A docked ship carrying 19,000 cows envelops Cape Town with a putrid smell. / The Associated Press
Three of the world's biggest meatpackers are linked to illegal deforestation in Brazil. / BBC News
Farmworkers in Florida band together to create the United States' “strongest set of workplace heat protections.” / The Washington Post [+]
About three-quarters of New York City's residential space is heated by steam, the vast majority of which is produced by burning methane gas. / Scope of Work
New “sponge” infrastructure in Los Angeles helps the city gather 8.6 billion gallons of water from recent storms. / WIRED
The Dutch concept of “niksen”—doing absolutely nothing—has become a publishing sensation, even if it's a little confusing. / The Guardian
“Work should neither be demonized nor overly glorified.” Exploring the difference between “time drunks” and “work martyrs.” / Less Foolish
A naval intelligence specialist finds a loophole in the Antarctic Treaty and starts a nation. / Big Think
Related: A trailer for The King of North Sudan. / YouTube
A personal essay about feeling haunted by jars. “The label isn't put there for the jar that's full.” / The Yale Review
Confessions of a woman who still doesn't own a smartphone. / The London Review of Books
Apple tells customers to quit dunking their wet iPhones in bags of rice. / Gizmodo
Trends to watch: The end of the one-handed backhand in tennis, a hype market for designer bull pythons, an upsurge in big-city book clubs. / Tennis & Beyond, Refinery29, The New Yorker
With the 2024 Tournament of Books around the corner, we've got some new ways to wear your Rooster pride! / The ToB, the ToB Store