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New York Times (Dec 2020)

  1. Parenting a Ski Jumper as a Leap of Faith

    88 points • dec 18, 2020

  2. What We Can Learn From Solitude

    87 points • dec 01, 2020

  3. The Texas Lawsuit and the Age of Dreampolitik

    87 points • dec 14, 2020

  4. How Confident Can You Be in a Coronavirus Test?

    87 points • dec 25, 2020

  5. Many Trial Volunteers Got Placebo Vaccines. Do They Now Deserve the Real Ones?

    86 points • dec 21, 2020

  6. 5 Die in ‘Catastrophic’ Crash That Splits Car in Half

    86 points • dec 25, 2020

  7. ‘Welcome to Texas!’: Musk’s California Departure Stokes the States’ Rivalry

    86 points • dec 11, 2020

  8. The U.K. says people with severe allergies should not take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while two reactions are under investigation.

    84 points • dec 11, 2020

  9. Trump Corrupted the Presidential Pardon. Biden Must Repair It.

    84 points • dec 25, 2020

  10. Alaska Health Worker Had a Serious Allergic Reaction After Pfizer’s Vaccine

    84 points • dec 16, 2020

  11. The Bra-Fitter Who Wants You to Dance in Her Shop

    83 points • dec 03, 2020

  12. Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

    83 points • dec 30, 2020

  13. K.C. Jones Never Got His Due in Boston. Race Played a Part.

    82 points • dec 30, 2020

  14. Facebook’s Tone-Deaf Attack on Apple

    80 points • dec 20, 2020

  15. Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country

    80 points • dec 29, 2020

  16. In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands

    78 points • dec 20, 2020

  17. ‘I Keep My Promises,’ Trump Said. Let’s Check.

    78 points • dec 07, 2020

  18. ‘The Pandemic Is a Prisoner’s Dilemma Game’

    77 points • dec 21, 2020

  19. Best Performances of 2020

    76 points • dec 05, 2020

  20. California Monolith Is Removed and Replaced With a Cross

    76 points • dec 06, 2020

  21. The 50 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now

    76 points • dec 29, 2020

  22. Baseball Rights a Wrong by Adding Negro Leagues to Official Records

    74 points • dec 17, 2020

  23. My $200,000 Sushi Dinner

    74 points • dec 18, 2020

  24. The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020

    74 points • dec 05, 2020

  25. Six People Missing After Heavy Rains Cause Mudslides in Alaska

    74 points • dec 04, 2020

  26. August Wilson, American Bard

    74 points • dec 04, 2020

  27. Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring

    74 points • dec 07, 2020

  28. Are You Sure You Want to Go Back to the Office?

    73 points • dec 24, 2020

  29. The Post-Trump Future of Literature

    73 points • dec 23, 2020

  30. Finding Euphoria in Bangkok’s Food Scene

    72 points • dec 31, 2020

  31. Santa Tests Positive for Virus After Photo Session With 50 Children

    72 points • dec 17, 2020

  32. Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Sex Is Still Spectacular’

    72 points • dec 02, 2020

  33. Looking for Light on the Longest Night of the Year

    71 points • dec 21, 2020

  34. Brazil Is Famous for Its Meat. But Vegetarianism Is Soaring.

    71 points • dec 26, 2020

  35. Making a Home in the Swedish Hinterlands

    71 points • dec 09, 2020

  36. Naomi Osaka: Athletes, Speak Up

    70 points • dec 22, 2020

  37. How the Singer Patty Smyth Spends Her Sundays

    69 points • dec 07, 2020

  38. ‘Thumb-Stopping,’ ‘Humaning,’ ‘B4H’: The Strange Language of Modern Marketing

    68 points • dec 13, 2020

  39. The Supreme Court Was Right to Block Cuomo’s Religious Restrictions

    68 points • dec 03, 2020

  40. Wines to Remember in a Year to Forget

    68 points • dec 13, 2020

  41. ‘Is Exxon a Survivor?’ The Oil Giant Is at a Crossroads.

