How Do You Maintain Dignity for the Dead in a Pandemic?

Funeral homes are struggling.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story May 15, 2020 The Farenga brothers own and operate the family oldest funeral home in New York City. They believe they are running a business, but with the mission of taking care of the dead and the families left behind with dignity. Death care in New York City was complicated even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, overwhelmed by bodies, funeral homes like theirs are struggling to fulfill their mission to grieving families. Read now. Philip Montgomery for The New York Times   How Do You Maintain Dignity for the Dead in a Pandemic? Overwhelmed by bodies, funeral homes are struggling to fulfill their mission to grieving families. By Philip Montgomery and Maggie Jones Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT MORE FROM THE MAGAZINE Finlay MacKay for The New York Times   The Voice of God. (And Knausgaard, Whitman, Machiavelli … ) How Edoardo Ballerini became the audiobook world’s most reliable narrator. By Susan Dominus Antoine d'Agata/Magnum Photos   Feature He Was a Science Star. Then He Promoted a Questionable Cure for Covid-19. The man behind Trump’s favorite unproven treatment has made a great career assailing orthodoxy. His claim of a 100 percent cure rate shocked scientists around the world. By Scott Sayare Illustration by Jules Julien   Talk Ramy Youssef Is Not Using Comedy to Teach You About Muslims “My goal isn’t to check the boxes of the intelligentsia.” By David Marchese Illustration by Ori Toor   Can ‘Team Science’ Yield a Covid-19 Treatment? In just three months, international researchers found 30 existing drugs that seem to stop the coronavirus from destroying human cells. By Kim Tingley Stay in touch: Follow us on Twitter (@NYTmag) or check us out on Instagram. Appreciated this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. Listen to narrated versions of our articles every week. Download Audm for iPhone or Android. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The Times |Get The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your Email|Privacy Policy|Contact Us The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018