In New York City, small businesses
provide jobs for about half the work-
force, and bring to life many streets.
One business group says the pan-
demic may force roughly a third of
those businesses to close forever.
What else goes with them?Sketchbook
SMALL SCALE, BIG LOSSPETE GAMLENTHE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 N 3According to census data, there are
more than a million women named
Karen in the United States.
A Hijacked HandleSUNDAY STYLES, PAGE 6- In 1968, the poet John Giorno, with
William Burroughs’s help, launched
Dial-a-Poem, which allowed callers to
hear verses written and read by names
like John Cage and Anne Waldman.
The Shortlist: Literary Memoirs
BOOK REVIEW, PAGE 22
Over the past two decades,
there have been nearly 10,
productions of the 1971 musical
“Godspell,” which was adapted
from the Gospel of Matthew.
It Really Is Day by Day, in the Berkshires
ARTS & LEISURE, PAGE 6
The Kurdish journalist Behrouz
Boochani wrote his first book, “No
Friend but the Mountains,” while
locked up in a migrant detention
camp off the coast of Papua New
Guinea, typing out a draft on
contraband telephones.
Solitary SoulTHE MAGAZINE, PAGE 34The average age of the audience at
the Metropolitan Opera last season
was 57, the same as at the New York
Philharmonic.
Graying Audiences Are a Lifeline, Not a Risk
ARTS & LEISURE, PAGE 9- A cytokine storm is a potentially
deadly immune-system overreaction
in which a torrent of cytokines —
proteins that can trigger infection-
fighting forces — is released.
Doctor vs. DoctorTHE MAGAZINE, PAGE 20
With air-conditioners, cleaning the
filter or replacing it (if it’s disposable)
can lower the unit’s energy consumption
by 5 to 15 percent, according to the
Department of Energy.
Save Energy (and Money)AT HOME, PAGE 5
Of Interest
NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY’S PAPERMIN HEOCoronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
In the past week, there was an average of more than 55,
new Covid-19 cases per day in the nation, a decrease of 16
percent from the average two weeks earlier. This was the
most-read article last week.As Smoke Clears in Beirut, Shock Turns to Anger
As residents picked up the pieces from the devastating explo-
sions, many saw the disaster as the culmination of years of
mismanagement and neglect by Lebanon’s political leaders.NASA Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule
Make First Water Landing Since 1975
The successful conclusion to the nearly 64-day trip of the
Crew Dragon opens the door to more people flying to space.
Some companies have already announced plans to use Crew
Dragons to lift wealthy tourists to orbit.‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading.
And It’s Not the Coronavirus.
Because of lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions related to
the coronavirus, progress in the fight against tuberculosis,
H.I.V. and malaria is being threatened.The Conversation
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FROM ACROSS NYTIMES.COM LAST WEEKNASA, VIA REUTERS“The storytelling part
is what I’m good at.
I’m not that good at
the farming part.”
MORGAN GOLD,who sells poultry and
eggs from his duck farm in Vermont’s
northeast corner, but earns eight times
as much from posting YouTube videos
of his exploits as a farmer.Quote of the Day
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Running for a political office is the surest
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IAN PRASAD PHILBRICK AND DAVID LEONHARDTStart small.Local offices have tremendous
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Amanda Litman, the co-founder of Run for
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