A Boston Hospital Nears Its Limits

Plus: Is it too late to prevent mass unemployment?; the great Zoom-school experiment; and a film recommendation from Richard Brody. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch A Boston Hospital Nears Its Limits The system is coping, but the intensity of COVID-19 has surprised even experienced doctors. By Clayton Dalton Our Columnists Is It Too Late to Prevent Mass Unemployment? As the coronavirus spreads, can the U.S. learn lessons from other countries with a different economic environment—one that incentivizes businesses to keep employees on their payrolls? By John Cassidy Our Local Correspondents The Great Zoom-School Experiment With schools closed, many students are transitioning to remote learning, with parents moonlighting as technical assistants and home-school instructors. By Lizzie Widdicombe Q. & A. How COVID-19 Will Hit India The epidemiologist Ramanan Laxminarayan discusses how the coronavirus pandemic is likely to play out across India, a country with densely inhabited cities and a relatively weak health system. By Isaac Chotiner Daily Comment A New Study Questions a Potential Coronavirus “Game Changer” A Parisian study of a medication cocktail touted by President Trump has yielded disappointing results. By Jerome Groopman Culture and More Hot Meal Dept. The Soup Kitchen That the Coronavirus Couldn’t Stop The Church of the Holy Apostles hasn’t skipped a weekday lunch in thirty-eight years. By Ian Frazier The Front Row The Film That Inspired Robert Redford to Found Sundance Eagle Pennell’s “The Whole Shootin’ Match” wrought an enduring change in the American cinematic landscape. By Richard Brody Cultural Comment A Moment to Rethink How We Support Music Fund-raisers, grants, and governmental relief are all helping to keep musical artists afloat. Yet the industry may already be showing signs of permanent damage. By Nathan Taylor Pemberton Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Socially Social-Distanced Thursday is no good to catch up. I have to be on Slack with all my co-workers. Because, even though our company has gone under, we still won’t skip our spicy Slack seshes. By Carrie McCrossen Daily Cartoon Thursday, April 2nd By Shannon Wheeler 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.