The Queen's gambit.
Boris Johnson asks England’s Queen to suspend Parliament to stop lawmakers from blocking a no-deal Brexit. 1/14
From the Fed to China to Obama, a rundown of those Trump will most likely blame in case of recession. 2/14
"The next recession—this year, next year, whenever it comes—will likely make that Millennial disadvantage even worse." 3/14
In what would be the first crime committed in space, an astronaut accessed her estranged spouse's bank account from the ISS. 4/14
How investigators figure out when someone has faked their own death. 5/14
Major ransomware attacks are proliferating partly because insurers would rather pay the ransom than cover lost revenue. 6/14
The latest upgrade to the OpenAI text generator proves especially adept at producing inflammatory fake news. 7/14
Cross-stitched road signs display statements of reality, by Michelle Hamer. 8/14
Another way to support TMN and the Tournament of Books: our merch store (where Sustaining Members get 50% off). 9/14
Amazon is opening a bookstore across the street from Nashville’s venerable Parnassus Books. 10/14
Watch: Two tourists recreate The Simpsons scene where Homer eats his way through New Orleans. 11/14
Like other animals that live by humans, city crows have higher cholesterol than rural crows, possibly from eating processed foods. 12/14
Taxing non-reusable bags is better than banning plastic, which increases paper usage—and has its own environmental downsides. 13/14
Watch: A short documentary about the role society and politics played in creating the UK acid house music scene. 14/14
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