America, Heel thyself
The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of launching strikes on targets in six Russian regions. / The Associated Press
A profile of Ukranian tennis player Evita Svitolina about the impact of Russia's war on her country and her sport. / The New York Times Magazine
See also: What it's like, as a Russian journalist, to feel pretty sure you've just been poisoned by the state. / n+1
The front page of the University of North Carolina's Daily Tar Heel prints text messages sent to and from students during this week's school-shooting. / Kottke
An animation shows anomalies in daily sea surface temperatures since the start of 2023. / X
A blue supermoon, a celestial rarity, reaches its fullest stage tonight. / NPR
More than 230,000 people are without power on Florida's Gulf Coast after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. / CNN
Nearly two million gallons of water flood New York's Midtown area and the Times Square subway station. / CBS News
Related: Guides offer tours of New York City rats' favorite spots. Meanwhile, Rome wants the Colosseum cleared. / The New York Post, Reuters
Also related: America is using up its groundwater like there's no tomorrow. / The New York Times
This weekend's $4-movie-day led to teen brawls in California. / The Los Angeles Times
iFixit petitions the government to let it hack and repair McDonald's notoriously troubled ice cream machines. / The Verge
Matt Birchler: If you love something on the internet, download it before it's gone. / Birchtree
New stamps feature microscopic creatures. Old drawings show Viennese coffee drinkers. A Japanese lodge sprouts cherry trees. / Colossal, Flashbak, Spoon & Tamago
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