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Fleeing Belarusian forces, migrants at a camp near the country's western border are trying to push their way into Poland. / Associated Press
The European Commission accuses Belarus's authoritarian leader of creating the problem at the border by luring migrants with the promise of entry into the EU. / BBC
See also: An American who took part in the Jan. 6 attacks is seeking asylum in Belarus, crossing into the country illegally by foot after hiding for months in Ukraine. / BuzzFeed News
To avoid going hungry, impoverished South African students are selling their schools' Wi-Fi passwords to people who live nearby. / Rest of World
ICYMI: Daylight Savings Time is the product of corporate lobbyists, and farmers were actually against it. / Quartz
An analysis of 88,000 adults finds falling asleep between 10 and 11 p.m. reduces your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. / NBC News
See also: The 4-7-8 sleep technique that the (no longer) sleepless swear by. / Dazed
"Inviting the worried brain to envision its worst fears realized...is one of the most evidence-based treatments for anxiety." / Time
Watch: Visualizing Auto-Tuned vocals. / The Morning News
"If we are depleted, there are consequences." After nearly two years of lockdown, UK touch experts look forward to reopening workshops. / The Guardian
To become excited about music again, go listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees. / Gawker
How the Rev. Sun Myung Moon sparked the rise of sushi in America. / The New York Times
What makes Tokyo so different from other major cities: It's a decentralized series of villages where zoning is an afterthought. / Metropolis Japan
"Planets can evolve in really, really different ways." Astronomers identify a star system with perpendicular orbits. / The New York Times
A postcard collector noticed that many of his vintage postcards all have the same sky. / Boing Boing
You know Ellsworth Kelly's austere artwork, but you may not know his wacky, surreal postcard collages. / Hyperallergic
Based on estimated square footage and other amenities, the Simpsons' house would fetch $449,900 in today's market. / Consequence
"It is Saturday afternoon. You are near Ikea. You have no idea how you got here." An Ikea text adventure. / Accumulation of Things
See also: The Ikea walkthrough. / The Morning News
Listen: The outgoing messages cassette from a 1985 Radio Shack answering machine. / The Morning News
And now a brief Q&A with our newest supporter, Eileen D.!
Hello Eileen! Can you tell us when you started reading TMN? Back in the blogging heyday of 2006 or so.
Ah! Some longtime readers may have seen the Ikea walkthrough (from 2004!) that we linked in today’s newsletter. Time is a flat circle, indeed. So, Eileen, what brought you to TMN back then? I think I found TMN first, I was a grad student at the time, had a blog as a sort of creative outlet and hobby, and regularly read TMN and a few other sites I liked.
Anything TMN-adjacent you want to share? I love the ToB as a way to discover modern fiction. My favorite book from the past decade is Station Eleven, which I learned about via the ToB.
Wonderful, thank you Eileen! And relatedly, here’s a treat for any ToB fans who made it this far: We’re releasing the 2022 Tournament of Books long list on Friday.
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