Our favorite releases of the season, selected by Food reporters and editors from The New York Times.

11 New Cookbooks Worth Buying, Even in Quarantine

The president portrayed the measure, his most wide-ranging attempt yet to seal off the country from the world, as a bid to save Americans’ jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump Plans to Suspend Immigration to U.S.

Even before the coronavirus swept through care facilities, many were struggling with thin profit margins. Now they could be wiped out.

Pandemic’s Costs Stagger the Nursing Home Industry

As the days of quarantine drag on, many women are reveling in the relinquishment of high heels, painful waxes and constricting garments.

FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go.

Like other small, endangered arts organizations, the Tenement Museum in Manhattan has drastically cut its budget as it tries to weather the pandemic.

A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces Its Own Fight to Live

We asked four of our contributors to write about trips that shaped who they are today, and that inspire them now, in these housebound days.

Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us

Though Cunningham is known for his tricky coordinations, the solo “50 Looks” is possibly his plainest. And it is being taught online.

Twist, Bend, Reach, Step: A Merce Cunningham Solo Anyone Can Try

More than 230 workers at Charter Communications, the cable and internet giant known as Spectrum, have tested positive for Covid-19, as employees question how many of them must work in the office.

Spectrum Employees Are Getting Sick Amid Debate Over Working From Home

“I am an artist, not a Satanist,” the performance artist said after an online outcry prompted Microsoft to take down a video of her. It’s not the first time she’s faced the accusation.

Marina Abramovic Just Wants Conspiracy Theorists to Let Her Be

The simple cafes known as milk bars have regained popularity in recent years. Under lockdown, they’re providing affordable food and the comfort of nostalgia.

In Poland, Communist-Era Restaurants Are Perfect for the Moment

Shuttered flagships. Empty malls. Canceled orders. Risks of bankruptcy. The coronavirus has hit the behemoths of the retail world.

The Death of the Department Store: ‘Very Few Are Likely to Survive’

The Senate passed a $484 billion relief package, after Democrats and Trump administration officials finalized an agreement.

Senate Approves Aid for Small-Business Loan Program, Hospitals and Testing

The president’s family business pays at least $3 million a year to the federal government for the lease on its D.C. hotel, which is all but empty because of the virus. The next monthly payment is coming due.

Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Hotel Relief

Groups in a loose coalition have tapped their networks to drive up turnout at recent rallies in state capitals and financed lawsuits, polling and research to combat the stay-at-home orders.

The Quiet Hand of Conservative Groups in the Anti-Lockdown Protests

Across the United States, companies are laying off workers, shutting down wells and preparing for a prolonged slump as oil prices tumble.

‘I’m Just Living a Nightmare’: Oil Industry Braces for Devastation

After pledging on Twitter to end immigration during the pandemic, President Trump moved to block new green cards but stopped short of ending all work visas.

Trump Halts New Green Cards, but Backs Off Broader Immigration Ban

One of the world’s most spectacular primates has become a symbol of conservation in Brazil, where an overpass is being built over a major highway to keep the species going.

A Bridge for Tamarins

Created under the supervision of the Chicago Rabbinical Council, the Kentucky distillery has created two kosher bourbons and a rye whiskey.

Buffalo Trace Releases Three Kosher Whiskeys

The company has expanded its Provisions line to include pasta, grains and baby food.

More Shelf-Stable Foods From Patagonia

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Solitary Prayers, Stifled Festivals: An Unusual Ramadan

The three-star restaurant is packaging homemade pastas with sauces for two, with some of the proceeds going to a restaurant workers charity.

Rezdôra Sells Its Pastas to Go

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in Manhattan looks at the history of Jewish food through a seven-week course.

Ashkenazi Foodways Explored in Online Course

This stemless glass, in pale salmon, brings some springtime color to your table.

A Glass to Keep Half Full

A sweet confection was born. Kosterina now sells dark chocolate bars blended with olive oil.

When E.V.O.O. Met Chocolate

With its otherworldly conditions, Australia has become a testing ground for fire-prediction technology.

April 21, 2020

Headlines from April 21, 2020

11 New Cookbooks Worth Buying, Even in Quarantine

Trump Plans to Suspend Immigration to U.S.

Pandemic’s Costs Stagger the Nursing Home Industry

FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go.

A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces Its Own Fight to Live

Billboard 200

After Hours

Pray 4 Love

Eternal Atake

My Turn

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Historical Context for April 21, 2020