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Pandemic

  1. parenting
    What Is It This Time?When my younger child recently woke up barfing, I tried to figure out if she had RSV, flu, COVID, hand, foot, and mouth disease, or yet another thing.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  2. first person
    I Changed Everything. Now What?An interstate move, two new jobs, and one serious relationship later, I’ve learned something about the limits of starting over.
    By Stacia Brown
  3. work
    Will Employers Finally Listen to What Mothers Need?There’s never been a better time for working mothers to ask for more flexibility — and actually get it.
    By Lara Bazelon
  4. first person
    My High-Risk Son Shouldn’t Have to Risk His Life for SchoolJack has cystic fibrosis. Virginia’s attempt to ban school mask mandates puts him in danger.
    By Tasha Nelson
  5. lockdown
    Imagine Being Trapped Indefinitely With a Blind DateAt least he cooks.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  6. gal gadot
    Gal Gadot Regrets the ‘Imagine’ VideoIn a new interview, she conceded that the early-pandemic post was “in poor taste.”
    By Bindu Bansinath
  7. nervous state
    How Mindful Masturbation Got Me Through 2021When my usual form of stress relief stopped working, I had to get creative.
    By Syeda Khaula Saad
  8. nervous state
    Will My Money Anxiety Ever Go Away?After a tumultuous year, I’m not sure I want it to.
    By Kaitlin Byrd
  9. power
    How One Family Benefited From the Child Tax CreditNewliz Hernandez couldn’t have gone back to work without this program. Now it may be doomed.
    By Marie Solis
  10. self
    We’re Living Through a Maternal Mental Health CrisisPostpartum depression and anxiety skyrocketed in the pandemic’s early days. It hasn’t really gotten any better.
    By Diep Tran
  11. health
    The Pandemic Has Spiked Our Blood PressureAnd the effects of stress could impact our health for years to come.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  12. parenting
    How Can I Travel Safely With Young Kids During the Holidays?Here’s what some parents are planning (and what pediatricians recommend).
    By Charlotte Cowles
  13. parenting
    Everything We Know About the Delta Variant and BabiesThe youngest children still can’t get vaccinated against COVID — but experts say they’re not likely to get very sick.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  14. parenting
    How Are We Supposed to Do Playdates Now?These parents are figuring it out as they go.
    By Courtney Runn
  15. self
    Is Everyone Having Fun Right Now Except Parents?If your social life looks normal-ish, you probably don’t have kids.
    By Camille Chatterjee
  16. self
    Giving Birth in the End TimesWriter Emily Holleman stares down the apocalypse and into the terrifying optimism of motherhood.
    By Emily Holleman
  17. covid-19
    One in 500 Americans Has Died From COVIDYet the vaccination rate is slowing.
    By Mia Mercado
  18. the long haul
    The Stench of Living (and Working) With ParosmiaFor some COVID-19 long-haulers suffering from an altered sense of smell, an average day at the office has become a minefield of unbearable stink.
    By Courtney Runn
  19. in the name of the father
    The Pandemic Turned Me Into a WitchNothing calms isolation anxiety like a spell.
    By Daniel Zomparelli
  20. delta variant
    Does Anyone Want to Hear About Burned-Out Moms Anymore?There’s more pressure than ever to get back to normal, but we’re still here, and we’re not okay.
    By Amil Niazi
  21. covid-19
    The FDA Has Fully Approved Pfizer’s COVID VaccineExperts hope this will encourage more people to get vaccinated.
    By Mia Mercado
  22. fiction
    Other People’s KitchensIn this original piece of fiction from Bryan Washington, a private chef spends lockdown cooking for Houston’s wealthiest.
    By Bryan Washington
  23. essential workers
    They Sewed Protective Masks and Gowns. Who Protected Them?Three L.A. Apparel garment workers on the company’s deadly COVID outbreak last year, when 375 people in one warehouse tested positive.
