Onomatopoeia odyssey
Ukraine says it is ready to accept a US-led proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. / BBC News
A separatist militant group in Pakistan says it has taken 214 hostages after hijacking a train. / The New York Times [+]
The West is said to have bet on the wrong technologies in the energy transition, "catering to oil company tastes that proved fickle." / Energy Intelligence
See also: Asia is now home to 19 of the 20 most polluted cities. / Semafor
A poll finds nearly nine in 10 Americans admitting to a fear of flying. / The Points Guy
Many American adults are withdrawing from romance, "but the trend seems to be especially pronounced for Gen Z." / The Atlantic
Unrelated: Mr. Beast, YouTube's biggest star, now earns more money selling chocolate bars than making videos. / Bloomberg
Are men in a "spermpocalypse?" A wild ride through testicular microplastics, the (overblown) fertility crisis, and mind-bending reproduction technology. / GQ
Speaking of mind-bending: Surgeons use a "tooth-in-eye" procedure to restore vision to blind patients. / Smithsonian Magazine
Imagining what the next five years of Covid-19 may look like. / C&EN
Seven of Michelangelo's few surviving sketches are shown in the United States for the first time. / Hyperallergic
Alice Gribbin: To love divinity, to love vigor and abundance, harmony and one's ancestry, was to love the body. / Cluny Journal
Calls for entries for "a crowdsourced panning for art-writing gold." Also, winners of the $10,000 "ISBN visualization bounty," and a website you can change with a phone call. / Greg.org, Anna's Blog, 715-999-7483.com
Why do different cultures hear the same animal sounds yet translate them so differently? / The Pudding
Some details on what it takes to become the 2025 US barista champion. / Sprudge
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