Headlines from July 29, 2011
- After being closed for five months, some Libyan schools try to reopen amidst warfare.
- Biologist who warned of polar bears dying from exhaustion accused of scientific misconduct.
- If a cougar can walk from South Dakota to Connecticut, it can walk to your house, and that’s a good kind of fear.
- Al-Qaeda claims U.S. mass transportation infrastructure must drastically improve before any terrorist attacks.
- Atheists sue to stop the WTC’s cross-shaped beams from display at the National Sept. 11 Memorial.
- Researchers develop techniques to identify real people based on their activities in virtual worlds.
- With or without a budget, you can buy your own island—water and electricity are up to you. #home
- Would you rather see public programs slashed in your state? Should Amazon customers pay sales tax?
- Singer who insulted Lebanon’s president freed from jail. #justice
- Indie record stores send an open letter to Jay-Z, Kanye asking them to reconsider iTunes, Best Buy exclusives.
- Millions of beings are routinely murdered every single day. Morrissey on Norway, again. via
- Mystery surrounds killing of Libyan rebels’ military chief.
- Gawker report on Miami Catholic Archdiocese’s “long orgy of sodomy and illicit cash.”
- Mr. Obama and Mrs. Merkel are better at following public opinion than leading it. Europe and U.S. go Japanese. #longreads
- Debt crisis is actually worse than we realize—2020, when a big generation retires, will be nightmarish.
- Lucid gloss on why New Mexico, unlike Greece, can run a 20-year deficit worth over 260% of its GDP.
- Premiere for film about rave becomes rave, becomes riot when police try to stop all the planking.
- Since ancient times, ventriloquists have been highly prized and despised. Notes from a convention.
- Plots of classic movies rewritten, and ruined, by new technology.
- History of laser-etching and engraving on tombstones.
- Infographic: Your clothes’ journey after they’re dropped off at a dry cleaner.
- Portraits of divers’ faces from Shanghai championship.
- Photos of artist Evol building a city by digging trenches in a meadow.
- Tale of luring NBA superstars with giant checks to play in Manila.