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Photographs from four days in a Ukrainian trench with soldiers from an international legion. / The New York Times [+]
"Be honest and vulnerable." Activists explain how they keep calm in a world full of crises. / Goats and Soda
Spencer Ackerman: A world with exceptions to international law is one in which the least powerful suffer the most. / The New York Times [+]
Caitlin Clark's base salary in the WNBA will be $76,535. Why the pay gap with the NBA? Partly because of a much worse bargaining agreement. / Vox, Just Women's Sports
Members of Gen Z are richer at this stage in their lives than Millenials or Baby Boomers were at their age. (And John Deere is going after them.) / The Economist, AdAge
Meta thinks it'll be a good idea for teachers and students to wear its headsets in class. / axios
Profiles of people who work from "secretive" ships, repairing deep-sea internet infrastructure. / The Verge
"Rewilding is a positive vision for the networks we want to live inside." A manifesto for rewilding the web? / Noema
"Resurrecting" the dead is a popular use of generative AI in China. / rest of world
To combat overtourism, locals in Barcelona get a favorite bus route removed from Google and Apple maps. / The Guardian
See also: Some maps from the 18th century that were a "picture of time itself." / Humanities
Handsome photographs of the specialized tools used by contemporary artisans. / The Rake
Young straight men who tell their guy friends "I love you" find they sometimes receive weird looks in public. / Inside Hook
Tavi Gevinson goes long (and meta) in a zine of sorts about Taylor Swift. / mirrorball
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