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  "description": "A new longitudinal study finds that cannabis use among adolescents increases risks of being diagnosed with bipolar and psychotic disorders years later. / NPR\n\nMexican security forces kill the drug lord El Mencho. / CNN\n\nJavier Cabral: El Mencho was “the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime.” / LA Taco\n\nUnrelated: “An Old West Duel Narrated by the Guy That Named the Ten-Gallon Hat.” / McSweeney’s\n\nStudents in...",
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  "textContent": "**A new longitudinal study** finds that cannabis use among adolescents increases risks of being diagnosed with bipolar and psychotic disorders years later. / NPR\n\n**Mexican security forces** kill the drug lord El Mencho. / CNN\n\n**Javier Cabral:** El Mencho was “the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime.” / LA Taco\n\n**Unrelated:** “An Old West Duel Narrated by the Guy That Named the Ten-Gallon Hat.” / McSweeney’s\n\n**Students in Iran** resume protests against the government. / The Guardian\n\n**Witnesses recount the** 48 hours last month when thousands of protesters—possibly tens of thousands—were killed in Iran. / The Wall Street Journal [$]\n\n**Reading recent politics** and xenophobia in Japan through the lens of sumo. / Harper’s\n\n**New to the** dating scene: singles wrestling. / Dazed\n\nIf you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links.\n\nSubscribe\n\n**Photographs of Chinatowns** across Canada and the United States. / Morris Lum\n\n**A list of “bar reservation systems”** ranked from most offensive to least offensive. / Walk-Ins Only\n\n**“If it looks too cheap,** it probably is.” Vintage furniture dealers explain how they judge value. / Untapped\n\n**See also:** An interactive game to see how well you remember color. / Dialed\n\n**Notes on how** the _Los Angeles Review of Books_ “destroyed itself.” / No Bad Days\n\n**A round-up of signals** from social media and the news to suggest the US has entered a “yuppie dystopia,” where “you can do anything but you are becoming nothing.” / The Trend Report\n\n**A round-up of** nice hikes in US national parks. / Outside\n\n _And now a brief chat with new supporting member Davor J.!_\n\n**Davor, hello hello! How long have you been reading TMN?** I think I started reading 20+ years ago, you were definitely one of my bookmarked blogs/magazines back in the day.\n\n**Amazing! That means you’ve seen TMN through a lot of forms. Obviously there are a lot of things you could be reading—what keeps you coming back?** What I enjoy the most and what has kept me coming back is the human curation, from headlines now to interesting stories, recommendations, etc., before. The reason I started supporting is just the moment we’re in. It feels right to support journalists and writers for their work. We need all the solidarity, cooperation, and community building we can get these days.\n\n**Thank you, we really appreciate it, wherever this finds you!** All the best from Shanghai (soon to be Bucharest!).\n\nIn the members area, an unlocked link from the Wall Street Journal ↓\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Do anything, become nothing",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T16:08:43.000Z"
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