To the moon, Karl!

The director of the World Peace Foundation says he was wrong to predict the end of large-scale famines. / The New York Times [+]

Linking indifference toward suffering in Sudan to a pattern of antiblackness. / Africa Is a Country

See also: An argument that "you, personally, should want a larger human population." / The Roots of Progress

Economists upgrade Singapore's growth forecast—partly because of the arrival of Taylor Swift's Eras tour. / The Star

The "Young Indian Method" teaches TikTok hustler bros how to hire and control "third world country workers." / 404 Media

A school with the highest rate of academic progress in England is known for strictness. / The New York Times [+]

A town in New York wants to drum up tourist business by turning a water tower into an enormous hamburger. / The Wall Street Journal [+]

Raw milk has become "a conservative signal" in US politics. / Politico Magazine

States and tribes race to reach Colorado River deals before the fall election. / Grist

A study finds that roughly two weeks of training for Chat GPT-3 consumes about 700,000 liters of water. / Noema Magazine

See also: A surfer chooses the 10 best rides of all times (with video clips). / The Inertia

Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris apartment—"like floating in your own spaceship"—is up for auction. / artnet

For $12,000, a private company will send your ashes to the moon. / The Economist

A new handbag consists only of one percent solid material. / dezeen

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