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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Katy Steinmetz ## Katy Steinmetz Articles 654Collections 2 *  Apr 14, 2021 ### [Bernie Madoff, Infamous Ponzi Schemer, Dies at 82](https://time.com/5788411/bernie-madoff-dies/) Madoff was the reason that generations of Americans learned about the elaborate hoax known as a Ponz... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Mar 16, 2021 ### [Elliot Page Is Ready for This Moment](https://time.com/5947032/elliot-page-2/) In the first interview Page has given since disclosing that he is transgender, the actor discusses h... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 3, 2020 ### [The Crossword Revolution Is Upon Us](https://time.com/5871704/erik-agard-usatoday-crossword-diversity/) Crossword editor Erik Agard is proving that being inclusive doesn't have to be hard [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 30, 2020 ### [David France on 'Welcome to Chechnya'](https://time.com/5858874/welcome-to-chechnya-david-france-lgbtq-torture/) The director discusses his new movie about queer young LGBTQ refugees and the activists helping them... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 8, 2020 ### ['A War of Words.' Why Describing the George Floyd Protests as 'Riots' Is So Loaded](https://time.com/5849163/why-describing-george-floyd-protests-as-riots-is-loaded/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  May 22, 2020 ### [Inside San Francisco's Ambitious Plan to Bring Universal Coronavirus Testing to An Entire U.S. City](https://time.com/5841111/san-francisco-universal-coronavirus-testing/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 22, 2020 ### [45 New Books You Need to Read This Summer](https://time.com/5839429/best-books-summer-2020/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 12, 2020 ### [We Were Planning to Sell Our Home Before the Pandemic Hit. Now, the Real Estate Market May Never Be the Same](https://time.com/5835778/selling-home-coronavirus/) Drive-thru title signings and 3D open houses are part of the new reality of real estate. [U.S.](/section/us/) *  May 1, 2020 ### [Gov. Newsom: Why I'm Not Ready to Reopen California](https://time.com/5830960/california-reopening-newsom/) 'All the progress that's been made over the course of the last 90 days can be thrown out in the matt... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Apr 24, 2020 ### ['Stay Safe!' The Art of Email in the Pandemic](https://time.com/5827280/stay-safe-emailing-during-coronavirus-pandemic/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 13, 2020 ### [How to Help Enforce Social Distancing Rules](https://time.com/5819816/coronavirus-social-distancing/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Apr 2, 2020 ### [Companies Are Walking a Tightrope During the Pandemic](https://time.com/5814509/coronavirus-marketing/) Some are finding ways to stay relevant, others are sparking outrage [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Mar 26, 2020 ### [Who Should You Tell if You've Got COVID-19?](https://time.com/5810231/covid19-test-sharing-positive-result/) In a pandemic, privacy concerns must be balanced with the need to protect others, but there are infi... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Mar 9, 2020 ### [Coronavirus: A Glossary of Terms You Should Know](https://time.com/5798684/coronavirus-glossary-definitions/) Breaking down the coronavirus-related terms that have been spiking on Dictionary.com and Merriam-Web... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Feb 27, 2020 ### [From Disney+ to PB+J, Why Businesses Love the + Sign](https://time.com/5791267/plus-sign-brands-ampersand/) Unlike the fusty old ampersand, the + sign suits the modern aesthetic [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: {"\_\_typename":"Seo","meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection","edges":\[\]},"twitter\_card":null} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/katy-steinmetz/","name":"Katy Steinmetz"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/katy-steinmetz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/katy-steinmetz/"},"name":"Katy Steinmetz","jobTitle":"","description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/katy-steinmetz/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```