Meanwhile: Tuesday, April 14

Virtual haircuts, Biden's veep picks, a wild-sounding documentary about the youngest mayor ever, and more.

As always, there’s nothing more important right now than staying up-to-date on COVID-19. They do a good job of that here.

But meanwhile…

• What we know about Joe Biden’s possible vice presidential picks — Remember that whole election thing? Still going on. (Vox, Ella Nilsen)

• How the FBI Brought Down the Youngest Mayor Ever — “The new documentary ‘Run This City’ chronicles the rise and fall of Jasiel Correia, a tech entrepreneur turned 23-year-old mayor who’s been targeted by the FBI for fraud.” (The Daily Beast, Cassie Da Costa)

• Unemployment checks are being held up by a coding language almost nobody knows — “Over the years, COBOL programmers have aged out of the workforce, forcing states to scramble for fluent coders in times of national crisis.” (The Verge, Makena Kelly)

• Israeli Election Rivals Seek Deadline Extension to Form Unity Government — If you haven’t been following this story, it’s *nuts*. Israel might have to have their fourth (yes, FOURTH) presidential election in the last year. (The New York Times, Isabel Kershner)

• Get lost in the sounds of YouTube’s growing ambient modular synth community — “Amid the hypnotic sounds, there’s oodles of multi-colored cables, glowing lights, and more often than not, a bit of decor.” (The Verge, Dani Deahl)

• The Art (and Awkwardness) of a Virtual Haircut — I feel this pain. “My hairstylist emailed with the offer. For $55, she said, she would walk us through the cut over a video call.” (The New York Times, Erin Griffith)

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