“Adrenaline, Duty, and Fear”: The Medical Militia Taking On the Coronavirus

Plus: the case for wearing masks, tips for ordering takeout, and a remembrance of Adam Schlesinger. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch “Adrenaline, Duty, and Fear”: Inside a New York Hospital Taking on the Coronavirus A medical militia is working with unprecedented focus to save the lives of people with COVID-19. By Dhruv Khullar Picks from the Editors Letter from Trump’s Washington The Coronavirus Is the World’s Only Superpower Trump’s America? Not so much. By Susan B. Glasser News Desk Why an Idaho Ski Destination Has One of the Highest COVID-19 Rates in the Nation A ski resort is, in many ways, an ideal breeding ground for an epidemic. By Michael Ames Daily Comment The Case for Everyone to Wear Masks or Bandannas Covering your face is like casting a vote for the pandemic to end. By Amy Davidson Sorkin PAID POST New from the best-selling author of Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel. Named one of the most anticipated reads of 2020 by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, O, the Oprah Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Vulture, The Millions, and more. "Deeply imagined, philosophically profound...Revolutionary." (The Atlantic) READ AN EXCERPT Culture and More Postscript Adam Schlesinger’s Incandescent Songwriting Talent Schlesinger, who died this week from the coronavirus, was a modest man of immodestly lavish talent. By Jody Rosen Annals of Gastronomy Pick Up the Damn Phone, and Other Thoughts on Ordering Food Ordering restaurant delivery during the coronavirus pandemic is an exquisite luxury. It’s also an ethical and practical minefield. By Helen Rosner Photo Booth The People Staying, and Living, in America’s Motels Danna Singer’s pictures combine the intimacy of family snapshots with the formality of portrait painting. By Margaret Talbot Pop Music Yaeji’s New Mixtape Is the Opposite of Social Distancing The d.j. and producer’s music has always been about communion and friendship. By Hua Hsu Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts My Hand-Washing Journal As I try to think of someone whose birthday is anywhere near today, I lose track of where I was in the song. By Calvin Trillin Daily Cartoon Friday, April 3rd By Peter Kuper 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.