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New York Times (Aug 2020)

  1. From Outsider to Insider: Karen Bass’s Unexpected Journey to Power

    148 points • aug 05, 2020

  2. ‘Challenge Accepted’: Why Women Are Posting Black-and-White Selfies

    148 points • aug 01, 2020

  3. Brent Scowcroft, a Force on Foreign Policy for 40 Years, Dies at 95

    146 points • aug 08, 2020

  4. Schools Can Reopen, Germany Finds, but Expect a ‘Roller Coaster’

    145 points • aug 27, 2020

  5. Martha Nierenberg, Entrepreneur Who Sought Art’s Return, Dies at 96

    143 points • aug 01, 2020

  6. The Romans Called it ‘Alexandrian Glass.’ Where Was It Really From?

    142 points • aug 01, 2020

  7. Is There Nothing Trump Won’t Say?

    141 points • aug 28, 2020

  8. Tammy Duckworth Is Nothing and Everything Like Joe Biden

    140 points • aug 02, 2020

  9. A Rockaway Life

    139 points • aug 02, 2020

  10. Can Neil Young Block Trump From Using His Songs? It’s Complicated

    137 points • aug 13, 2020

  11. $400 Unemployment Supplement Is Really $300, and Won’t Arrive Soon

    136 points • aug 15, 2020

  12. Lord & Taylor Files for Bankruptcy as Retail Collapses Pile Up

    136 points • aug 03, 2020

  13. How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio

    136 points • aug 02, 2020

  14. In the Second Volume of ‘Hitler,’ How a Dictator Invited His Own Downfall

    135 points • aug 27, 2020

  15. Why Trump’s Approval Ratings on the Economy Remain Durable

    134 points • aug 25, 2020

  16. Charleston Tourism Is Built on Southern Charm. Locals Say It’s Time to Change.

    134 points • aug 13, 2020

  17. For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword

    133 points • aug 17, 2020

  18. As Census Count Resumes, Doubts About Accuracy Continue to Grow

    133 points • aug 25, 2020

  19. Greece … or Devon? Camping Outshines Continent for Britons This Summer

    132 points • aug 23, 2020

  20. Twilight of the Imperial Chef

    132 points • aug 05, 2020

  21. How Wittgenstein and Other Thinkers Dealt With a Decade of Crisis

    130 points • aug 17, 2020

  22. The Anxiety of Being a Wedding Guest

    130 points • aug 20, 2020

  23. Tokyo Now Has Transparent Public Toilets. Let Us Explain.

    129 points • aug 20, 2020

  24. Swimming and Reading — Two Summer Activities That Go Great Together

    128 points • aug 24, 2020

  25. Covid-19 Live Updates: California Takes First Steps Toward Reopening Businesses

    128 points • aug 28, 2020

  26. The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News

    128 points • aug 25, 2020

  27. Jacob Blake Shooting Prompts Tense Protests and Fires in Several Cities

    128 points • aug 25, 2020

  28. Provincetown: Go for the Mask Compliance, Stay for a Show

    127 points • aug 02, 2020

  29. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants

    127 points • aug 22, 2020

  30. Late Night Savors Steve Bannon’s Arrest (and His Photo)

    127 points • aug 22, 2020

  31. ‘This Is Unforgivable’: Anger Mounts Over Mauritius Oil Spill

    127 points • aug 18, 2020

  32. ‘Tenet’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Time-Bending Take on James Bond

