Our Best Long Reads of the Week

Haltingly, some places are plotting their returns to the closest thing to “normal” in six months. Restaurants in New York City will resume indoor dining, and JPMorgan senior traders will go back to the office.

But just as the pandemic's outbreak highlighted major cracks in society, perhaps a return to the "before times" will surface others. What does normal look like, and who can afford to take those risks? Singapore is just one example, where, as you’ll read below, people are free to move around while the poorest are confined to lockdown. Plus, a rush to get back to pre-pandemic life isn’t necessarily a good thing.