The House of Representatives votes to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. / BBC News
Related: “An impeachment inquiry into Biden very likely does not happen without organizations like Fox News rewarding members of Congress.” / Reliable Sources
A report says the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the soldiers it had when it invaded. / Reuters
Polish infrastructure circles are being “roiled” by a train company threatening white-hat hackers. / 404 Media
A skirt returned to an H&M store in London traveled 15,467 miles only to be dumped in a vacant lot in Mali. / Atmos.earth
Related, via Nextdraft: “This is what happens to all the stuff you don't want.” Because “we're all addicted to cheap stuff.” / Nextdraft, The Atlantic, Vox
TikTok users say Pantone's choice of “peach fuzz” for color of the year prioritizes “the interests of tech conglomerates.” / Hyperallergic
In India, “looking like a wow” would likely beat “rizz” for phrase of the year. / rest of world
A giantess fetish—a sexual desire for giants—is said to be the hot kink for 2024. / Mashable
An online database records scents culled from 16th- to early 20th-century European art. / Smithsonian Magazine
“There can't be many footballers who have gone from playing for a military team to the cover of Vogue in a few months.” / The Athletic
Some thoughts on what it's like to be a North Korean novelist. “You're saying I need protecting from something?” / The Dial
Correction: A link yesterday was labeled Oregon when it should've been Maine, ayuh.