Pearls gone wild.
New research proves that Viking voyagers lived in Newfoundland as far back as 1021. / The Wall Street Journal
The country of Westarctica has evolved from an internet stunt to a micronation, to a charity trying to affect climate change. / AFAR
A bus company in Hong Kong launched a five-hour tour for people who are lulled to sleep by long rides. It sold out quickly. / The Associated Press
Alibaba, China's enormous online marketplace, sells pretty much everything, including an assortment of odd vehicles. / electrek
Up for auction: Ricky Jay's personal collection of things related to magic, circuses, and the arcane. / Sotheby's
The number of built-to-rent homes—single-family homes constructed expressly for renting—increased 30% from 2019 to 2020. / The New York Times
How the pandemic reshaped economics, "the dismal science." / The Economist
What is the new status symbol in Hollywood circles? A private pickleball court, apparently. / Vanity Fair
A reporter spent a month as a census enumerator in California during the pandemic; the experience was as broken as you might expect. / Harper's
For any Californians wondering about the coming rains: here's an explainer on "atmospheric rivers." / SFGate
TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin will be on stage in Los Angeles this week discussing his new book. (He's been trying to see things clearly.) / Eventbrite, Bookshop, Meditations in an Emergency
Unrelated: A day with East Texas squirrel hawkers. / Texas Monthly
A large amount of leaked Facebook documents are being reviewed by multiple news organizations. / The Information
Stories that are already out from the trove: "'Carol's Journey," "Not stopping 'Stop the Steal,'" "Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger." / NBC News, CNN, The Washington Post
See also: Explaining the stock market to someone who only understands Bitcoin. / The Reformed Broker
In case you haven't been watching, the Atlanta Braves' Joc Pederson is wearing pearls on the field. He's "a bad bitch." / GQ
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