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David North built the Doorway to Imagination in his backyard. David North hide caption

Launched during the Great Depression, the unemployment insurance system has seen unprecedented strain during the coronavirus crisis. Olivier Douliery AFP via Getty Images hide caption

In self-isolation, facial hair is a growing trend. Patricia De La Rosa/Getty Images hide caption

Left to right: Jennifer Koh, Molly Kirk Palier and Rory Ferreira Juergen Frank, Liz Rhode/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

When recording her latest album Color Theory, Sophie Allison used everything from floppy disk samples, to drum machines, to bubble sound effects to create the sound she wanted. Brian Ziff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

On his debut solo album, Red Baraat bandleader Sunny Jain combines spaghetti western soundtracks, hip-hop and Bollywood — and celebrates his late father's migration from India to the United States. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

"I know now that I have the confidence that I wish I had when I was 20," Candi Staton says. Sean Cokes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

"I'm out here still updating and like, you have to interact with these updates," Earl Sweatshirt says. Kat Lonsdorf/NPR hide caption

"I've rediscovered the passion for music and it's something I don't want to let go of ever again," Steve Perry says. Emma Holley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

A money trader holds wads of cash on the street in Harare. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

Florence Machinga, a candidate for the opposition MDC party, looks out the window of her house, which was burned down 10 years ago by an angry mob. The incident was one in a wave of violence carried out against MDC supporters in 2008. Machinga is still slowly rebuilding the home. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

Nigel Munyati, the director of the Zimbabwean International Film and Festival Trust, launched a film competition based on a single question: "What does it mean to be Zimbabwean?" The submissions came in slowly at first. "Young Zimbabweans are still tentative about taking advantage of that freedom of speech," he says. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

Savanna Madamombe rides on the back of her brother's truck in Harare. She says she wants to seize this moment in Zimbabwe to show people they can hold their leaders accountable. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption