What a week, y’all. If those first few weeks of quarantine were a cute, cozy, never-get-out-of-your-house-pants WFH situation, this week was pure cabin fever. Thankfully, there was plenty to read, starting with the week’s most popular story (by a long, long shot). It might not be for everyone, but it does paint an interesting portrait of the shady profiteer on the other side of a product shortage — even if that shortage happens to be the Nintendo Switch.
If that’s not your speed, maybe check out Tim Grierson’s ode to the late, great Bill Withers; or Blake Harper’s breakdown of the theoretical costs behind Entertainment 720’s ‘End of the World’ party on Parks and Rec; or this Magdalene Taylor explainer on how to prevent foggy glasses when you wear a face mask.
Whatever you’re into, this week had a little something for everybody — even “hunkles.”
The Weekend’s Must Read
‘It’s All a Lie’: Lowe’s Employees Say Company Policies Put Their Lives at Even Greater Risk
If You Want to LOL
After Six Decades, It’s Finally Time for Us to Call Mr. Clean Daddy
Would Popeye’s Vision Actually Bar Him From Military Service? We Asked a Recruiter
If You Want A Good Cry
In the Pandemic, Squatters Are Reclaiming Homes for the Families Who Need Them
Get It Out of Your System: The Best Screams in Movie History
If You Need a Helping Hand
It’s Time to Have the Poop Talk With Your Partner Now That We’re Under Quarantine
Here’s What to Do With All Those Canned Beans You’ve Stockpiled
Quarantine Cinema Club
10 Insane South Korean Action Movies You Should Stream Right Now
‘Sea Fever’ Is the First Horror Movie of the Coronavirus Age
Which Spring Break Movie Is the Best Alternative to the Real Thing?
With ‘Tigertail,’ a First-Generation Filmmaker Honors His Immigrant Father’s Sacrifice
We Could All Use a Good Crude TV Comedy Right Now. ‘Brews Brothers’ Ain’t It.
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