AP Lifestyles Digest

| April 21, 2020 9:27 AM

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SPECIAL EDITIONS ADVISORY

Editors: Because of rapidly changing developments caused by the coronavirus, The AP will not be moving any more Special Editions in 2020. We plan to continue spot and feature coverage of these subjects — weddings, pursuits, school, homes, pets and holidays — on the regular AP Lifestyles and main news wires. If you have questions, please contact Julia Rubin at [email protected] or Barry Bedlan at [email protected].

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LIFESTYLES ADVISORY

Editors: During these uncertain times, we are pleased to provide you with more timely content for Lifestyles that speaks to how we are living, adapting and coping during the coronavirus pandemic. As we increase that coverage, we have altered our standard weekly offerings for the time being. Our gardening column will move bimonthly. Food stories will be guaranteed at least twice a month. Home stories will be guaranteed at least twice a month. While the kind of content we provide is changing for now, our commitment to providing excellent Lifestyles articles is not. For further questions, please contact Nekesa Moody at [email protected] or Barry Bedlan at [email protected].

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NEW THIS DIGEST

Virus Outbreak-Skipping Home School: “I just can’t do this.” Harried parents forgo home school. By Gillian Flaccus and Jocelyn Gecker. SENT Tuesday, 1,000 words, photos.

US-Virus Outbreak-Kids’ Newscast: NBC’s Lester Holt is launching a twice-weekly digital newscast for children aimed at calming fears and answering questions about the coronavirus. By David Bauder. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Beach Reads-In Shelter: Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads’ still coming. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT Tuesday, 700 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Colombia Zoo: The Santa Cruz Zoo on the outskirts of Bogota is home to over 400 animals. The closing of the venue last month due to quarantine restrictions has strained the facility’s operators, who depend heavily on daily ticket sales to feed the animals. The zookeepers are scrambling to find donations of money and food to keep the animals healthy. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.

Obit-Sirio Maccioni: Sirio Maccioni, who opened famed eatery Le Cirque, dies. By Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday, 470 words, photo.

NerdWallet-Millennial-Money-Baby-Registry: Put whatever you want on a baby registry. By Laura McMullen of NerdWallet. SENT Tuesday, 770 words, photo.

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HOMES

Designer-Personal Refuge: When your entire life is happening inside your home, it matters how that space feels and functions. Interior designers often asked clients even before self-quarantine: How do you spend your time at home? How could these rooms make you happier? Now, these questions are even more important. Three designers offer tips -- from creating a welcoming entryway to rearranging furniture -- to make a home more livable. By Melissa Rayworth. SENT Tuesday, 800 words, photos.

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FOOD

Virus Outbreak-Home Brewing: With so many people confined to their homes, home-brewing is gaining popularity, even as the nation’s craft brewing industry takes a hit. Brewing in your kitchen or basement is a way to get away from what’s going on in the world and have a tasty reward at the end. This reporter can testify to the benefits of brewing in the time of coronavirus. By Andrew Selsky. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.

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FAMILY

Virus Outbreak-Virtual Proms: In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun and tradition for the Class of 2020. By Leanne Italie. Upcoming FRIDAY: 790 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Elderly Visits: Countries across Europe are struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic with whether to allow families to visit the elderly, especially when they’re dying. By Raf Casert and Angela Charlton. SENT Monday, 870 words, photos.

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GARDENING

Victory Gardens: In World War I, the slogan “Food will win the war” encouraged people to start victory gardens. Now a century later, the idea has resurfaced in a new fight against a global pandemic. By Kristin Hall. SENT Tuesday, 800 words, photos.

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GENERAL

Virus Outbreak-Losing Face: Smile, they say, and the world smiles with you. Unless you’re wearing a mask. Then the world can’t see your smile, much less smile back. The rise of the protective face mask has abruptly removed half the face from our human interactions. By Ted Anthony. SENT Monday, 1,000 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-College Seniors: College seniors face job worries, family stress amid virus. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT Monday, 830 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Marijuana Holiday: The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrived Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis. What was to have been a long weekend of festivals and music culminating on 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday, was reduced to an online replica. By Michael R. Blood. SENT Monday, 930 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Old Normal: The coronavirus scare has done something to time. The weeks have blurred and stretched. Like so many catastrophes before this one, memories are settling in of the old times, for better or worse. For a select few, their so-called old normal revolves around jobs lost and family milestones celebrated. By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING by 2 pm Thursday: 900 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-For-Profit Colleges: While other colleges struggle, for-profits hope for revival. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT Sunday, 1,000 words, photo.

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Riddle Me This: What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? Which letter of the alphabet has the most water? Fifteen-year-old Sarah Schneider’s grandmother is full of riddles. And in the coronavirus pandemic, Sarah is sharing them in emails to sick children forced into isolation as they undergo treatment for cancer, blood disorders and other dire illnesses. By Leanne Italie. SENT Tuesday: 680 words by 2 p.m. photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-A Kind Voice: With no baseball games at crowded Citi Field, New York Mets public address announcer Colin Cosell is cheering one fan at a time. The grandson of famed sportscaster Howard Cosell records personalized sound clips, echoing the booming introductions big leaguers hear when they walk to home plate. Cosell has done nearly 600, many for health care workers involved in the coronavirus fight. By Ben Walker. SENT Monday: 600 words, photos, videos.

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