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Israel's diplomatic isolation grows over its offensive on the Gazan town of Rafah. / Semafor
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the overall Palestinian death toll in the war is now above 36,000. / The Associated Press
Taiwanese activists are using Meta's Threads app to organize protests. / rest of world
A K-pop group bundles copies of its new album with a small CD player, and the pre-orders quickly sell out. / The Korea Times
What it's like to live at present in Brownsville, Texas, Elon Musk's company town. "Mr. Musk is properly understood as a kind of spiritual leader." / The New York Times [+]
See also: Report from a sinking Himalayan village. / Granta
For the first time, Rafael Nadal is eliminated in the first round of a clay-court tennis tournament— he says lately his body is "a jungle." / Tennis & Beyond
A new study says "cow cuddling" may be an effective form of animal-assisted therapy. / NYU
Siblings share odd things they have in common—sleeping habits, food idiosyncrasies, etc. / Goats and Soda
A woman analyzes 83,000 text messages exchanged with her ex-boyfriend. / Teresa Ibarra
Reflections on what it's like to go viral these days, now that companies are in the comments. / The Trend Report
In the miscellanea: sweatpants and jeans are a thing, Johnny Depp and Mohammed bin Salman are a thing. / The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair
"If you want your party to be sexy, do not advertise that you want this." A list of things known by a man. / Sasha's "Newsletter"
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