Seven Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish

The Pandemic Shows What Cars Have Done to Cities. "Along streets suddenly devoid of traffic, pedestrians get a fresh look at all the space that motor vehicles have commandeered." [theatlantic.com]

The central bank in the Nintendo game Animal Crossing has slashed interest rates to curtail fraud, which has increased speculation in the turnip commodities market. [ft.com]

How the pandemic will change American retail. "The big will get bigger as mom-and-pops perish and shopping goes virtual. In the short term, our cities will become more boring." [theatlantic.com]

The cast of The Goonies reunite via video chat and are joined by special guests Steven Spielberg & Cyndi Lauper. [youtube.com]

9 Ways Schools Will Look Different When (And If) They Reopen. "Schools can open up, but some parents might still choose to keep their children at home." [npr.org]

Missed this news last summer: Madeline Miller's Circe is being turned into a series for HBO Max. I *loved* the book. [deadline.com]

New video from @TheeNerdwriter about Alan Moore's seminal Marvelman comic, which helped to usher in the "superheroes in the real world" era of comics. [youtube.com]

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