new york scenes
Mar. 9, 2021
The First 13 Days Revisiting the early confusion of March 2020.
A Year of Secrets COVID-era confessions, from ski trips to lovers to second jobs.
the group portrait
Mar. 3, 2021
Working Wave After Wave at Elmhurst Hospital Approaching 365 days in the early epicenter of the pandemic.
covid-19 vaccine
Feb. 17, 2021
I Love You, Please Get Vaccinated Seven people on how anti-vaxx conspiracy theories are tearing relationships and families apart.
coronavirus
Feb. 10, 2021
‘Even for the Rich, It’s Hard to Access’ America’s wealthiest are discovering the vaccine is one of the few things money can’t buy.
What Does Lauren Oyler Like? With the release of her debut novel, the hard-to-please literary critic has to offer up her idea of a good book.
7 People on Blowing Up Their Lives for Love People make dramatic decisions for love all the time — from breaking up their marriages to moving halfway across the world.
Panic! in the Pod Parents who barely knew each other are suddenly running makeshift schools together. What could go wrong?
Trump Lost, But My Brother’s Still in a Far-Right Militia The Cut spoke with someone who knows what it’s like to lose a family member to conservative propaganda.
home for the holidays
Nov. 24, 2020
‘Frankly, I Just Need a Change of Scenery’ Six people explain why they’re still traveling for Thanksgiving.
the cut podcast
Nov. 11, 2020
She Had COVID For Months. No One Believed Her. Chimére felt like she was losing her mind. Then she found a community of people with the same surprising symptoms.
election 2016
Nov. 2, 2020
Where Were You When Trump Won? Ten people on the night they planned to spend celebrating Clinton’s victory.
destinations
Oct. 29, 2020
Shameless on Vacation A certain kind of American is still traveling internationally — and they’re not sorry.
How I Convinced My Dad Not to Vote for Trump Seven people on changing the minds of their loved ones.
How a Marriage Survives a Cult Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames, stars of the HBO docuseries The Vow , on escaping NXIVM and what came after.
‘Fear Is Fuel’ At a New York memorial for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women wondered how to channel their grief into action.
back to school
Sept. 10, 2020
You Could Get Us All Sent Home College students have been left to police each other for COVID infractions, fostering a climate of paranoia, finger-pointing, and mistrust.
Why Are Parents So Bad At Teaching Their Own Kids? The intimate relationship between parent and child can make remote learning uniquely stressful.
My Nap Dress Is a Big Old T-shirt Nap dresses are the new pandemic clothing trend of choice. We’d like to propose an alternative.
Will the Weather Let Me Have Friends Today? In a pandemic, we only get to have friends when it’s nice out.
coronavirus
July 22, 2020
Their Summer Camp Tried to Be Safe. Kids Still Got Sick. The growing number of COVID outbreaks at day camps is an ominous sign for school reopenings.
how i get it done
July 20, 2020
How America’s Leading Aerosol Expert Gets It Done Dr. Linsey Marr’s research on viral transmission has never been more urgent.
‘It’s Kind of Like You’re in an Alternate Reality’ A Disney World attractions manager on trying to stay safe — and keep the “magic” alive — from behind a mask and face shield.
immigration
July 14, 2020
Trump’s Cruel Attack on International Students The Trump administration said it was rescinding its order prohibiting international students from staying in the U.S. while taking classes online.
5 Vulnerable Workers on the Anxiety of Returning to the Office “They basically have the power of life or death over me right now.”
diary of a hospital
June 9, 2020
How One Brooklyn Hospital Survived Its Deadliest Spring COVID-19 hit Mount Sinai Brooklyn early and hard. Now, the staff reflects on what they learned in a crisis.
diary of a hospital
May 12, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: ‘It Felt Like a Calling’ A Chicago anesthesiologist finds horror and hope in New York.
higher education
May 11, 2020
What Is College Without the Campus? This crisis will reshape higher education — and not just this fall.
diary of a hospital
May 6, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: A Nurse’s Worst Day Amid back-to-back codes, a patient’s family watches him die over FaceTime.
diary of a hospital
May 5, 2020
diary of a hospital
Apr. 29, 2020
coronavirus
Apr. 28, 2020
Nannies Tell the Truth About Working During the Coronavirus ‘Now that I’m out of isolation, I’m taking care of the whole family unit.’
diary of a hospital
Apr. 24, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: ‘Now I Know the Horror That They’re Living’ As head nurse, Claudia thought she knew the isolation her patients felt as they died alone. Then she got sick.
coronavirus
Apr. 22, 2020
Medical Workers’ Looming Mental-Health Crisis Being on the pandemic’s front lines can exact a steep psychic toll.
diary of a hospital
Apr. 16, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: She Had to Move the Body Herself “We knew there were patients in the ER desperately waiting for that bed.”
“He Was the Last Person I Wanted to be Stuck With” Social-distancing is meant to protect the public, but it also supports one of the most obvious tactics for abusers — to isolate partners from support.
diary of a hospital
Apr. 8, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: Losing Hope in the ICU “I don’t know how long I can keep doing this for.”
diary of a hospital
Apr. 6, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: A Surgeon’s Hope “When this is all over, New York will help save the country.”
diary of a hospital
Apr. 2, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: A Truck Full of Bodies “We’re getting a little bit more of a sense that this is the new normal.”
diary of a hospital
Apr. 1, 2020
Diary of a Hospital: A Doctor’s Lens “Today, I was there for maybe five hours. In that time, five patients died.”
diary of a hospital
Mar. 30, 2020
5 People on Being Isolated With Their Exes What happens when you break up with your partner right before a pandemic hits?
diary of a hospital
Mar. 26, 2020
Inside a Brooklyn Hospital Right Now Brooklyn Mount Sinai Hospital’s chief medical officer, on mounting deaths, overflowing waiting rooms, and the mobile morgue parked outside his window.
coronavirus
Mar. 20, 2020
Resisting the Tug of Home During the coronavirus pandemic, the people and places that usually provide comfort have become a source of risk.
coronavirus
Mar. 18, 2020
‘We All Know That It’s Going to Get Worse’ A dispatch from inside a New York City ER.
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
‘It Feels Like a Pause’ Could Italy’s present be New York’s future? We spoke to a 30-year-old Florence resident about what it’s like to live in a city under lockdown.
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
Even the Orgies Are Canceled We are facing a long dry spring.
Lee’s American Dream We said we followed the influencer for her wellness tips. But were our motivations really that pure?
Thousands of Women Are Losing Their Hair. Is DevaCurl to Blame? I was making my way through the stages of hair-loss grief when news broke last month that many others were experiencing issues similar to mine.
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