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The Championship Match is in the ring for the 2020 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
↩︎ The Tournament of Books 6d
"The libido isn’t just persevering in quarantine; it’s loudly insisting." Trending during the pandemic: virtual sext bunkers.
↩︎ The Cut 6h
At the Germany-Denmark border—closed two weeks ago for the pandemic—an elderly couple (safely) meets to chat.
↩︎ BBC News 6h
Remembering the 2009 Alexander McQueen show that changed the future of fashion.
↩︎ Dazed 6h
"The non-pharmacological components of a good club." For architects, 250 things you should know.
↩︎ Reading Design 6h

Fou yellowish orange. One-on-one clear blue. Tractive barbie pink. Farraginous nice blue. Scrubby pale rose. Jerking grapefruit.

Overly descriptive color palettes.
↩︎ colors.lol
6h
"Corona is the cure." British white supremacists posing as Extinction Rebellion post eco-fascist propaganda.
↩︎ VICE 9h
On pretense of pandemic, Hungary's Orban is granted sweeping new powers, becoming the dictator he always wanted to be.
↩︎ NPR 9h

Salles was at sea in a sub when his father died, but the news was kept from him until he had finished his 60-day mission. He believes current submariners will likely only be told of the pandemic as they head back to port, in the final two days of their mission.

Submariners are likely among the last pockets of people who are unaware of the coronavirus.
↩︎ The Los Angeles Times
9h
India is the top source of drug ingredients. The White House wants restrictions lifted amid fears of a US drug supply shortage.
↩︎ NBC News 13h
In case this applies to your stay-at-home situation: How to arrange your home to get a stronger wifi signal.
↩︎ Consumer Reports 13h

A poem for your week: Dorothea Lasky's "I Like Weird Ass Hippies." Readable version here.

13h

A round-up of people doing good deeds during the pandemic.

Worth the click-thru. Related, in case you missed it, "Some Good News with John Krasinski."

13h
The world’s biggest condom producer, based in Malaysia, says the lockdown will cause a widely-felt shortage.
↩︎ The Guardian 1d
"12 million gloves, 130,000 N95 masks, 1.7 million surgical masks." America is airlifting in medical supplies.
↩︎ Axios 1d
Corporate conglomerates are interpreting "social distancing" with logo redesigns.
↩︎ CNN 1d
While media consumption is up generally, podcast consumption is down, perhaps because people aren't commuting.
↩︎ WWD 1d
For researchers who study boredom, this is a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hopefully learn some really important things."
↩︎ The Washington Post 1d

It is extremely difficult to predict how many of the 164.4 million people who report working for pay at any point during the previous year... will experience reduced hours or earnings as a result of the current coronavirus-related economic slowdown. 

Who are the workers most likely to need emergency income support during the coronavirus crisis?
↩︎ Econofact
1d
Why to pay people to stay home: the history of livestock epidemics shows quarantine combined with financial incentives works best.
↩︎ Washington Post 1d