Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's ready to present a “plan of victory” to end the war with Russia. / Semafor
More than 1.2 million oral polio vaccines have arrived in Gaza. How they'll be distributed without a ceasefire, or “polio pause,” is unknown. / CNN
Following Venezuela's disputed election, journalists are using AI avatars to report news the Maduro's regime “deems unfit to print.” / The Guardian
Since the pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States has declined by a million students, with closures falling disproportionately on Black schools. / ProPublica
Hong Kong tells any teenagers with sexual urges to ignore them and play badminton. / The South China Morning Post
Related: Hong Kong teenagers are “talking about 'friends with badminton' instead of 'friends with benefits.'” / The New York Times [+]
Elif Batuman on the difficulty of writing in August 2024: “What's the right word for looking inquisitively into an abyss?” / The Elif Life
A visualization of Elon Musk's tweets evolves from dad jokes and corporate ra-ra to right-wing politics. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Lauren Bans: Kamala Harris is going to make America laugh again. / The New Republic
The Paralympics open in Paris. Meet some of the Ukranian athletes, including war-wounded people and soldiers on leave. / The Economist
A round-up of transportation strikes to anticipate in Europe this autumn. / The Points Guy
A researcher says “blue zones”—i.e., places where people supposedly live longer—don't actually have much relevance. / Cremieux Recueil
“We all have a stake in you finding your place, because we're all better off when you like your life.” Making the argument that there's a niche in society for everybody. / Experimental History
The latest shopping-bonanza report from Patricia Marx is about bunkers. / The New Yorker
The artist behind “Immersion (Piss Christ)” says he finds a picture of Donald Trump gleefully posing with his book about Trump paraphernalia “very comical.” / The Art Newspaper
Photographs by Peggy Nolan of her seven children growing up. / Flashbak