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About 70 percent of adults in the United States say they are following news about the White House. / Pew Research

The administration plans to build a new "war-fighting headquarters" in Japan to deter China. / NBC News

President Trump says he is not joking about running for a third term. / BBC News

Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick: We now know what a Millennial American president looks like, and he has a beard. / The Trend Report

Canadians turn "elbows up" into a movement rallying the nation against Trump. / The Wall Street Journal [+]

Corey Robin: Fear works most potently and powerfully when it threatens our highest sense of ourselves. / Corey Robin

Behind the design of a new Swiss passport. / SWISS Magazine

A tour of an "ultra-narrow" Tokyo hotel. / Spoon & Tamago

A round-up of the best things ever made by Microsoft. / The Verge

Tressie McMillan Cottom: AI is a stellar tool for demoralizing workers. / The New York Times [+]

Blocking the internet on your phone improves "sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being." / PNAS Nexus

Related: Easy steps for lobotomizing your smartphone. / She's a Beast

Former tennis pro Andrea Petkovic says greatness in sports is a question of tension. / Finite Jest

Unrelated: A new college course likens heterosexual partnerships to eating disorders. / The Cut

This year's Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, reaches its closest-ever conclusion! / Field Notes, The Tournament of Books

Due to fatigue from producing the ToB, TMN is going to take the rest of the week off. See you next Monday.

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