Effort to Create Guidelines for Treating COVID-19 Patients Dr. C. Lee Cohen is leading the effort to compile information about how to respond to patients who are critically ill with the coronavirus. By Isaac Chotiner Dispatch In Boston, Doctors Wait for the Deluge of Coronavirus Patients Hospitals in the city are eerily quiet—emptied out in preparation for the surge in COVID-19 cases to come. By Clayton Dalton Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. More in Social Distancing Culture Desk What to Watch, Listen to, and Read While Self-Quarantining Suggestions from New Yorker writers and artists to ease the stress of isolation, for the week of March 16th. By The New Yorker Letter from the U.K. The United Kingdom Takes Shelter from the Coronavirus The shutdown of theatres, pubs, and restaurants across Britain may prove difficult for people accustomed to shaking hands and laughing calamity off. By Anthony Lane Video Dept. The Coronavirus’s Impact on Manhattan’s Chinatown A visit to the neighborhood in the days before New York City restaurants were barred from dine-in service. By Jiayang Fan Humor and More Daily Shouts Radical Approaches to Social Distancing Avoid words like “please” and “thank you”—they produce airborne droplets. By Carolita Johnson Puzzles and Games Dept. The Cryptic Crossword: No. 39 Long and arduous part of anybody’s séance (8). By Trip Payne Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.