Headlines from May 22, 2013

If you’re in the right place, you get a strong odor of fresh-cut grass. Q&A with a tornado chaser.
Riots break out in Stockholm suburbs over racism-fueled police brutality.
Conspiracy theories also seem to be more compelling to those with low self-worth, especially with regard to their sense of agency in the world.
As the world’s population continues to grow and resources shrink, 3D-printed food may become more appetizing.
Around 85% of clothing purchased every year is thrown away; here’s what happens when you donate it instead.
Both campaigns accused the other of stealing yard signs. For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation.
Mark Binelli meets the motorcycle men working hard to save Detroit, one fiend at a time. #tmn
See also: Out this week, Edward McClelland’s Nothin’ But Blue Skies, a collection of rust-belt tales.
Related: McClelland profiles the sole survivor from a 1966 Great Lakes shipwreck. #tmn
This week, restoration will begin on the Apollo Saturn V engines Jeff Bezos recovered from the ocean floor. #photos
Steve Wilhite weighs in on how to pronounce one of his best-known inventions: the GIF.
Bloomberg to Taxi Club: “When I am out of office, I am going to destroy your fucking industry.”
Citing a nagging lower-back injury, Murray drops out of the French Open. #tennis
Attend medical school via Tumblr.
Excerpts from Imaginary Oklahoma, flash fiction—prairie-style from novelists Jonathan Lethem and Aimee Bender. #tmn
Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder dies, age 62.
In 2011, American households spent more on their pets annually than they spent on alcohol, landline phone bills, or men’s and boys’ clothing.
Stunning cellphone footage shows Oklahoma tornado beginning to form, starting to wreak havoc. #video
See also: Time-lapse video of the Moore tornado as seen from space.
From 1906, Jack London visits San Francisco after a devastating earthquake to report what he saw for Collier’s.
Oklahomans don’t like basements because they’re prone to leaks and may damage a home’s resale value.
China builds 100 new museums each year—400 in 2011—but struggles with programming, publicity, and generating demand.
To build a single web page completely from scratch, you would need to completely remake civilization. via
Obama to explain his embrace of drones tomorrow and review efforts to close Guantánamo Bay.
Egypt’s revolution instilled Islamic law, but paved the way for a gay rights movement.
Portraits of young men in Panama showing off their “priti baiks.” #photography #tmn
Online game of the day to play with friends: GeoGuesser, where you try to figure out where/what you see.
Willow Ptarmigans are the dumbest-sounding birds on Earth, sorry. Recommendations to improve every state’s official bird.
Mark Bittman explains his diet, and why he stops eating vegan at the dinner hour. #opinions
Slowed-down footage of people running to catch trains. via #video
Susan Orlean: I got my treadmill desk about three months ago, but I’m still in the announcement phase.