Fighting has resumed between Israel and Hamas—the White House blames the ceasefire's end on Hamas's failure to produce a new list of hostages for release. / Reuters
Gaza City officials accuse Israel of deliberately destroying its main public library, home to thousands of books and historical documents. / Literary Hub
See also: An artist is trying to preserve the Palestinian internet of the late '90s and 2000s. / VICE
As some countries lobby the US to limit AI-controlled killer drones, some nations—including the US—are resisting the regulations. / Business Insider
A UK customer finds what appears to be a Chinese prisoner's ID card inside a newly purchased coat, raising concerns about prison labor. / The Guardian
“The mace fell back toward Earth, and [Shane] MacGowan caught it and handed it back. A Christmas miracle.” The real story behind the “Boys of the NYPD Choir.” / The New York Times [+]
An apparent hacking campaign earlier this year that flooded accounts with Lil Durk streams is skewing people's Spotify Wrapped results. / VICE
The tennis-pickleball turf wars—which have escalated all the way to an act of arson in Santa Monica—as revealed in local government documents. / 404 Media
A site dedicated to the “books that have been neglected, overlooked, forgotten, or stranded by changing tides in critical or popular taste.” / The Neglected Books Page
Zines made by children are exactly what they sound like. / Mini-Zine Library
See also: From 2007, laptops drawn and designed on construction paper, by seven- to nine-year-olds. / The Morning News
Test your skills at a game about guessing words through other words—e.g., an “electric brain” is a “computer.” / Noun Noun