All Ryan J. Haddad wants is a boyfriend. But his pride — or is it his prospects’ prejudice? — keeps getting in the way.

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’

The tensions in newsrooms over reporters’ social media presence are not just about politics.

Survey Says: Never Tweet

In the latest hiring cycle, Eric Bieniemy, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, watched from the sideline as white peers were chosen as head coaches.

The N.F.L.’s Flagging Effort to Hire Black Head Coaches

“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.”

9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise

There is broad agreement that the capital markets have been distorted but less consensus on what, if anything, the S.E.C. should do about it.

Gensler Faces Big Challenge in Tackling GameStop’s Wild Ride

Some economists say the Paycheck Protection Program has not proved as useful as other aid. The debate could sway the new administration’s plans.

$500 Billion in Aid to Small Businesses: How Much Did It Help?

The deaths of two young employees of Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform, have reignited longstanding concerns about working conditions at internet giants.

Worker Deaths Put Big Tech in China Under Scrutiny

As more far-right Republicans take office and exercise power, party officials are promoting unity and neutrality rather than confronting dangerous messages and disinformation.

An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.

One man, hundreds of children and a burning question: Why?

The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor

Laredo, Texas, is enduring the country’s worst outbreak at the end of the pandemic’s deadliest month. A crusading cardiologist, leading the fight, is begging the state to close down his city.

The ‘Dr. Fauci’ of the Texas Border Is Counting the Dead

As Democrats and Republicans spent months last fall arguing over how to rescue the economy, one provision drew widespread support from lawmakers: reviving the Paycheck Protection Program, the government’s marquee effort to help small businesses weather the pandemic.

$500 billion in aid to small businesses: How much did it help?

The precious metal jumped 11.5 percent to its highest level in eight years, then gave up some of its gains as some online investors smelled a trap.

Silver Rises With Hype It’s the Next GameStop, but a Backlash Mutes Gains

Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival has taken social distancing to the extreme, offering one attendee a week on a barren island, with only the competition films for company.

A Movie Festival for One, on a Tiny Nordic Island

Deep-seated mistrust among Black families toward their public school districts is holding back school reopening, even as Black children suffer inordinately from remote learning.

Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust

The army’s detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi brought an abrupt end to the theory that she might strike a workable balance between civilian and military power.

Democracy Hero? Military Foil? Myanmar’s Leader Ends Up as Neither

His new 10-part podcast, “The History of Sketch Comedy,” is a surprising and earnest defense of a relatively unsung art form.

Keegan-Michael Key Will Do Anything for a Laugh

The frenzy for the troubled retailer’s stock has been a head-scratcher for the analysts who try to determine a company’s value.

What Is GameStop, the Company, Really Worth? Does It Matter?

This HBO Max comedy, along with shows like “I May Destroy You” and “Sex Education,” suggests that female sexuality and desire are always subject to the intrusion of social norms and expectations.

On ‘I Hate Suzie,’ Sexual Freedom Is a Fantasy

In “My Year Abroad,” a 20-year-old is scarred by his experiences after meeting a Chinese-American entrepreneur.

Chang-rae Lee’s Latest Is Fueled by Harrowing Travel, Witness Protection and Food, Food and More Food

Hospitals use century-old lien laws to bypass insurers and charge patients, especially poorer ones, the full amount.

How Rich Hospitals Profit From Patients in Car Crashes

The president met at the White House with Republican senators seeking a much smaller stimulus plan, but congressional Democrats pressed forward to force through his $1.9 trillion measure, if necessary.

Republicans Pitch Biden on Smaller Aid Plan as Democrats Prepare to Act Alone

The high volume of trading by its customers, many of them egged on by social media, has put a strain on the company’s balance sheet.

Robinhood, Under the Gun, Raises $2.4 Billion

Thompson, the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star guard, is a great shooter, for sure. But his absence, for a second consecutive season because of injury, leaves a hole that goes beyond basketball.

The N.B.A. Misses Klay Thompson

For Lunar New Year, shape savory and sweet Chinese dumplings at home.

Now’s the Time for Homemade Dumplings

Quotation of the Day for Monday, February 1, 2021.

February 1, 2021

Headlines from February 1, 2021

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’

Survey Says: Never Tweet

The N.F.L.’s Flagging Effort to Hire Black Head Coaches

9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise

Gensler Faces Big Challenge in Tackling GameStop’s Wild Ride

Billboard 200

Dangerous: The Double Album

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

The Good Times And The Bad Ones

Evermore

Positions

Historical Context for February 1, 2021