    68 points • dec 11, 2020

  42. Do It Yourself Home Repairs

    67 points • dec 17, 2020

  43. How Selfish Are Plants? Let’s Do Some Root Analysis

    67 points • dec 15, 2020

  44. Benny Napoleon, Michigan Sheriff and Ex-Detroit Police Chief, Dies at 65

    66 points • dec 19, 2020

  45. Biden and Harris Are Time’s Persons of the Year for 2020

    66 points • dec 12, 2020

  46. McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure

    66 points • dec 31, 2020

  47. Prominent Architects Group Prohibits Design of Death Chambers

    65 points • dec 13, 2020

  48. A Power Couple Finds the Spark Once Again

    65 points • dec 21, 2020

  49. For Cocoa With Panache, Make Hot Chocolate Bombs

    65 points • dec 19, 2020

  50. Amid Pandemic, Scientists Reassess Routine Medical Care

    65 points • dec 13, 2020

  51. Watch This Disgusting Food Video Right Now. It Explains Everything.

    65 points • dec 11, 2020

  52. Only 9 Trials in 9 Months: Virus Wreaks Havoc on N.Y.C. Courts

    64 points • dec 02, 2020

  53. The Sunday Read: ‘The Social Life of Forests’

    64 points • dec 07, 2020

  54. The Electoral College Is Voting Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect.

    64 points • dec 13, 2020

  55. The 10 Best Books of 2020

    63 points • dec 01, 2020

  56. Can Congress Overturn the Electoral College Results? Probably Not

    63 points • dec 15, 2020

  57. Kids Are Watching Pornography. Here’s How to Talk About It.

    63 points • dec 11, 2020

  58. Covid Meds Are Scarce, but Not for Trump Cronies

    63 points • dec 11, 2020

  59. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby

    63 points • dec 31, 2020

  60. New Rochelle, N.Y.: A Waterfront Suburb With a Socioeconomic Mix

    61 points • dec 10, 2020

  61. The Decency Agenda

    61 points • dec 07, 2020

  62. What to Know About the Covid Antibody Drugs That Could Help Many

    61 points • dec 24, 2020

  63. In a Pandemic Fairy Tale, a Garden Leads to a Magical Friendship

    61 points • dec 25, 2020

  64. How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross

    61 points • dec 01, 2020

  65. Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90

    60 points • dec 27, 2020

  66. John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal

    60 points • dec 15, 2020

  67. A blood test showing the effectiveness of a vaccine on monkeys has the potential to speed up trials.

    60 points • dec 06, 2020

  68. Why Are Pandas Covering Themselves With Horse Manure?

    60 points • dec 09, 2020

  69. How Not to Burn Down Your House With a Space Heater

    60 points • dec 14, 2020

  70. Shift to a Not-So-Frozen North Is Well Underway, Scientists Warn

    59 points • dec 09, 2020

  71. Does Autism Hold the Key to What Makes Humans Special?

    59 points • dec 10, 2020

  72. The Luxury E-Commerce Wars Heat Up

    58 points • dec 01, 2020

  73. Black Artists and the March Into the Museum

    57 points • dec 01, 2020

  74. No Charges Against Man Who Struck Horse-Drawn Buggy, Killing 3 Children

    56 points • dec 04, 2020

  75. The People James Baldwin Knew

    56 points • dec 18, 2020

  76. The New Words for Our New Misery

    56 points • dec 27, 2020

  77. The Pandemic Arrived. His Text Back Did Not.

    56 points • dec 05, 2020

  78. Is Trump Really All That Holds the G.O.P. Together?

    56 points • dec 23, 2020

  79. You Should Have Listened, New York Tells Big Oil

    56 points • dec 10, 2020

  80. What’s Next for Trump Voters Who Believe the Election Was Stolen?

    56 points • dec 15, 2020

  81. ‘This Is Insanity’: Start-Ups End Year in a Deal Frenzy

    55 points • dec 08, 2020

  82. Best Dance of 2020

    55 points • dec 03, 2020

  83. Apps Are Helping to Gut the Restaurant Industry

    55 points • dec 10, 2020

  84. CNN and MSNBC Fret Over Post-Trump Future

    55 points • dec 16, 2020

  85. The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now

    54 points • dec 14, 2020

  86. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020

    53 points • dec 04, 2020

  87. He Wanted to Count Every Vote in Philadelphia. His Party Had Other Ideas.

    53 points • dec 19, 2020

  88. NASA Launched a Rocket 54 Years Ago. Has It Finally Come Home?

    52 points • dec 02, 2020

  89. Trump’s Most Disgusting Pardons

    52 points • dec 26, 2020

  90. A Rush to Expand the Border Wall That Many Fear Is Here to Stay

    52 points • dec 01, 2020

  91. Monarch Butterflies Qualify for Endangered List. They Still Won’t Be Protected.

    52 points • dec 17, 2020

  92. Joe Biden Won the Most Votes. It Doesn’t Matter.

    52 points • dec 15, 2020

  93. 2020 Through the Eyes of Dogs

    51 points • dec 07, 2020

  94. Ancient DNA Shows Humans Settled Caribbean in 2 Distinct Waves

    51 points • dec 30, 2020

  95. ‘They Stole That Election From Me,’ Rudy Giuliani Said Decades Ago

    50 points • dec 02, 2020

  96. Ellen DeGeneres says she has tested positive for the coronavirus.

    50 points • dec 11, 2020

  97. 74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020

    50 points • dec 31, 2020

  98. Saying Goodbye to the Knuckleball, and Its Master

    49 points • dec 29, 2020

  99. Jean Graetz, White Supporter of Civil Rights in Alabama, Dies at 90

    49 points • dec 20, 2020

  100. New York Is Ousting Older Judges to Save Money. They’re Fighting Back.

    48 points • dec 22, 2020