At least 32,490 Palestinians have been killed and 74,889 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. / Al Jazeera
Right-wing Israelis question whether the country relies too much on the United States. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Dominic Tierney: Israelis are likely to look back on the war as a costly campaign and a missed opportunity—and perhaps as a major defeat. / Foreign Affairs
China donates 1,500 tons of drinking water from Tibetan glaciers to help the Maldives with a water crisis. / The Economic Times
Pictures of signs in Hong Kong warning people about falling fruit. / CCA
A woman names herself after a London train station after falling in love with it. / Metro
Homeowners in California can hire a “squatter hunter” to move in and make life unbearable for people on their property. / CBS News
The Arabic word “shaheed,” which translates roughly to “martyr,” is responsible for more content removals than any other single word on Facebook. / rest of world
It may seem like people aren’t swearing more than they used to, but they’re probably not. Instead, “they are swearing differently than they used to.” / Vox
Richard Serra, known for his large-scale steel artworks, dies from pneumonia at 85. / artsy
From February, instructions on how to send fan mail—on paper—to “the Mona Lisa.” / Bohemizm
Anna Kornbluh: We have lost the future and instead of playing with the past, our dominant aesthetic style magnifies the present. / Jacobin
Joanna Kavenna: I’ve always loved salmon because salmon jump and no one knows why. / The Paris Review
