The number of people killed or wounded in the Russia-Ukraine war has reached roughly one million. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Devastating flooding sweeps through Central and Western Africa. / DW
Europeans are upset about Gaza, but they don't appear to be voting like it. / The Economist
Unrelated: “I will not tell you why Brazilians cannot buy cheap and safe sunglasses.” / The hold-up problem
Both liberal and conservative Taylor Swift fans are trying to persuade right-leaning Swifties, perhaps disappointed by the Harris endorsement, to sell their tickets and merch. / Vanity Fair
In politics, “sanewashing” is the act of packaging outrageous statements in a way that makes them seem normal. / Poynter
JD Vance's hometown is happy to receive $500 million in funding from climate legislation that Vance calls a “scam.” / The Guardian
Hamilton Nolan: For elected leaders, everything is on the table to be traded away. / How Things Work
Earth gets a new “mini-moon” for the next two months. / Semafor
Things to know about tonight's lunar eclipse. / NPR
From around the United States, satellite imagery of 59,507 outdoor basketball courts. / The Pudding
Two new books offer different ideas on where to look for the basic properties that define living things. / Undark Magazine
Nicole Twilley: Part of the problem I have with refrigeration is that we have conflated it with freshness. / Scope of Work
Should the Louvre spend half a billion Euros to rehouse the Mona Lisa? An expert says no. / The Art Newspaper
The Theory of the Leisure Class, from 1899, explains why humans want luxury items even more when the prices go up. / WIRED
American literary prizes increasingly favor stories about the past. “Contemporary fiction has never been less contemporary.” / The Nation
The “dead internet theory” says if you're reading these words online, you're the last person on the internet. / Prospect Magazine