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How We Live

  1. the bigger picture
    See the Second Lives of Drive-in Movie Theaters“People make a purposeful trip to visit these places. They’re invested.”
  2. the bigger picture
    Portraits of an Isolated Family“It is a daunting task to capture the essence of someone you love in a photograph.”
  3. love these days
    So How Do I Have Phone Sex?Here are some practical tips for getting comfortable, choosing what to say, and having fun.
  4. the bigger picture
    Photographing the New New YorkCheryl Dunn captures the city’s suddenly quiet streets.
  5. love these days
    This Is Like High-School Dating All Over AgainThere’s nothing like longing from afar to make something old feel totally new.
  6. risk
    It Hardly Ever Happens But Sometimes It DoesOur new national pastime is calculating relative risk.
  7. love these days
    What Happened to My Sex Drive?It seems to be hiding.
  8. love these days
    It’s a Great Time to ElopeEspecially if you never wanted a big wedding in the first place.
  9. love these days
    How a 16-Person Poly Pod Is Isolating in BushwickA “sex-positive intentional community” navigates lockdown.
  10. look book
    The Look Book Goes to The FlyThe socially distanced line for pre-batched martinis and dry-brined chickens in Bed-Stuy.
  11. love these days
    ‘If They Don’t Have Symptoms, Maybe I’ll Sleep With Them, Too’Experts have warned against having sex outside your household, but people are starting to crack.
  12. love these days
    Shouldn’t Disaster Bring Us Closer?Couples therapists unpack this common trope.
  13. love these days
    In Quarantine, Cooking Is Our Love LanguageI now feel desire through fried-fish sandwiches and cacio e pepe.
  14. the bigger picture
    38 Glimpses of Social Distancing Around the WorldThe pause, in pictures.
  15. personal project
    Knitting to Keep My Hands BusyIt’s a good project, and it keeps me from constantly checking the news on my phone.
  16. personal project
    I Want to Grow EverythingHow I came to care for a sourdough starter, a kombucha scoby, and too many pothos clippings to count.
  17. personal project
    The Way I Used to Read RecipesReturning to childhood cookbooks in isolation.
  18. personal project
    My Only Hobby Is Being PettyI know it’s not good, but it feels like the only thing I have left.
  19. personal project
    I Spend My Nights Sewing to Help Keep My Friends SafeI felt frustrated and helpless until I started making masks for people I know.
  20. personal project
    My Kids Think I’m the Best Artist EverHaving kids gave me the pretense I needed.
  21. personal project
    I Just Want to Be Able to Do One Pull-UpRevisiting a goal that has eluded me my entire life.
  22. personal project
    All the Ways I Failed at Self-ImprovementHow could anyone possibly get through weeks of terrorized confinement without coming out the other side a worse version of their former self?
  23. personal project
    How to Bartend for OneAn idiot’s guide to making a martini.
  24. personal project
    Now Is a Great Time to Hand-Wash Your ClothesAs far as domestic chores go, washing your clothes by hand is actually one of the more enjoyable.
  25. personal project
    I Hope You Like My Teeny Tiny PaintingsToo thoughtful — and small! — to justify throwing out.
  26. style
    Painting My Nails Is the Only Time I Don’t ThinkWhen we’re done social distancing, I’d like to paint my friends’ nails, too.
  27. personal project
    Sitting on the Couch Is My New Favorite HobbyEnjoy your sourdough starters! I will not be doing that.
  28. personal project
    Balls Up, Balls DownPracticing a small surprise for future social situations.
  29. the bigger picture
    Channeling Creativity in Crisis“The pictures we created in our garden, in a way, were like an elaboration of our feelings and trying to find the refuge in our own world.”
  30. the bigger picture
    Adjusting to Life at HomeNanna Heitmann documents her days while quarantined in Moscow.
  31. the bigger picture
    In Norway, a Photographer and His Partner Are Isolating and ExpectingEspen Rasmussen documents his family’s new normal.