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The Third Street sinkhole as seen from the eastern perimeter on a recent morning, approximately 40 feet across and of a depth that remains officially unconfirmed.

I Have Been Talking to the Bacteria and They Are Doing Fine, Actually

A dispatch from the feed, day seventeen. Or twenty-two. The number keeps changing but the bacteria are consistent.

By Wren Hollister · May 22, 2026

A vision of all sides finally having a seat at the table.

University of Austin, Finally a Campus That Welcomes Debate From Both Sides of Conservative Thought

Institution celebrated for hosting debate 'from both sides of conservative thought' draws admiring glances from Track A administrators

By Graham Holt · May 19, 2026

The moon, as photographed from the TNNN roof on Tuesday evening. The moon was smooth.

We Did It. We Did It. We Actually Did It.

Notes from the Feed: On the moon, and what we made instead

By Wren Hollister · May 18, 2026

Wren Hollister's desk on Tuesday, showing three open browser tabs, a printed diagram of the entorhinal cortex with the words 'PARTS NODE??' written in the margin, and a mason jar of dark soil whose origin is not confirmed.

I Think I Found a New Part of the Brain

Suki and I have been at this for eleven days. Something is in there.

By Wren Hollister · May 12, 2026

A fuel pump at the Gnu Harbor Marina displays updated pricing on Tuesday.

Are High Oil Prices a Good Thing?

I know how that sounds. I'm asking anyway.

By Victoria Ashford-Cross · Mar 19, 2026

A copy of Tuesday's federal press release, partially retracted, posted to the bulletin board outside Gnu Harbor Naval Base.

Whatever the Reason, We Declared War on Iran for the Right Reason

The administration's explanations may be contradictory, incomplete, and occasionally incoherent. That is not the point.

By Graham Holt · Mar 7, 2026

Graham Holt at his desk in the TNNN offices on Tuesday, the day his column was published.

I Am Being Silenced, and the Proof Is That You Are Reading This

A classical liberal reflects on the suppression of his views, which appear below, in full, in a newspaper

By Graham Holt · Mar 5, 2026

Graham Holt at his desk in the TNNN offices, photographed Tuesday.

Who, Exactly, Is Being Harmed by This Conversation?

A classical liberal asks the question no one else will, because no one else has the courage, or possibly the patience

By Graham Holt · Mar 4, 2026

Graham Holt, photographed at the New Newmanton Public Library, where he spoke last spring at a 'Both Sides Considered' forum on an unrelated matter.

The Too-Online Woke Mob Has Found Its Next Victim: Jeffrey Epstein

The left's new target is a man I would like to state clearly was a convicted sex offender, though whether that disqualifies him from nuance is, I think, worth asking

By Graham Holt · Mar 4, 2026

Founders' Square in overcast afternoon light, with scattered printed pamphlets lying across the ground near the bronze Newton statue, some curled or displaced, the surrounding pavement marked by emergency vehicles and law enforcement presence in the distance, the square itself emptied of civilians and carrying the heavy atmosphere of a crime scene in its immediate aftermath.

The Founders' Square Shooting Was a Failure of Both Sides

Fairley mourns four officers, questions 'the rhetorical arms race that put them in the crossfire'

By Desmond Fairley · Mar 4, 2026

A close-up editorial photograph of a rustic wooden board arranged with an assortment of sliced cured meats, dark braised cuts, and roasted portions next to a pair of glasses and dentures on a white linen tablecloth, shot in the dim, warm ambient light of a Harbor District restaurant, with shallow depth of field and a half-empty glass of red wine softly blurred in the background. The composition is tight and journalistic, overhead-adjacent angle, natural window light catching the textures of the meat.

Is Cannibalism the New Anti-Inflammatory Diet?

Critics say it's not worth asking the question, which may be evidence of a broader anti-cannibalism conspiracy.

By Desmond Fairley · Mar 4, 2026

The Newton Monument: It Must Stay and It Must Go

The Editorial Board presents two perspectives, because, once again, it could not agree on one

By The Editorial Board · Mar 4, 2026