Manic heat preachers.
Russia attacks key cities in Ukraine as the invasion intensifies in its seventh day. / BBC News
In Khakiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, "devastated buildings, failing electricity, and constant fear." / The New York Times
The city of Lviv, previously a hub for tourism, is now a hub for the internally displaced. / The Washington Post
Putin's biographer, a veteran Russia watcher, says he is going to take the whole country if he can. / Politico Magazine
A street photographer's pictures of Ukraine from 2001 to 2021. / Flashbak
Black and Asian refugees are being blocked at borders while whites are prioritized. / The Independent
Related: Amid a stew of offensive descriptions, a handy chart recalls that Western media cares more about people in Western countries. / The Morning News
"War pages" on Instagram gather shocking footage and repost them with little context, mainly in an effort to gain followers. / Input Mag
Casey Newton says the internet is a force multiplier for Ukraine. / Platformer
In Russia, there's no sign of the opposition on television. Meanwhile, its propaganda machine elsewhere is coming apart. / CNN, Vanity Fair
Unrelated: The power of seeing only the questions in a piece of writing. / UX Collective
A round-up of President Biden's adlibs from last night's State of the Union address. / Reliable Sources
NASA's Parker Solar Probe discovers that Venus is so hot, its surface glows visibly at night through its clouds. / The New York Times
California may begin naming its heat waves to unscore the danger of extreme hot weather. / The Guardian
A report from what's probably one of the last stores to exclusively sell classical music on CD. "It's a hangout." / Texas Monthly
See also: A data-drive revisionist history of the NBA draft. / The Pudding
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