Leopard, meet spots.
Regional powers Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan express their interest in working with Afghanistan's new leaders. / Newsweek
An all-girls Afghan robotics team inspired the world. "Now they're trapped, waiting to be rescued." / The Washington Post
Remembering the civilian planes that airlifted refugees out of Da Nang in 1975. / Historynet
A remarkable photo from inside a US Air Force flight with 640 Afghans hoping to escape the Taliban. / DefenseOne
See also: Photographs and paintings of rooms where grand acts of diplomacy took place. / The Wilson Quarterly
Thousands are evacuated in the French Riviera due to wildfire. / The Associated Press
Australia's Mount Wingen, the longest-burning fire in the world, has been burning for 6,000 years. / Futility Closet
The US declares a water shortage on the Colorado River, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts in the Southwest. / CNN
Has Covid-19 gone from pandemic to endemic? We're certainly at the end of herd immunity hopes. / Quartz
Helen Branswell asks public health experts about their summer plans. Meanwhile, a few opinions on the ethics of lying to get booster shots. / STAT, NPR
Choire Sicha covers "the Herman Cain Award," given to people who make anti-vax or -mask statements and then die from Covid. / New York Magazine
See also: The "I never thought leopards would eat MY face" subreddit. / Reddit
Thirty million people live in Ghana, where about 30 million garments arrive every fortnight from the UK, Europe, US, and Australia. / ABC News
A singer from Mozambique writes "gossip songs" for clients about anything from cheating spouses to family disputes. / Rest of World
Authors report being extorted on Goodreads by scammers and trolls who threaten "review bombing." / TIME
A noise guitarist eloquently explains the pleasure of making very loud, distorted sounds. / Lit Hub
An interview with Billie Jean King about money, eating disorders, and the difference between mental and emotional strength. / The New Yorker
An interview with TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin on "what makes LA unlike any other city on Earth." If you haven't yet, check out Baldwin's new creative nonfiction, Everything Now: Lessons From the City-State of Los Angeles. / GQ, Bookshop
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