Haul Souls’ Day

Voters in Thailand overwhelmingly cast ballots in favor of opposition parties that want to curtail the military. / Reuters

The World Health Organization ends the global health emergency for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. / STAT

Responses from residents of Kibera, Africa's largest urban slum, to the end of the pandemic. / Goats and Soda

Astronomers discover what may be the largest explosion ever detected. So far it's lasted more than three years. / BBC News

Unrelated: Some recent short fiction we liked—"False Star" by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain. / The New Yorker

"Dalifornia," a city in southwestern China, attracts young people looking to "lie flat," or work less strenuously. / The Los Angeles

The trend of young people trying on "hauls" of clothes—and then returning them—is contributing to millions of garments going into landfills. / The Telegraph

Book collectors offer organizing tips. "People get really riled up about having books displayed by color." / The Washington Post

TikTok videos with the "get ready with me" hashtag have been viewed more than 97 billion times worldwide. / The Wall Street Journal

From a flight attendant's food diary: a suggestion that more senior colleagues get ready for work by laundering their pantyhose in hotel coffee pots. / Bon Appétit

Natural wine is said to be leaving its "silly" phase for something goth-er. / Punch

Pickleball may be one of the faster growing sports in the United States, but padel is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. / The New York Times

An interview with YouTube marvel Bobby Fingers, modeler of failed men. / Waxy

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