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Russia now has the second-highest number of reported coronavirus cases in the world, behind the US. 1/24
Mexico is said to be severely undercounting its virus deaths. Meanwhile, New Zealand is reopening businesses and schools after three straight days of no new cases. 2/24
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia establish a “travel bubble.” 3/24
A list of elections around the world postponed or canceled by the coronavirus. 4/24
Highlights from whistleblower Dr. Bright’s testimony before a House subcommittee yesterday. 5/24
Education Secretary DeVos is directing millions of dollars intended for public schools and colleges to private and religious schools. 6/24
Apple reopens stores with temperature checks. In Germany, that means a probe to see if EU privacy rules are being violated. 7/24
How many streams does it take for a musician to make a buck off Apple, Spotify, YouTube, et al? A lot. 8/24
Lucky concertgoers in Germany win one-on-one, 10-minute performances at Stuttgart Airport. 9/24
See also: A brief video in which Vienna’s historic buildings float. 10/24
Director David Lynch resumes describing the weather online, only this time it’s on camera. 11/24
TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin launches "Meditations in an Emergency," a newsletter of weekly (very) short essays about beautiful things. 12/24
Just before the pandemic, Sarah Hepola went rock climbing for the first time at Texas’s renowned Hueco Tanks park. 13/24
"Oh, the places you won't go!" Dr. Seuss gets updated for current times. 14/24
The Calgary Zoo is shipping a pair of giant pandas back to China due to the difficulty of importing bamboo. 15/24
Michael Pollan: Our food system is the product of agricultural and antitrust policies that "stand in urgent need of reform." 16/24
Berkeley plans to fully close some streets to create giant outdoor dining rooms. 17/24
Interview with a school nutrition director in a rural county. Also, a hardware store in Ohio says butter churns are a hot commodity. 18/24
The pandemic appears to be relaxing American laws—or at least law enforcement—about drinking alcohol in public. 19/24
Related/unrelated: OnlyFans, the adult content subscription platform, has gone mainstream. 20/24
“The bread is over.” An essay by Sabrina Orah Mark about working, motherhood, and fairy tales in the current period. 21/24
Art behemoth Hauser & Wirth begins selling work by its own staff and their families. 22/24
Cast members from Back to the Future reunite under quarantine. The Los Angeles Times does a big package on what’s next for television. Also, random fact: Jonah Hill swears the most in film, some 22.9 times per 1,000 words uttered. 23/24
Retirees stuck in assisted-living facilities become DJs for a new broadcast called “Radio Recliner." 24/24
And now a brief chat with a recent supporter, Terry N.
Hi Terry. How'd you hear about us? I participate in Houston's inprint program—they bring in notable writers and have a book club that corresponds to the books those authors feature. One of the members mentioned the Tournament of Books about three years ago and I've been hooked ever since.
That's awesome. How do you "do" the Tournament? I can't say I read every book you consider but I get pretty darn close. I find it a challenge to find lists of books that cater to the style of books I am most interested in reading—The Night Watchman on your list for Camp ToB is it. At the same time, I enjoy a good stretch. The books you recommend are either just what my brain craves or something I wouldn't normally reach for. Whether I end up liking them or not, your recommendations are worth sampling. And to top it off—who can resist a contest?! I love it when people ask my opinion and my response has no consequences.
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