Your weekend long reads 🗞

From #vanlife to gender expression, dig into these weekend long reads. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

The Short List   Saturday, February 20 Good morning, friends of The Short List! If you were one of the millions in the path of winter storms this week, our thoughts and prayers are with you.  As if the hazardous weather weren't enough, the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on, impacting all our lives – sometimes even our very survival. But we all want more out of life than just surviving. In the face of the endless coronavirus nightmare, many Americans are asking themselves some profound questions: How do I really want to live my life? Who am I anyway? And should I stay put or hit the road? Our long reads this weekend look at some of the ways Americans are reexamining and recreating themselves.  • #VanLife takes off during COVID-19 as Americans convert vans for a life on the road • Pandemic lockdowns gave young people freedom to explore their gender identities • COVID-19 'didn't scare me away': Nursing schools see enrollment bump amid pandemic Need more direction? There are plenty more long reads below. COVID-19 likely to become endemic, experts say. Here's what that... Experts say there are multiple endemic diseases in the United States that could foreshadow what COVID-19 may look like in the upcoming years. Why Texas is 'an electrical island' that has dodged... Next-generation coronavirus vaccine hit early... Naomi Osaka routs American Jennifer Brady to win... More variants. Fewer restrictions. Experts fear... 'Don't waste vaccine!' Experts say to have a plan, use... Texas recovery could leave Black and Latino families... Historians weigh in on Trump's legacy post-acquittal A Jackie Robinson story you may not know from 75 years... Repeated climate disaster is our future. Unless... OPINION Start your day with the 5 Things podcast: Five news stories. Less than five minutes. Free to subscribe.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102