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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

Face masks have caused some to realize they have hearing loss, and have been relying on lip reading and facial expressions.

↩︎ Associated Press 2d

The Supreme Court may hear a case on same-sex couples' parenting rights—strange, since the Court has already ruled twice on this.

↩︎ Slate 2d

Actionable threats against him and his family began to be reported. The Michigan State Police worked with local law enforcement to arrange a security detail. All for doing his job. All for upholding the rule of law. All for following his conscience and defying the wishes of Donald Trump.

What was behind Michigan’s fake voter fraud scandal? Endangered Republicans vying to prove their loyalty to Trump.

↩︎ POLITICO

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The Vatican is investigating who liked a butt pic from the Pope's official Instagram account.

↩︎ The Cut 2d

In India, police have charged two Netflix executives over an interfaith temple kiss in A Suitable Boy.

↩︎ Al Jazeera 2d

On a two-hour walk in downtown Beijing, artist Deng Yufeng demonstrated how difficult it is to dodge CCTV cameras in the capital.

↩︎ BBC 2d

Trump will require tourists from poor countries with visa "overstay" rates above 10% to post bonds up to $15,000 to visit the US.

↩︎ Reuters 2d

In 2009, Democrats introduced bills for electoral reforms such as same-day registration. Their own leadership ignored them.

↩︎ Sludge 2d

Photos of America's national parks before they were national parks.

↩︎ Atlas Obscura 2d

Anonymous New Yorkers describe partying during the pandemic. "I’m aware that what we are doing is pretty stupid."

↩︎ The Cut 3d

For your weekly lockdown wanderlust: a Swiss ski movie that involves more than the usual fair share of philosophizing about awareness while hiking through the mountains.

Did you know? Staff on long-haul flights relax in "crew rests," purpose-built rest areas that are off-limits to passengers.

↩︎ The Points Guy 3d

From two weeks ago, but still interesting to see how people in Beijing respond to Biden's win.

The most trusted source on how the pandemic is unfolding in the US—the Covid Tracking Project—is mostly run by volunteers.

↩︎ Bloomberg 3d

Two coronaviruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 have been found in bats in China and Japan.

↩︎ Nature 3d

One job in the travel industry that is presently thriving: "flight nannies," or people who hand-deliver rare breeds of dogs.

↩︎ The Wall Street Journal 3d

A website points you to other websites that feature things—people, cats, snacks—that don't exist.

↩︎ This X Does Not Exist 3d

Art from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

↩︎ The Biodiversity Heritage Library 3d

Your weekly white paper: During pandemics, trust in science falls—a decline driven by people with little training in science.

↩︎ National Bureau of Economic Research 3d