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Contagion
March 20, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Pandemic Movie of Our Time Isn’t Contagion. It’s Jaws.
The 1975 Spielberg flick captures the dread of facing an invisible enemy—and the incompetence of the politicians in charge.
March 18, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Why You Should Watch Movies About Pandemics, During Pandemics
Sometimes fiction is stranger—and more revealing—than truth.
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Julia Ioffe
NYC's Ebola Patient Went Bowling. Why Don't Americans Just Stay Home When They're Sick?

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