    126 points • aug 22, 2020

  33. In This Novel, a Grisly Discovery Leads to Self-Discovery

    121 points • aug 16, 2020

  34. Trump’s Go-It-Alone Stimulus Won’t Do Much to Lift the Recovery

    121 points • aug 10, 2020

  35. A Possible Weapon Against the Pandemic: Printing Human Tissue

    120 points • aug 09, 2020

  36. No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public

    120 points • aug 01, 2020

  37. In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides

    120 points • aug 12, 2020

  38. Meet the Philosopher Who Is Trying to Explain the Pandemic

    118 points • aug 23, 2020

  39. Trump Says He Will Pardon Susan B. Anthony as He Again Targets the 2020 Election

    118 points • aug 18, 2020

  40. Welcome to the R.N.C.’s Alternate Universe

    116 points • aug 28, 2020

  41. A Saint’s Sins

    116 points • aug 18, 2020

  42. Low-Key Cooking

    115 points • aug 03, 2020

  43. Taking the Edinburgh Fringe’s Madcap Energy Online

    114 points • aug 16, 2020

  44. Hurricane Laura Live Updates: Powerful Category 4 Storm Nears Coast

    112 points • aug 26, 2020

  45. New Video Shows Largest Hydrogen Bomb Ever Exploded

    111 points • aug 26, 2020

  46. Welcome Back to Germany. Now Take Your Free Virus Test.

    111 points • aug 07, 2020

  47. Your Hot-Weather Guide to Coronavirus, Air-Conditioning and Airflow

    111 points • aug 09, 2020

  48. Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says

    110 points • aug 09, 2020

  49. How to Start a New Job During a Pandemic

    108 points • aug 19, 2020

  50. Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say

    108 points • aug 08, 2020

  51. How Your Phone Is Used to Track You, and What You Can Do About It

    107 points • aug 22, 2020

  52. He Was an Active Guy. Suddenly His Legs Ached After a Few Blocks.

    107 points • aug 17, 2020

  53. The Poundcake of Your Dreams

    107 points • aug 24, 2020

  54. Frances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies at 88

    107 points • aug 09, 2020

  55. Getting Your Home Ready for Your Pandemic Puppy

    105 points • aug 09, 2020

  56. Democrats Tap Array of Faith Leaders to Speak at Convention

    104 points • aug 17, 2020

  57. How to Protect Children’s Eyes During Remote Learning

    104 points • aug 21, 2020

  58. Broadway Is Shuttered but Its Buildings Sing: A Virtual Tour

    104 points • aug 30, 2020

  59. Lifestyles of the Rich and Reckless: Posh Pandemic Parties

    103 points • aug 09, 2020

  60. Wildfires, Pandemic, Earthquakes. What’s Next for California?

    103 points • aug 28, 2020

  61. The Boston Tea Party Was More Than That. It Was a Riot.

    102 points • aug 14, 2020

  62. Surviving a Bad Airbnb Review

    102 points • aug 21, 2020

  63. Museum’s Future Clouded by Chance Discovery: Swastika Hiding in Plain Sight

    102 points • aug 12, 2020

  64. A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces

    101 points • aug 01, 2020

  65. Stream These 12 Movies Before They Leave Netflix This Month

    100 points • aug 08, 2020

  66. The Pleasures of Moth-Watching

    100 points • aug 13, 2020

  67. The Best Places to Stream for the Best Screams

    99 points • aug 22, 2020

  68. A Visit to 5 of Patagonia’s Most Remote Schoolhouses

    99 points • aug 04, 2020

  69. Pelosi Is Playing Hardball on Coronavirus Relief. She Thinks She’ll Win.

    98 points • aug 09, 2020

  70. It’s Never Too Late to Pursue a Dream, a Graduate Says. He Can Back It Up.

    97 points • aug 07, 2020

  71. Could It Be Bush v. Gore All Over Again?

    96 points • aug 28, 2020

  72. ‘This Market Is Nuts’: S&P 500 Hits Record, Defying Economic Devastation

    96 points • aug 20, 2020

  73. There Are Two Ways Out of a Frog. This Beetle Chose the Back Door.

    96 points • aug 05, 2020

  74. F.B.I. Searches Jake Paul’s California Home

    96 points • aug 06, 2020

  75. Roaming Through Lanzarote’s Otherworldly Vineyards

    96 points • aug 24, 2020

  76. Grievances on Parade

    96 points • aug 25, 2020

  77. Facebook Bets Big on Future of N.Y.C., and Offices, With New Lease

    95 points • aug 05, 2020

  78. Large DNA Study Traces Violent History of American Slavery

    94 points • aug 02, 2020

  79. These Uber Drivers Are Stressed. Archery Soothes Them.

    94 points • aug 17, 2020

  80. $1,700,000 Homes in Connecticut, Minnesota and Montana

    94 points • aug 20, 2020

  81. Why You Should Still Care About ‘Bicycle Thieves’

    93 points • aug 14, 2020

  82. Move Over, Sustainable Travel. Regenerative Travel Has Arrived.

    92 points • aug 29, 2020

  83. Bernard Bailyn, Eminent Historian of Early America, Dies at 97

    92 points • aug 09, 2020

  84. At Least 1 Dead and 20 Wounded in Washington, D.C., Shooting

    92 points • aug 10, 2020

  85. We Lebanese Thought We Could Survive Anything. We Were Wrong.

    92 points • aug 04, 2020

  86. North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry

    92 points • aug 14, 2020

  87. Federal Agents Don’t Need Army Fatigues

    91 points • aug 02, 2020

  88. What Do America’s Racial Problems Have in Common With India and Nazi Germany?

    91 points • aug 10, 2020

  89. Former Postal Governor Tells Congress Mnuchin Politicized Postal Service

    91 points • aug 21, 2020

  90. Rescue of Troubled Trucking Company With White House Ties Draws Scrutiny

    91 points • aug 04, 2020

  91. Florida’s Summer of Dread

    88 points • aug 03, 2020

  92. Trump Administration Penalizes Hong Kong Officials for Crackdown on Protesters

    88 points • aug 08, 2020

  93. Compost 101, Crimson Style

    87 points • aug 01, 2020

  94. Charcuterie With All of the Smoke but None of the Meat

    86 points • aug 27, 2020

  95. I’m a Conservative Christian Environmentalist. No, That’s Not an Oxymoron.

    85 points • aug 08, 2020

  96. On the Lookout for Moose on Michigan’s Isle Royale

    85 points • aug 02, 2020

  97. ‘A Family Business:’ Graft Investigation Threatens Brazil’s Bolsonaro

    84 points • aug 30, 2020

  98. Dementia on the Retreat in the U.S. and Europe

    83 points • aug 04, 2020

  99. Classical Music Attracts Older Audiences. Good.

    82 points • aug 07, 2020

  100. Your Mom Is Destined to Annoy You

    82 points • aug 22, 2020