Chris Amico

The results, measuring accessibility and privacy protections, were not always great More →

"Food Only" turned out to be impossible. More →

The wire, run via Substack, helps student reporters share knowledge and reporting. More →

On Sunday, services on the Red, Orange and Green Lines will be reduced by about 20 percent, and a bunch of bus routes will be suspended or consolidated. Will riders still be there when those services return — if those buses and trains return at all? More →

During his campaign rallies and back when he still had access to Twitter, then-President Donald Trump often referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus” o… More →

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A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth. More →

Too much has been lost, in big ways and in small, to simply set the clock back to 2019 and pretend nothing happened. More →

With infection rates falling and vaccination rates rising, imagining post-pandemic life feels less like tempting fate. So, why are we still feeling anxious? Dr. Molly Colvin explains what's happening in our brains. More →

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How a strangely uncategorizable and undefinable show became the new appointment viewing More →

After getting $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and had “statistically significant improvements" in emotional health, according to a study released Wednesday. More →

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Some of Theodor Geisel's books are definitely very racist. But treating him as either the worst or best children's book author ever is a mistake. More →

Did I learn anything from D3.js? Let’s see… In honor of D3 1.0’s tin anniversary, I thought I’d reflect on lessons learned. This isn’t intended to be too comprehensive or serious — just a handful of observations as I look ahead to the next ten years.... More →

Not only am I VP of Reproduction for this household, but I’ve also been the end-user of this Small Child for over three years now. I’m going to giv... More →

Controlling the pandemic will require shots that prevent viral spread, but that feature is difficult to measure. More →

What happens when a story comes full circle in more ways than one? More →

The inventory of homes for sale is startlingly low. The pandemic is part of the reason, but it’s not the whole story. More →

An uncertain spring, an amazing summer, a cautious fall and winter, and then, finally, relief. More →

At some point—maybe even soon—the emergency phase of the pandemic will end. But what, exactly, is that magic threshold? More →