A velvet divorce.

The winner of Wednesday’s debate? Universal healthcare. The theme of the debate? Joe Biden is too far behind the Democrats’ shift to the left. 1/20

The Republicans’ real nightmare: Among black Americans, the most common age is 27, same for nonwhite Americans overall. The most common age among whites is 58. 2/20

Related: The case for a “velvet divorce,” in which the US breaks up à la Czechoslovakia. 3/20

In Europe, where voters are fickle, political systems are likely to become “at least more fluid, and at worst harder to govern.” 4/20

Nancy Pelosi likely doesn't have the majority she needs for impeachment, and it’s silly to think "she can simply manufacture one." 5/20

There’s a simple political principle to explain why Pelosi is reluctant to impeach: things that divide your party while uniting your opposition are bad for you. 6/20

The Arctic is ablaze with unprecedented wildfires, where recent fires were already outside the norm of the past 10,000 years. 7/20

Watch: Sony claims its new wearable Reon Pocket can lower your body temperature by 23 degrees. 8/20

Since 1998, some 440 children in the US have died of heatstroke after being forgotten in cars—because of how human memory works. 9/20

A growing number of binge drinkers are senior citizens. 10/20

TMN Sustaining Members get 50% off all your favorite old-school-internet merch. 11/20

A database for casual diving: Details about the 48 dogs who participated in the USSR’s space program in the 1950s and 1960s. 12/20

Primo Levi is known as a Holocaust survivor. Just as important to his writing: while running from Nazis, he had to execute an informant. 13/20

Is Where the Crawdads Sing based on a murder that Delia Owens witnessed in Zambia, committed by her stepson? 14/20

"To be reading with a community just feels good.” Chicago rapper Noname, who was raised in a bookstore, starts a book club. 15/20

See also: Noname was included in TMN’s Andrew Womack’s Top Albums of 2018. 16/20

A podcast episode addresses why so many restaurants sound the same. 17/20

As water supplies dry up, California farmers are planting solar panels. 18/20

"If I’m cutting you fruit, it means I adore you." Dessert gets better and healthier with less effort, more love. 19/20

Which brings us to Paul Ford’s oldie but goodie: 100 ways to say “I love you.” 20/20

You love tacos. Well, when you become a Sustaining Member or make a one-time donation to support TMN—it actually feels like tacos. In a good way. Trust. 🌮

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