The quietest inch in America.
After five days of deliberation, a jury in New York finds Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and a felony sex crime. 1/22
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who first broke the Weinstein story, explain what the jurors were asked to do and what it means that they did it. 2/22
Photographs of the professional women covering the Weinstein trial. 3/22
Global stocks sink to their lowest levels in over two months on fears about coronavirus. Even Trump allies acknowledge a “black swan” threat during an election year. 4/22
A hotel in Spain's Canary Islands is locked down after an Italian doctor tests positive for coronavirus. 5/22
“Hysteria over coronavirus in Italy is reminiscent of the black death.” 6/22
Some $425 million, via pandemic bonds, now hangs on coronavirus's deadliness. 7/22
A list of international sports events affected by the outbreak. 8/22
In Canadian households, the price of ice hockey is forcing many parents to choose different sports for their children. 9/22
A map of a hundred-plus Kobe Bryant murals in California and beyond. 10/22
Striking court awareness, deft passing, soft hands—as a basketball player, Zion Williamson is greater than his highlight reel. 11/22
An Oscar-nominated documentary short tells the story of Keeth Smart, Brooklyn fencer. 12/22
The evolution of black sign language reflects the historic isolation of black deaf people and their contemporary solidarity. 13/22
Unrelated/related: Confessions of a divorced wedding blogger. 14/22
Former pornography studio employee Jo Broughton offers some photographs of empty porn sets. 15/22
A new series of camera-less photographs by artist Alison Rossiterr. 16/22
“We are still in the early days of an evolving climate era.” It would seem the world is experiencing the warmest winter ever recorded. 17/22
A day in the life of Skid Row's fire department, on the front lines of America’s escalating homelessness crisis. 18/22
What unites voters across the chasm separating Sanders from Trump? Deep anxiety about the country’s present state of affairs. 19/22
Novelist Lauren Groff attends a prepper camp in the woods with some doomsday libertarians. 20/22
ICYMI: One of the quietest places in the US is a single square inch in Washington. 21/22
A comic strip for those interested in peak-end rule and pets: "Behavioral Economics for Dogs." 22/22
And now a brief chat with recent TMN supporter Kathryn F.
When did you start reading TMN? I started reading TMN sometime in the early 2000s during grad school, through a link from a blog. I liked the links and the essays—Sarah Hepola, Alexander Chee, one story by someone describing all the email he received intended for other people with the same name ["Being John" by John Sherman—ed.] which happens to me nearly every day. Of course the Tournament of Books is fun too. So many of my favorite books each year come from your list.
How about these days? I shamelessly rely on TMN links for my daily reading. Also, here's a sad anecdote that you may not want to know or share: I loved Rosecrans's Paris essays/book, so I picked up his first novel, but had to shut it and run far away when I got to a description of National Institute of Health pay lines. Stuff of nightmares.
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