AP Lifestyles Digest

| March 26, 2020 11:05 AM

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FAMILY

Virus Outbreak-Seniors Cope: Some remember polio and wartime rationing, and say this too shall pass. Others struggle with feeling cut off from human contact by social isolation rules. How the pandemic is affecting older adults in nuanced ways. UPCOMING Friday, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Young and Bewildered: Already, this supposedly coddled generation has grown up with its share of stress — school shootings, social media pressure, a Great Recession, climate change. Young adults who were old enough to remember the terror attacks of 9/11 also know how it feels when the world changes in an instant. But now they — and many of us, really — will likely be tested like never before, especially families that are already on the edge, financially and health-wise. By National Writer Martha Irvine. SENT Monday: 900 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Funerals: As families around the world struggle to find spots to bury loved ones killed by the coronavirus, are prohibited by law from holding a traditional funeral or must wait as bodies pile up in morgues because cemeteries have been closed, there's an even larger group of people caught up in the crisis: Those whose loved ones' deaths have nothing to do with the virus, but who cannot plan traditional services or gatherings due to ever-widening restrictions. By Don Babwin and Amy Taxin. SENT Monday: 1,000 words, photos from Chicago.

Virus Outbreak-Parents as Educators: 'A really big experiment': Parents turn teachers amid virus. By Carolyn Thompson. SENT Sunday, 900 words, photos.

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FOOD

US Virus Outbreak-Grocery Shields: Grocery stores across the U.S. are installing protective plastic shields at checkouts to help keep cashiers and shoppers from infecting each other with the coronavirus. UPCOMING Thursday, with photos, video.

Obit-Floyd Cardoz: A “Top Chef Masters” winner and beloved restaurateur, Chef Floyd Cardoz, has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 59. By Leanne Italie. SENT Wednesday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-The Daily Bread: Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time. By John Leicester. SENT Thursday. 780 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Coronavirus and Cooking: In a nation used to dining out and gobbling processed food on the run, coronavirus has meant that Americans are suddenly cooking a whole lot more. By Melissa Rayworth. SENT Monday, 800 words, photos.

Pantry Cooking: Food Column: What's for dinner? These days, when many of us are supposed to stay home, let the ingredients you find in your pantry and fridge dictate your menu more. By Elizabeth Karmel. SENT Monday, 500 words, photo. With: Virus Outbreak-Coronavirus and Cooking.

Virus Outbreak-Easter Peeps: No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks — but it shouldn't affect Easter baskets. SENT Thursday, 120 words.

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DIVERSIONS

Virus Outbreak-Laughter as Medicine: Are we allowed to chuckle? Experts say we'd better. Laughter really is the best medicine, they say, so long as it's within the bounds of good taste. And in a crisis, it can be a powerful coping mechanism. Says one comedian: “It's more than just medicine. It's survival.” UPCOMING: 750 words and photos. By William J. Kole. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.

GLF--Virus Outbreak-Hitting The Links: ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Don’t touch the flagstick. No need to rake the bunker. You won’t need to reach into the hole to retrieve the ball in some places, either. Golf in the middle of the coronavirus crisis certainly is different, but unlike other sports and recreational activities, this one is still open for business in many parts of the country. People are finding a certain amount of normalcy on the golf course, a chance to enjoy one of their favorite pastimes – as long as they take the proper precautions. By Noah Trister. SENT Wednesday, 750 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Watching at Home: Television executives are used to a steady stream of sad news about declining viewership. Not this week, not with millions of people stuck at home because of the coronavirus outbreak. By David Bauder and Lynn Elber. UPCOMING Wednesday, 800 words by 3 p.m., photos.

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HOMES

Virus Outbreak-Crowded Social Distancing: How do you practice social distancing in the world's most densely populated cities? UPCOMING Friday, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak: Home-Internet-Q&A: Home internet jammed up? Try these steps before upgrading. By Frank Bajak. SENT Monday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Telecommuting Challenges: Integrating work and life at home was never easy, but the coronavirus pandemic has brought those worlds into sudden collision as millions of Americans shift their work from offices to living rooms. This massive, unplanned social experiment is straining both home internet capacity and domestic tranquility. By Matt O'Brien. UPCOMING Tuesday: 880 words, photos., photos.

US Virus Outbreak-Toilet Paper: With toilet paper flying off store shelves and sewer officials pleading with people to stop flushing other objects, the good news for Americans is that most of the t.p. sold in the country comes from North American mills, meaning more is on the way. By David Sharp. SENT Monday: 680 words, photos, video.

NerdWallet-Banking Online-Coronavirus: Social distancing during the coronavirus? Try banking online. SENT Tuesday.

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FITNESS./BEAUTY

Virus Outbreaks-Fitness Routines: People around the country who are self-isolating or maintaining social distance during the coronavirus outbreak have to think outside the gym when it comes to their fitness routines. By Kelli Kennedy. SENT Monday, 850 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Fitness-Photo Gallery. SENT Tuesday.

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GARDENING

Espalier-Red Currants: Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty of the plant comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create a living border in a garden, to decorate a fence or wall, or to be the fence itself. By Lee Reich. SENT Tuesday, 550 words, photos.

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TRAVEL

Virus Outbreak-National Parks: The Trump administration is encouraging Americans to visit national parks during the coronavirus outbreak, as park managers try and fail to keep parkgoers a safe distance apart, and neighboring communities appeal for them to close. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.

US Virus Colorado Ski Towns: With ski resorts across the West shut down amid coronavirus concerns, typically bustling scenic slopes are empty and shops are shuttered. March is usually the busiest month for resorts in the Colorado Rockies where the ski business anchors a $5 billion winter-sports industry in the state. SENT Wednesday, with photos, video.

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GENERAL

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Maine Masks: A tiny Maine sail loft turns to medical masks for donation. “We wanted to do something to give back,” Baldwin said from his North Sails loft in the small village of South Freeport, about 20 miles north of Portland. “Doing something like this just makes you feel good." By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING Wednesday: 800 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-DIY Masks — Scores of Americans answering pleas from hospitals, doctors and nurses so desperate for personal protective equipment amid the viral pandemic that they've turned to the public, saying do-it-yourself face masks are better than nothing. By Tammy Webber, Dee-Ann Durbin and Anne D'Innocenzio. UPCOMING Tuesday: 1,050 words, photos.

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