AP Lifestyles Digest

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Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of April 27.

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GENERAL

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. SENT Monday, 790 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Navigating the Invisible: Invisible virus, invisible fear: How to navigate the unseen? By National Writer Ted Anthony. SENT Monday, 900 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Asian Celebs: Asian celebrities are using their voices to speak out against anti-Asian attacks that authorities say are on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic. UPCOMING Monday, photos.

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: 1,000 words by 3 a.m. Thursday, photos, video.

US-Comedy in the Age of Coronavirus: With the coronavirus having closed nightclubs across the country, stand-up comedians are still managing to get the laughs out. They say making people laugh is fun — and needed now. UPCOMING Monday, photos, video.

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FOOD

Stone Soup: As the days go by, I am being forced to become more creative with my cooking. So when I found a bag of beans in the pantry, I made a ``stone soup″ with other things I had on hand. By Elizabeth Karmel. UPCOMING: Monday, 700 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Senior Meals: California’s proposal to repurpose struggling restaurants to put food on the table for millions of senior residents ordered to stay in their homes during the coronavirus crisis could salvage the ailing food industry but also cost taxpayers unknown billions. UPCOMING Monday, photos.

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GARDENING

Grandmothers Gardens: Even before the coronavirus crisis sparked renewed interest in vegetable gardens and victory gardens, there’s been a movement toward more traditional gardening aesthetics. For example, there are what’s known as Grandmother’s Gardens. These old-fashioned, naturalistic flowerbeds rich in color have much to recommend them in contemporary settings. By Dean Fosdick. UPCOMING Tuesday, 550 words, photos.

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CRAFTS

Virus Outbreak-Crafts-Creative Impulse: Crafters, sewers, painters, potters, welders, weavers. People who create things by hand are pursuing their passions the best they can during the coronavirus pandemic, and finding solace doing so. By Jennifer Forker. SENT Monday, 700 words, photos.

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HOMES:

Virus Outbreak-Video Game Tennis: Tennis joins the video game craze taking over the sports world during the coronavirus pandemic, with Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and 30 other pros trading in their rackets for controllers this week to participate in a “virtual” tournament hosted by the Madrid Open. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING Monday, 500 words, photos.

Germany-Home Offices: Germany’s labor minister wants to enshrine into law the right to work from home if it is feasible to do so, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides. SENT Sunday, 260 words, photo.

NerdWallet-Liz Weston-Ask Bank For Help: How to ask your bank or lender for help. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday, 760 words, photos.

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Virus Outbreak-Radio Storytime: A library in small-town Alaska is keeping kids in remote communities connected with a children’s story hour, thanks to an AM radio station whose broadcast can reach homes with often unreliable internet. It’s one way the nation’s libraries are dealing with closures during the pandemic. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

FAMILY: Virus Outbreak-Skipping Home School; Virus-Outbreak-Missed-Milestones; Virus Outbreak-Kids’ Newscast; Virus Outbreak-Diary-The Parents; Virus Outbreak-Elderly Visits; NerdWallet-Millennial-Money-Baby-Registry; Virus Outbreak-Nursing Home Visits; Virus Outbreak-Empty Playgrounds-Photo Gallery.

HOMES: Designer-Personal Refuge.

GARDENING: Victory Gardens.

FOOD: Virus Outbreak-Food-Homebrewing; Obit-Sirio Maccioni.

PETS: Virus Outbreak-Viral Questions-Pets.

GENERAL: Virus Outbreak-Earth Experiment; Virus-Outbreak-Clergical-Care; Virus Outbreak-Germany-Hotel Office; Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Tutoring; Virus Outbreak-Losing Face; Virus Outbreak-College Seniors; Virus Outbreak-For-Profit Colleges; Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Riddle Me This; Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-A Kind Voice; Virus Outbreak-Beach Reads-In Shelter; Virus Outbreak-You Talkin’ To Me?

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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 this uncertain time, 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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