Coronavirus Diaries:  Seven EVM writers report from their own lives
May02

Coronavirus Diaries: Seven EVM writers report from their own lives

Editor’s Note: Like everyone else, all of East Village Magazine’s staff — none of whom are full-time employees and who juggle many other lives — have been sheltering in place since late March.  We’ve stayed in touch by email and phone, and had one Zoom writers’ meeting where we rejoiced in seeing each other’s faces–from 10 different rooms, with 10 different sets of books, plants,...

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Commentary: A beloved neighbor and nurse humanizes the COVID-19 crisis
May01

Commentary: A beloved neighbor and nurse humanizes the COVID-19 crisis

By Paul Rozycki With the 24/7 news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are days when the story becomes nothing more than a blur of infection numbers, death rates, protests, presidential press conferences, and predictions about when the curve will flatten, or when a vaccine with be found.  When the tsunami of news and numbers is so overwhelming, it’s easy to lose sight of the true impact of the crisis on individuals. Sometimes it...

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