The 200-hour rule.
A new outbreak of the coronavirus suggests that lockdown measures could be a part of Chinese life for some time to come. / The New York Times
More children and teenagers are experiencing chronic symptoms after Covid even as the pandemic ebbs in the US. / STAT
Researchers hope that work on long Covid will lead to insights into other post-viral problems. "Let's not waste a good crisis." / Nature
During lockdown, artist Jörg Gläscher built nine large waves in the woods near Hamburg. / Colossal
Unsurprisingly, Michel Houellebecq looks around Europe and sees cause for anxiety. / UnHerd
Tyler Cowen: Crypto's killer app is "decentralized finance," or DeFi, which could rebuild financial market infrastructure. / Bloomberg
How Snapchat became the forgotten social platform. / Vox
On the costs of cloud computing: "Scaling companies can justify nearly any level of work that will help keep cloud costs low." / Andreessen Horowitz
See also: Amidst a "perfect storm" making everything you need more expensive, life as a teenage reseller with $1.7 million in revenue. Also, why and how to protect your mobile number from hijackers. / CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Hackernoon
BitClout is a stock market for social currency, or at least the value we assign to men who are famous for making money. / The New Yorker
If we stop commuting to work, how do we replace its ability to detach us from our jobs? / The Atlantic
Portraits of women who let the gray grow out in their "Covid hair." / The New Yorker
Recent divorcées reflect on 15 months of pent-up emotion: "My motto for 2021 is tits out." / Vanity Fair
Who your friends are changes constantly. For a stranger to become a good friend takes about 200 hours of investment. / Kottke
An "errand hang" refers to friends doing a task together—eliminating the need for lengthy catch-ups or pressured conversation. / Annika Is Dreaming
"Roséwave" felt inappropriate last summer, but now it's the music for "feeling a little lighter and cherishing your loved ones." / NPR
In case you missed it, this week at Camp ToB we wrapped up the second half of No One Is Talking About This (it was a doozy). / TMN
And now a brief chat with a new Sustaining Member, Nebraska's Tony L.!
Hey, Tony! How did you find us? I found the Tournament of Books in 2016, and over the past few years have branched out to the rest of TMN.
What brought you in the first place? I knew there was a hole in how I found new books and went looking for better resources. I had no idea something as wonderful as the ToB existed and kick myself that I missed the first decade or so of your event.
Well, we're glad you found us! I'm loving Camp ToB this summer—I'm really excited to see what fiction comes out of this past year of generational events.
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