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The 2021 Tournament of Books Long List

In preparation for the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, here are 77 of the most Rooster-worthy books of 2020.

by The Tournament of Books Staff

A thread on popular sayings that simply aren't true—e.g., "Hard work never killed anyone."

↩︎ Reddit 16h

Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads is collecting anonymous pandemic stories submitted by Instagram users around the world.

↩︎ Legal Nomads 16h

"I was sharpening and sharpening until, you know, I also sharpened my fingertip." Chefs describe their worst on-the-job injuries.

↩︎ VICE 16h

An AI-powered poetry composer uses classic American poets to fuel its verse.

↩︎ Verse by Verse 16h

Despite locals' entreaties, tourists continue flocking to West Texas—a virus hot spot that's running out of hospital beds.

↩︎ The Texas Tribune 16h

"The core was always physical, male violence." Connecting the dots between bro culture and chivalry.

↩︎ Patrick Wyman 16h

This is what stir crazy looks like: the top 100 TikToks of 2020.

↩︎ TikTok 19h

Twitter's warning labels need to go a lot further when applied to Trump's lies.

↩︎ BuzzFeed News 19h

How cotton-candy machines can be used to produce N95-quality material for facemasks.

↩︎ Boing Boing 19h

A fascinating virtual walk marries the past and present of New York's Chinatown.

↩︎ The New York Times 19h

The FDA has cleared a new device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares without waking the wearer.

↩︎ WIRED 19h

Cyberattackers have been trying to access information on the entire cold-chain process for Covid-19 vaccines.

↩︎ The New York Times 19h

↩︎ This Isn't Happiness 19h

"Nature always strikes back, and it is already doing so with growing force and fury." The UN lays out the state of climate change.

↩︎ The Washington Post 19h

Gout has long been associated with the vices of powerful men. But now it's a global phenomenon, no longer confined to the rich.

↩︎ The New York Times Style Magazine 19h

On the evolution of the walking taco, which Alice Waters called "as perfect a symbol of a broken culture as I can imagine."

↩︎ Heavy Table 19h

A four-day swingers' convention held last month in New Orleans—“Naughty N’awlins”—is tied to 41 new coronavirus infections.

↩︎ NBC News 1d

A round-up of California politicians discovered to be flouting their own coronavirus guidance.

↩︎ The San Francisco Chronicle 1d

“Typical 8 to 8 in office, [by the time I] arrive home after dinner and shower it’s 10 p.m., probably won’t just go to sleep and repeat the same routine. A few hours of ‘own time’ is necessary to survive.”

“Revenge bedtime procrastination” refers to people in China staying up late after long work days to create a sense of control.

↩︎ BBC Worklife