science

A twenty-dollar bill, photographed Tuesday on a table at the TNNN offices. Its function remains a subject of ongoing inquiry.

News

What Is Money? Is It a Type of Food, or a Place? TNNN Explains

You've heard of it. You may have some. But what is money, really, and why does it keep happening?

By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 13, 2026

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.

Opinion

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

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.

Opinion

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

Dominic Farrell, 19, hunted for sport by Peter Thiel

Obituaries

Dominic Farrell, 19, College Sophomore Dead After Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

A University of New Newmanton student is survived by his parents, a younger sister, and an unfinished paper on coastal erosion

By Margaret Huang · Mar 8, 2026

News

Study Finds Centrist Punditry Effective at Eliminating Patient Belief in Systemic Change

Peer-reviewed research identifies 'ambient reasonableness exposure' as leading treatment for delusions of quality of life, equality, and meaningful existence; Desmond Fairley cited 14 times

By Claire Beaulieu · May 18, 2026

Local

School Board Approves Both Competing History Curricula in Unprecedented 'Dual Track' Compromise

Students will learn one of two incompatible versions of local history depending on classroom assignment. Testing accommodations forthcoming.

By James Okonkwo · Mar 4, 2026

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

Opinion

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

The New Newmanton News

science

What Is Money? Is It a Type of Food, or a Place? TNNN Explains

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