    By Anna Furman
  24. culture
    The Return of FOMOThe pandemic forced us to simplify our lives and look inward. Now it’s time to have fun again. That should be easy, right?
    By Matthew Schneier
  25. skin deep
    A Lot of People Got Secret Butt Implants Last YearThe procedure was surprisingly popular in 2020.
    By Kathleen Hou
  26. first person
    My Mother in ThereThat was her, in an iPhone, a hospital bed, and my memories, free of her sickness for the first time in 40 years.
    By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
  27. the future
    What Will Be Cool This Summer?Quarantine has made way for a certain kind of person and their taste.
    By Safy-Hallan Farah
  28. the future
    In the Future, You Can Make Out AnywhereI predict a joyful PDA boom.
    By Allison P. Davis
  29. the future
    The Return of My Garbage SelfEverything feels so close now, including her.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  30. ¡hola papi!
    ‘Things Could Be Worse for Me, and I Feel Guilty’Happiness can and does happen in a world of hurt. It has to. What other world would it happen in?
    By J.P. Brammer
  31. socializing in 2021
    What Has the Pandemic Done to Our Boundaries?Soon, invitations will return, and it might not be so easy to say no.
    By Katie Heaney
  32. acquiescence
    Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: The Final Season of SATCI see Carrie’s trajectory differently now.
    By Carey O'Donnell
  33. the future
    Welcome to the Dissociation GenerationCan a new era of drugs help us prioritize healing over hedonism?
    By Michelle Lhooq
  34. the future
    I’ll Meet You AnywhereEventually, friendship will be expansive again.
    By Saeed Jones
  35. ¡hola papi!
    ‘Being Single Really, Really Sucks Right Now’I’m lonely. You’re lonely. It’s fine to feel upset about it.
    By J.P. Brammer
  36. covid-19
    This Sexless YearFinally, the singles and the partnered have something in common.
    By Katie Heaney
  37. health
    Break a Toe Recently? You’re Not Alone.According to podiatrists, there’s been a massive uptick in foot injuries during the pandemic.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  38. covid-19
    What Should We Wear Now?A year into the pandemic, there are no more dress codes.
    By Molly Young
  39. covid-19
    A Year of SecretsCOVID-era confessions, from ski trips to lovers to second jobs.
    By Anna Silman
  40. talking to
    5 International College Students on Studying in America During the Pandemic“I have to go back to renew my papers. I will be there during finals week. I don’t really have another option though.”
    By Florence O'Connor
  41. ¡hola papi!
    ‘I Feel Guilty for Living So Far From Home!’Just like our lives, home is a shifting, changing thing because, well, we carry it with us.
    By J.P. Brammer
  42. style
    The Row’s Beige AmbitionMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen grew up to make New York’s most desirable clothes. But can even perfection survive the pandemic?
    By Matthew Schneier
  43. mirror mirror
    My Stress-Induced Hair Loss Is Stressing Me OutEither my hair needs Xanax or my soul needs Rogaine.
    By Sarah Caldwell
  44. coronavirus
    ‘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.
    By Anna Silman
  45. all work no pay
    I Really Can’t ComplainBut if I could …
    By Jamilah Lemieux
  46. all work no pay
    A Common Theme for Black WomenUnemployment has been our disproportionate reality since long before the pandemic.
    By Abby Adesanya
  47. all work no pay
    Making It WorkFour women who work at Winnie, an online marketplace for child care, walk us through how they’re balancing their own work and child-care needs.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  48. all work no pay
    ‘We Still Need Accommodations’In the pandemic economy, disabled women face a number of obstacles.
    By Marianne Eloise
  49. all work no pay
    Who Are We Without Our Jobs?A job doesn’t need to be a passion to give you a sense of purpose. What happens when it’s gone?
    By Katie Heaney
  50. all work no pay
    ‘I’m Bored Out of My Mind’The Cut talked to a flight attendant for private jets about being grounded by the pandemic.
    As told to Nick Tabor
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