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Welcome to Grapevine, our weekly look at the most thought-provoking and original feature stories from The Wall Street Journal. As the coronavirus pandemic and protests reshape life in the U.S. and world-wide, we will continue to bring you important stories from across the WSJ to enhance your understanding of relevant issues, people and events. Please stay healthy and continue to read. — Lisa Bannon, Life & Arts Coverage Chief |
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| Barbara Woods, center, and her daughters Kyra Porter, left, and Johnjalene Woods all had Covid-19. PHOTO: LYNSEY WEATHERSPOON FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Why Large Families Are Vulnerable to Covid-19 |
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Communities are reopening after lockdown orders managed to slow the spread of Covid-19 in some places. But crowded, multigenerational homes have emerged as one of the most dangerous places to be during the outbreak. In April, seven members of the Woods family in a three-bedroom home in Gadsden, Ala., were stricken by the new coronavirus. Two died. “I was just wishing that we had extra rooms, so we could have separated,” said Barbara Woods, 71. “It has been devastating.” READ FULL STORY >> |
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| PHOTO: VICTOR LLORENTE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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A Look Inside New York’s Grand Reopening |
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The economy of the country’s biggest city was on lockdown for more than two months as New York girded itself against the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday the Big Apple opened for business again. The Journal sent photographers to take a look. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| The author and his late wife Joan, circa 2000. PHOTO: (C) TORBEN ESKEROD |
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How Rituals and Focus Can Turn Isolation Into a Time for Growth |
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Our new reality—disrupted lives, fears of infection, worries about loved ones, the loneliness that can come with prolonged isolation—brings to the surface disorganizing feelings, from panic to despair, that a busy life might keep at bay, writes Arthur Kleinman. But there are ways to make this period not only endurable but rewarding, he says. Here are the lessons he learned during his wife’s 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Architect Patrick Bradley turned a shipping container into an office in Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Here, a conference room overlooks a river. PHOTO: BRUNO TAMIOZZO |
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| English ivy covers a galvanized steel grid built to surround the walls of a 96-square-foot shed in San Francisco. PHOTO: JOHN SUTTON |
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| A 377-square-foot structure behind a couple’s two-bedroom apartment in Amsterdam features mirrored walls, odd angles and vertical gardens. PHOTO: JOHN LEWIS MARSHALL |
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The Next Frontier for Homeowners Short on Space: The Backyard |
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| A stretch of Highway 1 along California’s central coast. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES |
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Expert Advice for a Safe Road Trip |
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Hitting the highways this summer? Ray A. Smith talks to experts about precautions drivers should take to keep themselves and passengers safe as states and cities reopen, and delivers a guide packed with practical advice. READ FULL STORY>> |
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| The author walks toward Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth. ALEXANDER HOTZ/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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A Trip to Antarctica Transformed My Life |
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When Daniela Hernandez left New York at the end of 2018 for a two-week reporting trip to Antarctica, she had no idea she would never go back to her old life. When she returned, she ended a relationship, made changes at work, and had conversations she’d always wanted to have with her family. In trying to understand why the trip had such an impact, she discovered psychology has a name for such shifts in identity: quantum changes. READ FULL STORY>> |
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You’ve Shared Your Netflix Password With Your Entire Family. Now You Can’t Watch Netflix. |
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As people spend more time at home, many are turning to video-streaming services like Netflix, HBO Now and Hulu more than ever. The problem is, so are their families and friends. Although the services allow people to share accounts, they put limits on how many devices can stream at once—stirring unexpected tensions among loved ones. READ THE STORY >> |
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| Kelly Stumphauzer in a home she bought to renovate and sell to an investor as a rental property in Cleveland. |
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Why Cleveland Is a House-Flipping Hot Spot |
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Investors were already buying more than one of every 10 homes sold in the U.S., betting on a permanent suburban rental class. The pandemic strengthens the case for rentals, as homeownership is at risk of slipping further beyond the reach of many Americans. Other options for steady investment returns are limited. That’s where Cleveland comes in. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Saudi Arabia has been restoring Ad Diriyah, located on the outskirts of Riyadh. DHAFER ALSHEHRI |
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Saudi Arabia’s Secret Plans to Unveil Its Hidden da Vinci—and Become an Art-World Heavyweight |
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Since buying Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi”—the world’s most expensive painting—three years ago, Saudi Arabia has kept it out of sight. Now, answers are emerging. Kelly Crow traveled to Riyadh to get a firsthand look at the country’s big-league art ambitions. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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| John Singleton’s ‘Boyz n the Hood,’ is a coming-of-age story that takes place in Los Angeles’s South Central. From left: Ice Cube, Mr. Singleton and Cuba Gooding Jr. EVERETT COLLECTION |
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From ‘Boyz n the Hood’ to ‘Whose Streets?’: Films That Explore Black Experiences |
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Interest in documentaries and movies that tell stories of the black experience is running high as protests over the killing of George Floyd continue and as Americans aim to learn more about race. Ray A. Smith talked with four film scholars to get their recommendations of films that illuminate black culture, from the 1960s to today. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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Why Narnia Resonates More Than Ever This Summer |
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