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    May 14

    Welcome to Shadowland:

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  2. 13 minutes ago

    "The workers suffering most financially are more willing to sacrifice for the health of the nation than those who are better off." on the coronavirus class war:

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    "All those people all around the world, connecting dots and searching for patterns where none exists. All the noise, all the never-ending rabbit holes, all the misdirected interrogation. All that wasted imagination." is so good:

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  4. 49 minutes ago

    Actor and filmmaker Stanley Tucci on cooking his way through quarantine: "In a short while, I’ll climb the stairs and head to bed, knees creaking, as I plan tomorrow night’s meal. Chicken cutlets for the little kids, mushroom risotto for the rest of us."

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  5. 1 hour ago

    In a new short documentary, Leon Ford reflects on the trauma he experienced.

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    4 hours ago

    once you start reading 's piece on QAnon, it's impossible to stop

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    4 hours ago

    "I definitely may have used my mom to garner some votes at the end of final tribal, and I’m not ashamed of that.” a bunch of UGA students put on a virtual ‘Survivor’ game in quarantine & it got intense. I highly recommend watching the confessional video:

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    “I think irony and melancholy are both useful antidotes to after-school-special-ism, and you can get both by recounting a thwarted dream.” Robin Sloan talks with about his tricks for writing speculative fiction.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    The Books Briefing: Forecasting Reality.

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  10. 2 hours ago

    The coronavirus is much less severe in children, and it could have to do with a child’s still-developing immune system, reports.

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    3 hours ago

    Why does the coronavirus affect kids and adults so differently? My latest, on what we know about who a kid's immune system is different from an adult's

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    Fifteen friends from the University of Georgia played out an elaborate "Survivor"-themed competition while stuck at home—complete with immunity challenges and tribal councils held over Zoom. This week’s installment of The Friendship Files by :

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  13. 3 hours ago

    "Watch this video and ask yourself: Is this the kind of leadership you expect from a superpower? Does this make you feel confident in our future?" contrasts Trump with other world leaders:

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    "What is a presidential candidate without cheering crowds, balloon drops, overbearing music, a stage choked with grinning sycophants?" Andrew Ferguson writes.

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    "Although the COVID-19 pandemic will cause extraordinary, long-lasting damage everywhere, cities may feel the economic pain more acutely than other parts of the country," Steven Conn writes.

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    6 hours ago

    "The candidate who made her whole brand 'I have a plan for that' versus a government that seems constantly unprepared—what could be a better contrast?" on how the pandemic is making the case for Warren to be Biden's running mate:

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    6 hours ago

    "Any path forward—for higher education and for everyone in society—requires telling people this truth: Life is going to be hard for the foreseeable future," writes

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    5 hours ago

    Photos of the Week: Mariachi Zoom, Simulated Chatter, Tahitian Swell - 35 images from the past seven days, including a young polar bear, a boat-house-tricycle, a face mask designed for lip-reading, and much more.

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    5 hours ago

    One of the more interesting stories you’ll read on the geopolitical impact of the pandemic, from ⁦ and ⁦⁩:

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    5 hours ago

    Warren campaigned for president on “big, structural change.” I asked her if she’s thinking about the same radical or revolutionary change in the world now. “I think of it as organic change,” she said. “It’s change that grows out of our circumstances.”

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    4 hours ago

    . wrote about what's going on with kids and COVID-19. You know what to do.

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